FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Roberta Borrino
lwvrbmail@gmail.com 
(630) 283-2894
P.O. Box 72354
Roselle, IL 60172

Flooding Prevention Through Storm Water Management
County and Local Mitigations and Adaptations

April 11, 2023—Roselle, IL—The League of Women Voters of Roselle-Bloomingdale will host a free virtual presentation titled, Flooding Prevention Through Stormwater Management on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Climate change is a serious global issue that impacts our local community. Given a global average carbon dioxide new record high of 414.72 parts per million, international climate change scientists advise soon we will all be required to engage in both mitigation and adaptation.

The League will introduce attendees to Argonne National Laboratory’s Center for Climate Resilience and Decision Science.  Argonne scientists use “dynamic downscaling” to produce hyperlocal data to help build actionable, resilient infrastructure designs. 
 
One of our community’s most significant threats is flooding. Our featured speakers are Jim Zay, Dupage County Board member and Chairman, Stormwater Management Planning Committee, and Sarah Hunn, P.E., CFM, Director, DuPage County Stormwater Management, who will share an update on flood control projects and water quality programs countywide. They will also discuss the allocation of the nearly $180 million funding DuPage County received through the federal American Rescue Plan Act.

Franco Coladipietro, Mayor of Bloomingdale, will share the village’s 50/50 $299,410 county grant and outcomes for Levitt Pond Stormwater Improvements.  In addition, he will discuss how stormwater threats factor into other local initiatives such as the purchase of the Indian Lakes Golf Course to protect it from development and leave it as open space.

To hear how your federal and local tax dollars are being spent to protect you from flooding, please register to attend our virtual meeting at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_J2hx9_8WSoC_m_ZvIFxsyA This event is free and open to the public and attendees do not need to become a League member to attend. 

For more information about other League’s events and monthly meetings, please contact Roberta Borrino at (630) 283-2894. The program will be recorded and posted on the League’s website lwvrb.org for later viewing as well.

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About the League of Women Voters® of Roselle-Bloomingdale
Formed in 2012, the League of Women Voters of Roselle/Bloomingdale is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government. It influences public policy through education and advocacy and does not support or oppose any political parties or candidates. With over 100 years of experience and more than 800 local and state affiliations, the League is one of America’s most trusted grassroots organizations. Membership in the League is open to people ages 16 and over. 

For more information about the League’s events and monthly meetings, or to become a member of the League of Women Voters of Roselle-Bloomingdale, please visit www.lwvrb.org or contact Roberta Borrino at 630-283-2894. And don’t forget to ‘like’ the League on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lwvrb and follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/lwvrosellebloomingdale.

For more information on the League of Women Voters of Illinois, visit www.lwvil.org, or for information on the League of Women Voters of the United States, visit www.lwv.org.