Illinois low-level radioactive waste siting project. c1999.
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Illinois State Geological Survey.
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The first Illinois State Geological Survey lasted from 1851 to 1875. In 1893, the Governor, in a message to the Legislature, recommended that the State Geological Department be placed in charge of the University and that all of its collections be moved to Urbana. The recommendation was approved by the University's Board of Trustees. 1 In 1901 the Board of Trustees appointed a special committee to consider ways and means for the establishment of a geological survey of Illinois. 2 Thi...
Illinois State Water Survey.
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In June, 1895, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees approved a special appropriation of $5,000, "...intended to cover the expense of carrying on a systematic survey of the waters of the state..." 1 This was the beginning of the State Water Survey, whose work officially commenced on September 1, 1895. 2 In June, 1897, the Fortieth General Assembly authorized the continuation of the work. 3 The stated purposes of the Survey were "...to collect facts and data concerning the wat...
