MEETINGS
2025 Meeting Dates, all at 9:30 AM:
January 23; February 27; March 27; April 24, May 22; June 26; July 24; August 28; Sept. 25; October 16;
November 20; December 18. Annual Meeting Oct. - date TBD
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All meetings will be held via video conference. (Unless otherwise stated)
To participate, email FoxRiverStudyGp@gmail.com
to request the GoToMeeting link and a calendar invitation
The Fox River Study Group Board of Directors generally meets at 9:30 a.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month.
January-September. We meet on the third Thursday in October, November and December.
If in-person meetings are held, they are at the offices of the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District,
628 State Rt. 31, Oswego, Illinois.
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All meetings are open to the public. Meeting locations and dates occasionally may need to be adjusted, so please double-check this page to confirm dates, times and locations.
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Below: The Fox River Study Group celebrated its 20th anniversary at the 2023 Annual Meeting. Past board members, sampling team members and the group's financial supporters and advisors received certificates of appreciation.
MINUTES
2025: January 23, February 27, March 27,
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2024: January 18, February 22, March 28, April 25, May 23, June 27, July 25, August 22, September 26, October 17,
November 21, December 19.
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2023: January 26, February 23, March 23, April 27, May 25, June 22, July 27, August 24, September 28, October 19,
November 16, December 21
2022: January 27, February 24, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 23, July 28, August 25, September 22,
October 10, November 2 Annual Meeting, November 17, December 15
2021: January 28, February 25, March 25, April 22, May 27, June 24, July 22, August 26, September 23, October 28,
November 2 Annual Meeting, November 18, December 16
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2020: Dec. 17, November 19, October 22, Sept. 24, August 27, July 23, June 25, May 28, April 30, February 27, January 23
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2019: December 19, November 21, September 26, August 15, July 25, June 27, May 23, April 25, February 28, January 31
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2018: December 13, November 15, September 27, August 23, June 28, May 24, February 22, January 25
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2017: December 21, November 16, September 28, August 31, May 25, April 13, February 23, January 26
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2016: September 29, August 25, July 28, May 26, April 28, March 31
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2015: December 17, November 19, October 22, September 24, August 27, July 23, June 25, May 28, April 23, March 26,
February 17, January 22
PRESENTATIONS
Lunch and Learn Presentations
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Thursday, May 1, 2025
Watershed-scale changes in nitrate and total phosphorus in the Lower & Upper Fox River watersheds: Improvements in point source contributions but mixed responses from nonpoint sources
Jenny Murphy, Brock Kamrath, Hannah Podzorski, Lindsey Schafer
October 31, 2024 Annual Meeting
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Fox River Study Group 2024 Update, Rob Linke, FRSG Chair
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Update on Fox River Habitat & Connectivity Study, Cody Johnson, USACE
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Carpenter Dam Removal Progress Report, Jennifer Rooks-Lopez, Forest Preserve District of Kane County
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City of Elgin Water Intake Studies Update, Mike Pubentz, Nora Bertram, City of Elgin
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City of Batavia Wastewater Treatment Facility Phase 2A Improvements, Jerry Ruth,Trotter and Associates
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USGS activities on the Fox and Illinois Rivers, Carolyn Soderstrom, Lisa Bell, Jim Duncker, USGS
November 9, 2023 Annual Meeting
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20 Years of the Fox River Study Group
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Cindy Skrukrud, Fox River Study Group Chair
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Wastewater Treatment Plants Nutrient Reduction Progress Report​
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Karen Clementi, District Manager Fox Metro WRD and Tim Wilson, Public Works Manager-Environmental Services, City of St. Charles
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Dam Removal: An Opportunity to Develop Resilient Communities and Restore River Ecosystems
- ​Serena McClain, Senior Director, River Restoration and Dam Removal Program, American Rivers​
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Current Status of the Fox River Fishery, Effects of Dams and Benefits of Dam Removal​
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​Tristan Widloe, Region II Stream Specialist, IDNR
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USACE Fox River Habitat & Connectivity Study Next Steps
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​Ryan Johnson, Biologist and Cody Johnson, Project Manager, USACE, Chicago District
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November 2, 2022 Annual Meeting
LINK to the Presentations
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FRIP 2022 Overview-Findings and Next Steps, Rishab Mahajan, Geosyntec
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Status Update on the Fox River Connectivity and Habitat Study, Bridget Bentley, Army Corps of Engineers
November 2, 2021 Annual Meeting
LINK to the Presentations
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Development for watershed-based strategies to eliminate phosphorus related impairments in the Fox River
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Rishab Mahajan, Senior Engineer, Geosyntec and consultant to the Fox River Study Group
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Elgin’s Source Water Protection Initiative
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Eric Weiss, Water Director, City of Elgin, Tim Holdeman, Sr. Project Manager, Engineering Enterprises, Inc.,
Danielle Gallet, Founding Principal, Waterwell, LLC
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Mussels be dammed: how interrupting natural flow can impact the freshwater mussel community
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Alison Stodola, Assistant Aquatic Biologist, Illinois Natural History Survey and consultant to the Fox River Study Group
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January 27, 2021 Special Meeting presentations
First Look- 2020 Fox River Study Group Data Carpentersville Dam Pre-removal Water Quality Study- Art Malm
Watershed Management Scenarios Results Summary- Rishab Mahajan
2020 Annual Meeting Presentations
Annual Meeting Recording
full program (1:12 hr) includes the following presentations provided below in pdf format
FRSG AND MS4S - A Mutually Beneficial Relationship Mark Phipps, P.E., CFM, CPESC, City of Aurora
Public Feedback on the Fox River and FRSG’s New Look Mark Phipps, P.E., CFM, CPESC, City of Aurora