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Calumet
| Egan
| Hanover
| Kirie | Lemont
| Lockport Powerhouse
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Mainstream
Pumping Station |
North Side
| Stickney
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Calumet WRP
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Calumet Water Reclamation Plant
Calumet Water Reclamation Plant is the oldest of the seven
wastewater treatment facilities within the metropolitan Chicago
area. Calumet treats the wastewater from an area of
approximately 300 square miles which includes parts of the City
of Chicago and the southern suburbs. The Plant provides both
primary and secondary treatment which removes more than
90 percent of the contaminants. The
TARP Pumping Station is located adjacent to the treatment
plant. The Calumet Tunnel helps control pollution and eliminates
85 percent of the combined sewer over-flows.
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The Calumet Wastewater
Reclamation Plant,
located adjacent to Lake Calumet, Chicago, Illinois.
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Association of Metropolitan
Sewage Agencies
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Calumet
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| Year |
2002 |
Platinum Award for 100% Compliance
for more than 5 years with National Pollution Discharge system Permit Standards. |
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2001 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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2000 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1999 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1998 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1997 |
Platinum Award for 100% Compliance
for more than 5 years with National Pollution Discharge system Permit Standards. |
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1993 |
Outstanding Operations Award
for Sidestream Pool Aeration Stations. |
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John E. Egan WRP
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
John E. Egan Water Reclamation Plant
The District's John E. Egan Plant
exemplifies a great advance in the art and science of wastewater treatment.
The Egan Plant incorporates a novel two-stage secondary process as well
as an advanced tertiary system for the removal of water-borne pollutants.
It has a design capacity of 30 million gallons of wastewater per day.
In 1982, the Egan Plant was selected
as the "best operated and maintained" large plant in Region
V by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency.
The Plant grounds are extensively
landscaped to create a pleasant garden-like atmosphere which emphasizes
the relationship between the facility and the natural environment.
Association of Metropolitan
Sewage Agencies
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Egan
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| Year |
2002 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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2001 |
Silver Award for 99.9% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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2000 |
Silver Award for 99.9% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1999 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1998 |
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1997 |
Silver Award for 99.9% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1993 |
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Hanover WRP
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Hanover Water Reclamation Plant
This Plant was the nation's first
major tertiary wastewater treatment facility. It has a design capacity
of 12 million gallons of wastewater per day and removes 98 percent
of the contaminants. The Plant's outstanding performance was recognized
in 1988 when it received the "Best Operated Plant of the Year"
Award in the State of Illinois, presented by the Illinois Association
of Water Pollution Control Operators and the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency.
Association of Metropolitan
Sewage Agencies
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Hanover
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| Year |
2003 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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2002 |
Platinum Award for 100% Compliance for more than 5 years with National Pollution Discharge system Permit Standards. |
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2001 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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2000 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1999 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1998 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1997 |
Silver Award for 99.9% Compliance with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1996 |
Silver Award for 99.9% Compliance with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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James C. Kirie
WRP
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
James C. Kirie Water Reclamation Plant
Completed in May 1980, the Kirie
Plant is the District's newest facility. The Plant is fully automated.
From its computer control room, a single operator can monitor all plant
processes and equipment.
This Plant serves a predominantly
residential area which includes Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Elk
Grove Village, Prospect Heights, Wheeling, Buffalo Grove and parts of
Rolling Meadows and Des Plaines. Kirie has a design capacity of 72 million
gallons of wastewater per day.
The Kirie Plant has its own TARP,
which is independent of the Mainstream, Des Plaines and Calumet systems.
The Kirie TARP is designed with the dual purpose of conveying dry weather
flows to the plant and storing excess flows during rainstorms.
Association of Metropolitan
Sewage Agencies
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Kirie
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| Year |
2002 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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2001 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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2000 |
Silver Award for 99.9% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1999 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1998 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1997 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1993 |
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Lemont WRP
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Lemont Water Reclamation Plant
The Lemont Water Reclamation Plant
is the smallest of the seven wastewater treatment facilities. This Plant
began operations in 1961 and consists of three buildings; the main building,
pumphouse and digester building. Unlike the other plants whose tanks are
located at ground level, the Lemont tanks are located above ground.
Association of Metropolitan
Sewage Agencies
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Lemont
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| Year |
2002 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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2001 |
Platinum Award for 100% Compliance
for more than 5 years with National Pollution Discharge system Permit Standards. |
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2000 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1999 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1998 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1997 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1993 |
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The Lockport Powerhouse located
on the Main Channel Extension
near Lockport, Illinois.
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Lockport Powerhouse
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Lockport Powerhouse
The Lockport Powerhouse, located on the
Main Channel Extension, Lockport, Illinois, was built in
1907. The Powerhouse enables the District to control the outflow of the Sanitary and Ship
Canal and limit the diversion of water from the Lake Michigan Watershed into the Des
Plaines River.
The District received approximately 3 million dollars of
credit from Commonwealth Edison for transferring about 60 million kilowatt hours of power
safely generated through hydropower at the Lockport Powerhouse.
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Main Office Building (MOB)
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
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Mainstream Pumping Station
The Mainstream Pumping Station, located in Hodgkins,
Illinois, is one of three stations in the Tunnel and Reservoir Project designed to capture
combined sewer overflows from an area of 375 square miles.
The Station serves as part of the Tunnel and Reservoir
System which is designed to prevent backflows into Lake Michigan, eliminate waterway
pollution caused by combined sewer overflows and provide an outlet for flood waters.
The Mainstream Tunnel System consists of 31 miles of
tunnels, 13 to 33 feet in diameter and 240 to 300 feet below ground. It extends from
Wilmette, Illinois, in the north to McCook, Illinois, at its southern end. Sewage and
stormwater entering the tunnels through drop shafts are carried to the Mainstream Pumping
Station, where the flow is pumped to the District's Stickney Water Reclamation Plant,
Stickney, Illinois.
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North Side WRP
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
North Side Water Reclamation Plant
The main portion of the North Side Water Reclamation
Plant began operation in 1928 and was a model for modern sewage treatment
technology. The Plant serves over 1.3 million people residing in
a 141 square mile area which includes the City of Chicago, north
of Fullerton Avenue and the northern Cook County suburbs.
The North Side Plant removes pollutants from wastewater
through a series of physical and biological processes. The Plant has
a design capacity of 333 million gallons per day.
Association of Metropolitan
Sewage Agencies
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North Side
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| Year |
2002 |
Platinum Award for 100% Compliance
for more than 5 years with National Pollution Discharge system Permit Standards. |
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2001 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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2000 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1999 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1998 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1997 |
National Achievement Outstanding Operations
Award for its Instrumentation Project.
Platinum Award for 100% Compliance for more than 5 years with National
Pollution Discharge system Permit Standards.
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1993 |
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Stickney WRP
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Stickney Water Reclamation Plant
The Stickney Water Reclamation Plant is
the largest wastewater treatment facility in the world. The Plant serves
2.38 million people in a 260 square mile area including the central
part of Chicago and 43 suburban communities.
The Plant has a design capacity of 1,200
million gallons per day. Stickney actually consists of two plants; the
west side portion of the plant was placed into service in 1930 and the
southwest portion of the plant was placed into service in 1939.
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Partial view of the Stickney WRP from the Pershing Road entrance |
Association of Metropolitan
Sewage Agencies
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Stickney
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| Year |
2002 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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2001 |
Platinum Award for 100% Compliance
for more than 5 years with National Pollution Discharge system Permit Standards. |
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2000 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1999 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1998 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance
with National Pollution System Permit Standards. |
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1997 |
Gold Award for 100% Compliance with National
Pollution System Permit Standards.
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1993 |
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