Title
Approval of a Joint Funding Agreement (JFA) with the Unites States Geological Survey (USGS) for the operation and maintenance of one streamflow and two precipitation gauges, in the amount of $16,740, pending final legal review.
Staff Summary
• This agreement is a continuation of a 2007 cooperative funding arrangement between SMC and USGS for the ongoing operation, maintenance, and data reporting for the Mill Creek streamflow gauge at Hunt Club Road in Old Mill Creek, IL; precipitation gauge on the Des Plaines River at Russell Road; and precipitation gauge on the Des Plaines River at Route 120 near Gurnee, IL.
• The program improves SMC’s flood preparation capabilities and level of flood response in Lake County.
• SMC is the local funding partner and is billed annually for a cost-share in the amount of $16,740.
• The USGS provides $8,160 in annual cost-share funding, resulting in a total contract value of $24,900.
• The attached JFA for these gauges is for a one-year period from October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2027.