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Nine candidates, including three incumbents, are vying for six-year terms on the district’s board of commissioners. Green Party candidates are pushing for disinfection of the effluent the agency discharges into the Chicago River.
2 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District is one of few big sewage authorities that does not disinfect the effluent pumped into the nation’s waterways. The district says disinfection is expensive and that health benefits aren't proven.
2 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
Teams from around the world will race to rescue a 110-pound dummy from the bottom of a well, fix a burst sewer pipe and identify and analyze an unlikely pathogen in the water, among other simulated crises.
2 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
Residents affected by the storm of Sept. 13 and 14 can file for aid at a new Federal Emergency Management Administration office in Albany Park.
3 months ago | By Craig Kanalley
During last weekend's heavy rains, stormwater overflow was released into Lake Michigan to fight flooding. Officials will determine how much water was sent from the sewer system into Lake Michigan, and how it impacted water quality.
3 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
MWRD commissioners oppose planning a permanent household hazardous waste collection facility in the northern suburbs. The district will continue its popular mobile collection program.
4 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
On a sunny, breezy afternoon, 20 urban voyagers gather to canoe a four-mile stretch of the North Branch of the Chicago River and receive some basic lessons in water ecosystems.
4 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
Pump house station repairs are moving forward as water management officials work furiously to get pump capacity back to storm readiness in the wake of flooding and power outages that occurred Aug. 4
4 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
The pump station, one of the world's largest, failed last week, flooding hundreds of basements. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District says two pumps have been replaced.
4 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
A new system to provide faster and more accurate testing of lake water for E. coli and other contaminants was unveiled for the 63rd Street beach.
6 months ago | By Shannon McGee
The district may survey Cook County residents to see if they'd like to take a dip in local waterways. The district would have to disinfect effluent from its plants to improve water quality.
8 months ago | By Karen Shoffner
Water main break caused severe flooding
11 months ago | By Jennifer Slosar
