1. Developments in Drainage in Illinois

2. HYDROLOGIC CYCLE (with tiles)

3. Tile installed in Geneva
1835
Tile installed in Geneva
County, New York

4. 1849-1850 1853 Congress passes Swamp Land Acts
Introduction of tile "extrusion" machine

5. 1879
Creation of Drainage
Districts in Illinois

6. 1967 1980's Polyethylene used for farm drainage Controlled Drainage
introduced

7. 1972 1985 National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
established
1985
Food Security Act authorized
(with Swampbuster provisions)

8. Hypoxia in Gulf of Mexico
1997
Hypoxia in Gulf of Mexico
attributed to Nitrate
7,728 square-mile dead zone

9. 1998-1999 Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and
Control Act Passed
Reduce dead zone to 1,930 square-mile
by 2015
Reduce nitrogen discharge by 30%

10. Agricultural Drainage
2002
Agricultural Drainage
Management Task Force
Created

11. Online Version of the Illinois Drainage Guide Introduced
2005
Online Version of the Illinois Drainage Guide Introduced

12. Drainage Water Management Eligible for Cost-Share
2008
Drainage Water Management Eligible for Cost-Share

13. Bioreactor Design Protocol Introduced
2011
Bioreactor Design Protocol Introduced

14. Bioreactor Eligible for
2014
Bioreactor Eligible for
Cost-Share

15. Illinois Nutrient Management Reduction Strategy Introduced.
2015
Illinois Nutrient Management Reduction Strategy Introduced.