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    The Chicago River was once used as an open sewer, contaminating drinking water from Lake Michigan and causing disease. To address this, the river was reversed to flow away from the lake. However, in large storms sewage and runoff would still back up into the lake. To solve this, a deep tunnel system was constructed to store overflow and prevent backflow, with the stored water then being treated and released when demand on the system is low.

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    The Chicago River was once used as an open sewer, contaminating drinking water from Lake Michigan and causing disease. To address this, the river was reversed to flow away from the lake. However, in large storms sewage and runoff would still back up into the lake. To solve this, a deep tunnel system was constructed to store overflow and prevent backflow, with the stored water then being treated and released when demand on the system is low.

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    Deept Unnel Obliques

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    The Chicago River was once used as an open sewer, contaminating drinking water from Lake Michigan and causing disease. To address this, the river was reversed to flow away from the lake. However, in large storms sewage and runoff would still back up into the lake. To solve this, a deep tunnel system was constructed to store overflow and prevent backflow, with the stored water then being treated and released when demand on the system is low.

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    Pre River Reversal Combined system in storm event

    Pollution

    Watershed Watershed

    The Chicago River was used used as an open sewer, contaminating drinking water taken from
    In larger storm events, the run-off charges the system so that both water and
    Lake Michigan. Cholera and other diseases ravaged the city, prompting the reversal of the river.
    sewage would back up into the lake to to equalize the sewer system.

    Combined Run-Off and Sewage with Deep Tunnel System


    Treatment Stations

    Watershed Watershed

    Sewage and run-off sent Treatment Stations and pumped into the Illinois River watershed The Deep Tunnel system accepts overflow from the sewer system to prevent back up into the lake
    via the Sanitary and Ship Canal and later the Cal-Sag Channel and downriver. The stored water is treated and sent away when demand is low on the system.

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