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Protecting public health and the environment by providing wastewater treatment for Chicago and 128 suburban communities and serving as Cook County’s Stormwater Management Authority. Learn more at mwrd.org. ☎️ Report waterway concerns: 800-332-3867.
👤 Joined on 20 December 2024
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@mwrdgc.bsky.socialThe MWRD joined the fun at the Crestwood Recreation & Wellness Center's Trunk or Treat! Events like these bring our communities together for family-friendly fun and connection. Thank you to everyone who helped make it a success. Happy Halloween! 🎃 https://mwrd.org/education/community-engagement
Show PostHistorical Photo of the Day: Construction of the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant (WRP) on April 29, 1921, looking west at rail tracks and a tower for movement of materials. Request an in-person tour of the Calumet WRP for your community or school group ⬇️ https://mwrd.org/education/tours 🏗💧💩🧪🧫🔬🌊🌞
Show PostScience in action! MWRD staff, including an environmental research technician, brought water science to life at Science Works at Griffin Museum of Science and Industry on Oct. 10, inspiring curiosity and showing how science helps protect our waterways and build a more sustainable future. MWRD.org
Show Post📷 A view of Market Street (now Wacker Drive) from a building at the northwest corner of Van Buren and Market Street, on December 1, 1908. 📽 Learn how the MWRD improves our water environment, protects public health and builds flood resilience: https://youtu.be/__yXMrBYek4 🏗💧💩🧪🧫🔬🌊🌞
Show PostHistorical Photo of the Day: Excavation for the North Shore Channel, looking west from a road near the shore of Lake Michigan on September 1, 1908. Learn more about the Chicago Area Waterway System ⚓⬇️ https://mwrd.org/what-we-do/reducing-flooding/chicago-area-waterway-system-caws
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