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PROPOSED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
Department: Department of Environment and Sustainability
Other Part(ies): Cook County Forest Preserve District
Request: Authorization for DES to enter into IGA with CCFPD
Goods or Services: The County is transferring funds to support the study and remediation of Sauk Lake and Dam. The District will provide reporting to the County.
Agreement Number(s): N/A
Agreement Period: Five years from execution, with option for one extension
Fiscal Impact: $4,000,000.00
Accounts: FY26 11000.1161.10155.580380.00000.00000
Summary: The Department of Environment and Sustainability (“DES”) respectfully requests approval to enter into an IGA with the Cook County Forest Preserve District (“District”) for the transfer of funds received from the Monsanto Class Action Settlement, "PCB Special Needs Fund Part B." DES coordinated with the District on an application for funds to support the study and remediation of Sauk Lake and Dam, a body of water impaired by PCB contamination, in South Chicago Heights (the “Sauk Lake Project”). This IGA is necessary to facilitate transfer of the funds. With these funds, the District will be able to undertake a sampling plan, develop a remediation strategy, and begin work to ultimately remove the dam and reconnect and restore Thorn Creek with its adjacent floodplain, thus adding to the ecological health of the landscape and increase ecosystem services, such as stormwater absorption, wildlife habitat and carbon storage.
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