Water and the incredible growing Elgin

From the Press Release for yesterday's kickoff,

June 1, 2006 (Chicago) …State Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest) and regional and statewide advocates for a clean, abundant water supply will mark World Environment Day – celebrated across the globe each year on June 5 to spur political action on environmental issues – by launching the Illinois Water Supply Initiative, the state's first step toward a much-needed comprehensive approach to managing our water resources. The news conference will take place Monday, June 5, at 11 a.m., at the John G. Shedd Aquarium on Chicago's Museum Campus.

and from the report (a pdf),

Illinois currently uses close to 20 billion gallons of water per day but consumption is expected to increase over the next 25 years. Although Illinois is considered to be a water-rich state, water shortages are forecast for at least 22 townships in the Chicago metropolitan area by 2020 and many more shortages are expected in years beyond 2025. Moreover, the lack of rain in the spring and summer of 2005 caused temporary shortages in many communities around the state.

I wonder how we'll quench the thirst for Mayor Schock's incredible growing Elgin. From Wikpedia,

Elgin ranks as one of the fastest growing cities in Illinois. In June 2005, the Chicago Tribune quoted Elgin Mayor Ed Schock saying that Elgin will in 40 years be the second largest city in Illinois.

I'm watching the battle on managing growth unfold here in Campton township and it's not a pretty sight as Sen Lauzen found out with SB2933. It brought the lobbyists out of the woodwork last February,

In the meantime, a lobbyist for powerful land developers visited me and they began their work to deny Campton a voice and St. Charles Township statutory opt-out before referendum. An email and fax campaign of misinformation was begun to panic senators, claiming that a school district was opposed to incorporation when, in truth, they had not even been asked about the issue. Another lobbyist from organized labor was sent ganging up against legislation that they could not have even read because it was in the drafting process at the Legislative Reference Bureau. And, finally, just forty-five minutes before my first presentation to the Illinois Senate Local Government Committee hearing, a reporter called to get a reaction from me to Kane County withdrawing their commitment to the legislation and amendment that they had written and Campton had agreed to.

Maybe we'll just drink beer instead.