Un-Mucking Illinois’ Waterways
01.20.2017 | Dead Zone, News, Nitrogen & Phosphorus Pollution | No Comments
Environmental groups have settled long-running litigation against the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) over pollution from three of its Chicago-area sewage treatment plants. The agreement requires the parties to work together to curb phosphorous discharges from the plants that are fueling algae blooms and lowering water quality in the Chicago River system […]
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