- Severe weather is currently threatening the Chicago metro area, with a beach hazard statement issued due to high waves on Lake Michigan.
- Sewer overflows from the city are threatening surrounding communities as a deep tunnel system protects Lake Michigan from flood impacts.
Sewer overflow sends untreated runoff into waterways.
4 reports, 2 independent
Updated Sep 15
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What happened
Sewer overflow sends untreated runoff into waterways.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Lake Michigan
one of the Great Lakes of North America
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Chicago
city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America
Related events
- River drainage and weather patterns are causing flooding in the Lake Michigan/Chicagoland area.
- An Illinois Waterway has been established, connecting the Lake Michigan and Mississippi River basins, with the commercial corridor passing through Illinois.
- CSO discharges untreated water into the Menomonee River, Milwaukee River, and Lake Michigan.
- City ground level near Chicago is barely above the lake surface, and a Boston engineer designed the city's sewer network.
- Wastewater is being discharged into Lake Michigan from the Kenosha Water Utility, with bypasses reported to the DNR.