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Lake Decatur Watershed Management Plan <br /> Detail by Task <br /> Task 1.1: Stakeholder Engagement&Audit <br /> 1. A strategy is in development for Lake Decatur watershed planning and <br /> management that will result in substantial outside investment and measurable <br /> improvements to water quality and sedimentation. <br /> a. Engaged and initiated partnerships with stakeholders throughout the <br /> watershed across 7 counties (See Table 1). <br /> i. Farm Bureaus and agencies. <br /> ii. Industry and private sector(ADM,Tate& Lyle etc.). <br /> iii. Private landowners (Howard Buffet,Jimmy Johns etc). <br /> iv. Universities/colleges (L&C, University of Illinois). <br /> v. Illinois State Water Survey. <br /> b. We have inventoried projects, programs, and initiatives throughout the <br /> watershed and at the State and Federal levels, many of which are <br /> complementary to City goals and objectives. <br /> i. These investments can be used to leverage funding and bring more <br /> money into the watershed. <br /> ii. Duplicated efforts and investments are being avoided through <br /> improved collaboration and alignment. <br /> iii. Identified unique funding opportunities and forged relationships <br /> with key decision makers. <br /> c. We have assessed current City arrangements and policies to identify <br /> opportunities for grant leveraging, enhancements to lake and watershed <br /> activities and City owned crop ground and coordinated with and provided <br /> guidance to the City and Macon County SWCD on the current employment <br /> and cost-share contract. <br /> Table 1-Stakeholder/Partner Engagement Summary <br /> Type Or anization CAteaory Organization <br /> Landowners Private landowners Farmers The Nature Conservancy <br /> United States Department of Iowa Agricultural Water Alliance <br /> Natural Resource Conservation Ecosystem Services Market Consortium <br /> US Army Corps of Engineers Non- Illinois Lake Management Association <br /> Champaign County SWCD Governmental To fli ht Grain Cooperative <br /> DeWitt County SWCD Illinois Fertilizer&Chemical Association <br /> National McLean Count SWCD Organization Illinois Nutrient Research&Education Council <br /> Government Piatt County SWCD Illinois Sustainable Ag Partnership <br /> Ford County SWCD American Farmland Trust AFT <br /> Macon County SWCD Agricultural Watershed Institute <br /> Shelby County SWCD Property First Illinois Ag Group <br /> Macon County Conservation District management Hancock A ricultural Investment Group <br /> Macon County State Illinois Department of Natural Resources <br /> City of Decatur Illinois State Water Survey <br /> Local Cit of Monticello Government Illinois Environmental Protection Agency <br /> Government Decatur Park District Illinois Corn Growers Association <br /> =Sanitary District Illinois Farm Bureau <br /> Page 3 of 6 <br />