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Acknowledgements

The following people also contributed to the content of this paper. Their time and responses were very informative and greatly appreciated. 

Geof Andres from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Larry Cox from the Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies
Joe Schuessler from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Howard Sloan, Assistant Village Administrator for the Village of Frankfort
Cindy Skrukrud from the Sierra Club
Stacy Meyers-Glen from Openlands Project
Jeremy Lin, Engineer from Lintech Engineering
Bill Eyring from the Center for Neighborhood Technology