The Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS) is a division of the Prairie Research Institute of the University of Illinois (U of I). The Water Survey has flourished for more than a century by anticipating and responding to new challenges and opportunities to serve the citizens of Illinois. Today, the ISWS continues to demonstrate flexibility and adaptability by developing new programs, while continuing to provide long-standing services upon which Illinoisans have come to rely.
The Water Survey and the other scientific surveys that make up PRI are responsible for producing and disseminating scientific and technological information, services, and products related to the environment, economic development, and quality of life.
To achieve this mission, the scientific surveys conduct state-of-the-art research and collect, analyze, archive, and disseminate high-quality, objective data and technical information. The information, services, and products provide a sound technical basis for the citizens and policymakers of Illinois and the nation to make wise social, economic, and environmental decisions.
The Water Survey is led by interim director Kevin OBrien, who is also the director of the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center.
To contact the ISWS Director
Illinois State Water Survey (campus mail code 674)
2204 Griffith Dr.
Champaign, IL 61820-7463
(217) 333-2210
FAX: (217) 333-4983
pattih@illinois.edu
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Research and Public Service
- Climate and Atmospheric Science
- Chemistry and Technology
- Groundwater Science
- Coordinated Hazard Assessment and Mapping Program (CHAMP)
Survey Programs and Services
- Data Management and Outreach Services
- Illinois Rivers Decision Support System
- Illinois State Climatologist’s Office
- Illinois Water Inventory Program
- Illinois Water Supply Planning
- Institutional Water Treatment Program
- Midwestern Regional Climate Center
- Public Service Lab
- Surface Water and Floodplain Information
- Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring Program