Fox River Implementation Plan: A Roadmap for Improved Water Quality for the Fox River, Illinois

The Fox River Implementation Plan (FRIP) is a roadmap to address water quality impairments in Fox River, Illinois. The FRIP identifies four main management actions for implementation to address water quality impairments dam removal, wastewater treatment plant upgrades, upstream load reductions, and tributary load reduction. This paper discusses the overview, stakeholder engagement, implementation obstacles, and funding sources for each recommended management action. It also describes an adaptive management framework for assessing the performance of management actions and responding to potential challenges. The information presented in this paper would be useful to wastewater treatment plants and stakeholders in developing their implementation plans to address water quality issues in other larger watersheds.