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This is just a friendly reminder to please remember to pay your 2020 dues as soon as possible! Due to the ongoing pandemic, we postponed our annual meeting, however, we are still out there working for YOU to keep Long Lake healthy, so please remember to support this organization! Click below for the membership form. 
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If you have been thinking about planting or adding to a native garden on your property, we have a great opportunity for you! We are offering Long Lake area homeowners an opportunity to buy high quality native plants at wholesale prices. Hopefully all LLISA members have recently received a brochure in the mail with the details. If you haven't, you can download it here. If you are interested, act quickly as the deadline to send in your order and payment is Feb 15, 2020. Plants will arrive in late May. Thanks for your interest in helping to improve the water quality of Long Lake.
September 2019 Flooding InformationThe recent heavy rain has brought lake levels up substantially in the last two days.
We have received over 8 and a half inches of rain since Monday. For reference, we got just over 7 inches of rain the entire month of May 2019, and that was considered a very wet month. The sluice gate has been open since 3:15 A.M. Thursday (special thanks to Jim Miller for venturing out in the dark stormy night to take care of that). Lake levels rose 2 feet 3 inches in five days due to the sheer volume of water that fell in our area. The lake is expected to continue rising for the next day or two as the 24,000 acre watershed drains through Long Lake. During this period of flooding, please be mindful and respectful of your Long Lake community. Boat waves will damage piers, lifts, and boats and will also erode your neighbors' property. If you are removing your boat from the water, please drive straight to the boat launch at idle speed. Lake Level Data
The Clean Water Boogie fundraiser was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who attended! We raised over $12,000.00, putting us well in excess of the amount we needed to complete the water study we are currently conducting. The extra funds will be set aside for future environmental projects.
An extra special thanks goes out to our event sponsors! Compassionate Captain ($1000 or more) Jerry Ming - Parkway Banquets Apex Landscaping/Bob & Jenna Atwater JV & Gina Johnson Conscientious Canoer ($500 or more) Bishof Family Bill & Patti Kercher Kind-Hearted Kayaker ($250 or more) State Representative Sam Yingling Superior Paving Hofeldt Family Party with the Squaw Creek Clean Water Alliance as we raise money to keep Long Lake healthy! The Clean Water Boogie promises to be the hit community celebration of the summer, featuring: Stu the Piano Guy Speed Painting by Dave Becker Balloon artist Dancing All you-can-eat buffet Cash bar Raffle and auction WHEN Sunday, August 12, 2018 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM WHERE Parkway by the Lake 25212 W Lake Shore Dr. Ingleside, IL Ticketing and sponsor options: Purchase tickets here $25 Adult ($30 at the door) $15 Child (6-12) $200 Table for 10 (not available at the door, please contact us to reserve) $5,000 Sponsor Level - Altruistic Admiral $1,000 Sponsor Level - Compassionate Captain $500 Sponsor Level - Conscientious Canoer $250 Sponsor Level - Kind-Hearted Kayaker Purchase tickets here When purchasing, please make sure the name on the ticket(s) is the same as the name on the charge card. American Express is not accepted. If you would like to purchase your tickets by check, please send check with names of all attendees to LLISA, P.O. Box 175, Ingleside, IL 60041 The Squaw Creek Clean Water Alliance is a combined effort of the Long Lake Improvement and Sanitation Association, the Woods & Wetlands Group of the Sierra Club, and Livable Lake County. If you would like to donate an item for the auction contact Barbara Meudt 847.624.5501  The best way to keep up to date with LLISA news and events is to follow us on Facebook. We post regular updates which will not appear here on the website.
www.facebook.com/LLISALongLake/ The Squaw Creek Clean Water Alliance is raising funds for a water monitoring study on Long Lake.
The extremely popular artist and Long Lake resident Dave Becker will instruct attendees to produce their own painting. All supplies will be included. Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages will be served. Painters are invited to bring their own alcoholic beverages. DATE AND TIME Sun, April 22, 2018 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT LOCATION BeckerArt Gallery 3314 Pearl Street McHenry, IL Tickets can be purchased here. The Squaw Creek Clean Water Alliance is a combined effort of the Long Lake Improvement and Sanitation Association, the Woods & Wetlands Group of the Sierra Club, and Livable Lake County. Minimum Age 21. Representative Sam Yingling recently sent us the following information regarding a tax credit for victims of 2017's historic floods:
"To help victims of last year’s historic summer floods, I passed a Flood Victims' Tax Credit. To learn how to access this state income tax credit, I am hosting a free seminar from 6 to 7 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Avon Township office, 433 E. Washington St., in Round Lake Park. "This credit is only available for the 2017 tax year, so it’s important that flood victims learn about the credit and how to qualify.The new state income tax credit is worth up to $750 and is for individuals and businesses who suffered property damage in the floods in July 2017. "The tax credit is administered by the township assessor’s office or the CCAO. Homeowners whose property was reassessed as a result of flood damage are not eligible for the credit. "I am partnering with Avon Township Assessor Chris Ditton to provide an overview of the tax credit, guidelines for eligibility and instructions on how to apply. The seminar is free and open to the public. RSVPs to my office at 847-231-6262 or RepSamYingling@gmail.com are appreciated but not necessary. "Anyone who cannot attend the seminar but would like information on this one-time opportunity can call me at 847-231-6262 or email RepSamYingling@gmail.com to learn more before filing their income taxes too." RJ Ringa's term as LLISA President will come to an end on December 31, 2017. Over the last four years, RJ has worked tirelessly on numerous projects for Long Lake. Not only did RJ continue his work with the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program (something he has been doing since he was in high school), he also expanded the scope of the program to include Tier 3 monitoring which provides LLISA with high level water quality data. RJ was instrumental in overseeing the installation of the new sluice gate at the Squaw Creek dam. He established partnerships with environmental groups such as Sierra Club, led LLISA's effort to make Baxter's sewer connection a reality, reinforced relationships with local and state governmental organizations, and much much more. Importantly, RJ leaves LLISA with strong leadership. The LLISA board of directors has elected Joe Popeck as President and Jack Cahill as Vice-President. Both Joe and Jack have already assumed many new responsibilities and are working hard for Long Lake. Our organization appreciates their willingness to serve. LLISA also now has an entire team of volunteers working on environmental issues and a strong collaborative relationship with Sierra Club that will serve us well going forward. We would also like to share some news about Baxter. On December 20, 2017, Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with Lake County State’s Attorney Michael Nerheim, announced a lawsuit against Baxter for releasing wastewater containing contaminants that exceeded allowable limits into Squaw Creek. Anticipating the possibility of the state taking legal action, LLISA wrote a letter to the Illinois Attorney General in July 2017 requesting that any fines levied against Baxter be directed back to Long Lake in the form of funding for projects designed to improve the quality of the lake. The full text of LLISA's letter can be found below.
 LLISA representatives were recently in attendance at Baxter's groundbreaking ceremony for construction on its connection to the public wastewater system. Construction is underway and is expected to be completed by the end of 2017. After a short period of testing, all of Baxter’s sanitary wastewater will begin flowing into the municipal sewers in early 2018. This means that Baxter’s wastewater discharge into Long Lake will soon stop. Long Lake Improvement and Sanitation Association has been advocating for Baxter’s sewer connection for many years. Because of the number of major stakeholders involved, including Lake County, the Village of Round Lake, the Village of Fox Lake, and the Lakes Region Sanitary District, the process was frustrating and took longer than we had hoped. Nevertheless, LLISA leadership is pleased with this outcome. LLISA volunteers have spent countless hours on this endeavor and are eager to now turn our attention to other issues critical to the health of our lake; specifically phosphorus and blue-green algae, the focus of our continuing work with Sierra Club. We will also now be able to focus more attention on our most critical asset and primary charge, maintaining the lock and dam so that we can all continue to enjoy Long Lake.
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