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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

"Oak Lawn $13 million Polaris flood control project to begin this fall," Daily Southtown

June 26, 2025

Daily Southtown: Village Board voted Tuesday to approve an agreement with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to split the cost of the estimated $13 million plan to alleviate flooding during major storms.

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Established in 1889, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) is an award-winning, special purpose government agency responsible for wastewater treatment and stormwater management in Cook County, Illinois.

 

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