For yet another year, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) has proven its commitment to accurate and transparent accounting practices. The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) applauded the MWRD commissioners and staff with numerous awards for budgeting and financial reporting for the MWRD and its retirement […]
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) has formed a new partnership with an urban gardening organization that will foster sustainable farming practices that will soon lead to a bountiful harvest. The MWRD will provide its exceptional quality (EQ) composted biosolids to be incorporated at 72 community gardens overseen by the ChicaGRO Intergenerational Growing Projects organization. […]
New disinfection technology from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) will push the Chicago region one step closer to direct contact of local waterways in time for boating recreation season. The MWRD Board of Commissioners, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen, other elected officials, local leaders and representatives of the U.S. Environmental […]
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) Commissioner Kari Steele and staff brought a lesson of water treatment to students as part of a program at the Museum of Science and Industry, but it was a more valuable lifelong lesson that MWRD officials hope will inspire a future generation of scientists and engineers. MWRD […]
With protecting and improving local water quality at the epicenter of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s (MWRD’s) daily mission, it came as startling news to hear about the crisis of contaminated water in Flint, Michigan. Rather than ignore the issue, MWRD commissioners and staff felt beholden to act. In a little over […]
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) President Mariyana Spyropoulos, Vice President Barbara McGowan and Commissioners Josina Morita, Debra Shore, and Kari K. Steele were honored by the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Freshwater Lab on May 10 at a reception held at the Shedd Aquarium. The reception was a highlight of a two-day […]
More than 250 curious and civic-minded water enthusiasts braved the blustery elements to tour the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s (MWRD’s) water reclamation plants (WRPs) to see how these critical facilities are really tested during an onslaught of rain. MWRD staff engineers, scientists and treatment plant operators were on hand at the WRPs […]