pumping stations might redirect the untreated wastewater and stormwater directly into the Chicago River to prevent flooding – an event called a combined sewage overflow (CSO). During a few days ...

A new study published in Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems showcases how untreated wastewater released into the ...

High caution readings were found on 23 days last summer with only four corresponding with sewer system overflows, water ...

According to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, an “Overflow Action Day” was ... or partially treated wastewater into the Chicago River or Lake Michigan, something the agency ...

Gather beside me, fellow Americans, here at the outlet of this combined sewer overflow. Join me in following ... of Rock Creek and other nearby rivers.” The National Park Service describes ...

Anne Arundel County health officials issued a water quality alert Friday afternoon for the headwaters of the Patapsco River ...

The City of Elkhart had a major announcement on Tuesday afternoon.The city touted the biggest single infrastructure ...

Acting Director James Jennings today announced a funding opportunity through the new Overflow and Sewer Grant (OSG) program.

The project, dubbed the “Oakland Project” by city officials, will require about 10 miles of new underground sewer pipe from Nappanee Street to the waterfall at Jackson Street. A new pedestrian path at ...

EAST CHICAGO — Raw sewage spilled into the Grand Calumet River in East Chicago, where the city has been working to repair the sewer main. A semi-truck and trailer sank into a sink hole by East ...