COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring - City of Chicago
COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring: CDPH has developed a wastewater monitoring system to measure citywide levels of various infectious diseases in wastewater, including SARS-CoV-2, …
Water Management - City of Chicago
MeterSave is a program in Chicago allowing customers with assessed water accounts to have a water meter installed in there single family homes or two-flats. Customers will only be charged …
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Dec 4, 2024 · Overview of MWRD achievements in stormwater management, wastewater treatment, climate change accountability, and fiscal responsibility.
City of Chicago :: Water and Sewer Rates
Jan 6, 2022 · Water and Sewer Rates are voted on and approved by the Mayor and Chicago City Council. Per the Municipal Code of Chicago, beginning June 1, 2016, and every year …
Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (TARP) - MWRD
McCook Reservoir is located between the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (left) and the Des Plaines River (right). Stormwater storage . TARP captures and stores combined stormwater …
Wastewater Treatment - MWRD
The Stickney WRP treats an average of 700 million gallons of wastewater per day and has the capacity to treat 1.4 billion gallons per day. The MWRD treats wastewater from Chicago and …
Wastewater treatment | Process, History, Importance, Systems ...
6 days ago · wastewater treatment, the removal of impurities from wastewater, or sewage, before it reaches aquifers or natural bodies of water such as rivers, lakes, estuaries, and …
EPA warns of forever chemicals in sewage sludge used on farmland
Jan 14, 2025 · Farmers who use sewage sludge as fertilizer and their neighbors face higher risks of cancer and other diseases, according to a new federal analysis that pins the blame on toxic …
The world's largest wastewater treatment plant is in Stickney, Ill.
Feb 6, 2024 · STICKNEY, Ill. -- The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District's wastewater treatment plant in near Stickney, Ill. has many names, both formal and informal. The formal …
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD), originally known as the Sanitary District of Chicago, is a special-purpose district chartered to operate in Cook County, …