Stormwater Management Commission

I recently was elected to the Stormwater Management Commission as the District 4 board member. SMC's job is to coordinate over 90 jurisdictions throughout the county and how they manage stormwater.
In Lake County, the combination of growth and topography (nearly 20% of the surface area is composed of streams, lakes, wetlands and floodplains) has long underscored the need for careful stormwater management. As far back as 1982, then known as the Lake County Department of Planning, Zoning and Environmental Quality, the county was conducting surveys to assess the degree of municipal, township and special district involvement in county flood, drainage and stormwater control. In 1987, following two presidential declared disasters in the county, state legislation enabled Lake County to create the Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) based on a municipal and county partnership. The SMC Board of Commissioners is made up of six municipal representatives and six county board members. SMC operations are headed up by a staff of 18.