CBS's Lauren Victory explained how a decision to reverse the Chicago River's flow led to water quality issues at local beaches. The teams inside the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District said ...

the decision was made to reverse the flow of the Chicago River, a rarely-taken step. According to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, the river’s locks near Wilmette ...

this is why the city decided to reverse the flow of the Chicago River Sunday to prevent major downtown flooding. Wednesday, staff at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago ...

reverse the flow of the Chicago River, redirecting it away from Lake Michigan to protect the region’s water resources. The solution was as bold as it was unprecedented. Achieving this mammoth ...

“Instead of divertingall that water, maybe we should reverse it” to flow into thelake ... since introduced the idea ofcleaning the Chicago River so that it may be one day used forswimming.

On January 2, 1900, Chicago reversed its river. On January 2, 1900, Chicago reversed its river, and the positive changes in the health of the water were soon evident. Chicago Stories is available ...

“The Chicago area is on a huge flat plain ... knew that if they didn’t control that flow and reverse the Calumet River there would be pollution problems in Lake Michigan.” ...