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  2. Chicago area water quality - Wikipedia

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    Combined Sewer System. The change in the river's water flow was estimated to provide enough treatment-by-dilution for up to a population of three million. [1] However, in 1908, it became clear to the Chicago Sanitary District that the city’s population was continuing to grow and that the population would soon exceed the treatment capacity that the canal offered.

  3. North Shore Channel - Wikipedia

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    Since the water quality improvement, fishing has become possible in the Channel. [10] Bass and crappie are abundant, especially at the confluence of the Channel and the North Branch of the Chicago River, where the waterfall aerates the water. [11] Canoeing and kayaking are allowed, with several put-in points along the length. [12]

  4. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

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    In 1910, the North Shore Channel was completed to provide drainage for the marshy areas north of the city and to direct lake water into the North Branch of the Chicago River for dilution. The Cal-Sag Channel was ready for operation in 1922, which also was the year the first treatment plant of the Sanitary District of Chicago was completed.

  5. Chicago Harbor Lock - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Harbor Lock, also known as the Chicago River & Harbor Controlling Works, is a stop lock and dam located within the Chicago Harbor in Chicago, Illinois at the mouth of the Chicago River. It is a component of the Chicago Area Waterway System , and is used to control water diversion from Lake Michigan into the river and for navigation.

  6. Why removing Chicago's lead service lines for water ... - AOL

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    It would also improve sampling protocols used by public water systems. All of this, a monumental task, especially for cities like Chicago. "We're number one in the country, 400,000 lead service lines.

  7. Urban Rivers - Wikipedia

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    They consult with these institutions on local plants, water chemistry, aquatic macroinvertebrates, and fish. In order to monitor and study changes in stream health related to bug populations Urban Rivers collaborates with Northeastern Illinois University, DePaul University as well as the Chicago Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.

  8. Chicago Area Waterway System - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) is a complex of natural and artificial waterways extending through much of the Chicago metropolitan area, covering approximately 87 miles altogether. It straddles the Chicago Portage and is the sole navigable inland link between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River and makes up the northern end of ...

  9. Trump Tower, one of the largest users of Chicago River water ...

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    Donald Trump’s skyscraper along the Chicago River is still sucking in massive amounts of water without a valid permit, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office alleged Thursday in a ...