Candice Jacobs, CPESC

Kane-DuPage County Soil & Water Conservation District

Introduction to the IUM How-to… Field Manual

What is the IUM? A manual intended for use as a technical reference. A comprehensive, multi-objective ecosystem protection and

enhancement resource. To be used by:

developers, planners, engineers, government officials and others involved in land use planning, building site development and natural resource conservation in both rural and urban communities as well as developing areas.

Contains Standards & Specifications (materials, construction, drawings) that describe BMPs (best management practices). IUM BMPs - control non-point source pollution in communities and

developing areasBMPs included:

Soil Erosion & Sediment Control Stormwater Management Special Area Protection

What is the IUM? Dynamic document updated/expanded on a regular basis to include

additional standards & specifications. Sets no policy, rules, regulations or restrictions. Can be used by units of government as well as local, state or federal

agencies as a technical reference when developing rules and regulations. If adopted by reference in a regulatory program, the contents of the manual

have the force of law. Example: General NPDES Permit No. ILR10

Part IV. Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan

What is the IUM? Replaces:

“Greenbook” “Procedures and Standards for Urban Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control

in Illinois,” Chapter 6 (“Procedures & Specifications”); Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts (AISWCD), 1981 (reprinted & revised 1988).

“Yellowbook” “Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control;”

Published by Illinois EPA, 1987

Illinois Urban Manual, 1995 Developed by the United States Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources

Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) for Illinois EPA; Updated 2002.

The IUM is actively being revised by a comprehensive, multi-agency/organization partnership as part of a process known as the Illinois Urban Manual Update Initiative.

Illinois Urban Manual Update Initiative An ongoing revision coordinated by the Association of Illinois Soil & Water

Conservation Districts (AISWCD), who also provides ownership of the manual.

Funding in large part provided by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) through Section 319 and 604b of the Clean Water Act.

The initiative to update the IUM is a cooperative, multi-agency effort.The IUM Steering Committee (SC) and Technical Review Committee (TRC) are

actively tasked with the revision of the manual. The SC is comprised of the following public agencies representing the entire State

of Illinois: AISWCD, IEPA, Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), Illinois Department of

Agriculture-Bureau of Land & Water Resources (IDA-BLWR), Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), United States Army Corp of Engineers Chicago District (USACE), and United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS).

The TRC is comprised of the above mentioned public agencies in addition to the following public and private professionals: Illinois Department of Natural Resources-Office of Water Resources (IDNR-OWR),

environmental consultants and engineers.

Access Available Electronically at: www.aiswcd.org/IUM

Access Practice Standards (Section 4)

Components:

Written as minimum criteria

Access Practice Standards

Access Construction Specification (Section 5)

Access Material Specification (Section 6)

Access Standard Drawing (Section 7)

How do I use the IUM to address erosion and sediment control on a construction site? Practice Selection Guide

Field Manual for Inspection of Erosion & Sediment Control Best Management Practices

A field manual, intended for use as a technical reference by developers, contractors, planners, engineers, government officials and others involved in field inspection of SESC Bmps.

Practices are taken directly from IUM. Contains most commonly used practices

onsite. Organized by Erosion Control, Sediment

Control & Miscellaneous practices. Now available; Get yours today:

Hard copy: AISWCD & SWCD Offices statewide Electronic: http://www.aiswcd.org/ium/field-

manual/

Candice JacobsResource Conservationist

Kane-DuPage Soil & Water Conservation Districtwww.kanedupageswcd.org

Candice.Jacobs@il.usda.gov orCandice.Jacobs@kanedupageswcd.org

630-584-7961 x 3IUM Coordinator:

Matt Hanauer: matt.hanauer@aiswcd.org or (217)744-3414