70 ILCS 405/22.01
To initiate and conduct surveys, investigations and research and to develop comprehensive plans for the conservation of soil and water resources, improvement of soil health, and for the control and prevention of soil erosion and erosion, floodwater and sediment damages within the district, which plans shall specify in such detail as may be practicable the acts, procedure, performances and avoidances which are necessary or desirable for the effectuation of such plans, including the specification of engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, cropping programs, tillage practices, incorporation of perennial plants, and changes in use of land; and, with the approval and assistance of the Department, to publish such plans and information and bring them to the attention of owners and occupiers of land within the district.
70 ILCS 405/22.01