Terry Dodge Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Does anyone know what the law is in Illinois about linning the banks of a river (Kishwaukee) with cement chunks even if it is on private property? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Clifford Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 Great question. First thing that comes to mind is the question of whether on a navigable waterway it is in fact "private" shoreline, or if the people of the state own it up to the high water mark. Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Ferguson Posted September 9, 2009 Report Share Posted September 9, 2009 A farmer I know who owns property along the DuPage got in hot water with the EPA for dumping concrete chunks along his shoreline to prevent erosion. I don't know the details of what happened but, the chunks and the farmer are still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rich mc Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 there is a right and wrong way to do it. it may have to be cut back into the bank so high water will not run around the backside and create a worse problem they can contact the idnr or the kish watershed partnership for guideance . or send me a pm for contact info rich m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dodge Posted September 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 The reason I ask is because a friend of mine told me that he was wading in the area and the farmer was a bit upset about him wading (yada, yada, yada) anyway after talking with the farmer I guess the farmer mentioned that he put the cement chunks that are already there and that he planes on adding more to it. Thanks for the advise. I will be contacting the Kishwaukee Watershed Partnership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm M Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 If it's a navigabile river I'd contact the Army Corps of Engineers as well. You generally have to get a permit from them first before altering the flow in protected streams. That includes adding to or taking things out of that river. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dodge Posted September 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 The Kishwaukee, from the way I understand it, is only navigable in Winnebago Co. I guess it is a county law passed for canoes and tubes so I don't think the Army Corps of Engineers would have anything to do with it. Also this is on the south branch of the Kish and I'm trying to find out now if this county law is for both branches or just the north branch. I'm sure that will be real fun trying to get an answer to. Seems like an official type person you talk to officially don't know nothing for sure. If that make sense. I did find this site that I'm looking over. This may be of some help to others......... http://www.epa.state.il.us/pollution-complaint/form-online.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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