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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Governor Quinn Should Appoint Laurene von Klan to MWRD Vacancy

Jimmy Seidita | Posted 04.19.2009 | Chicago

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Jimmy Seidita

The MWRD is a little known entity, but it controls an annual budget of $1.6 billion and operates the largest wastewater treatment plant in the world.

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Environmentalists And Regulators Pushing To Clean Up Chicago River

Chi-Town Daily News | Jennifer Slosar | Posted 11.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Environment, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Chicago River, Environmental Law and Policy Center, Chicago River Pollution, Chicago News

One day in July 2007, Katie Coleman found herself upside down in the Chicago River. Her kayak had hit a submerged tree stump and flipped. Coleman, 26...

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