McHENRY-LAKE COUNTY SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Groundwater contamination potential
- Sensitive aquifer recharge areas
- Soil leaching potential
- High soil permeability
- Severe basement limitations
- Highly erodible soils
- Prime farmland soils
- Hydric soils
- Floodplain presence
- Wetland presence
- High probability of historical features
- Presence of remnant oak woodlands with invasive species
Mitigation Strategies
- Recommend crawl spaces instead of basements or protective measures for basements
- Recommend avoiding impacts to floodplain areas
- Recommend avoiding organic and hydric soils
- Recommend preserving existing mature trees and removing invasive species
- Recommend erosion control plan for all building sites