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2. Sawyer Water Purification Plant - Wikipedia

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   Sawyer Water Purification Plant. Coordinates: 41°45′25″N 87°32′42″W. The Sawyer Water Purification Plant, [ 1] formerly the South Water Purification Plant, is the first water filtration plant built in the City of Chicago. When completed in 1947, it was the largest such plant in the world. [ 2]

3. Water cribs in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   Four-Mile Crib. The Four-Mile Crib was put into service in 1891 to help with the problem of getting uncontaminated water to Chicago and various neighborhoods. To deal with this, a new crib was built even farther than the Two-Mile Crib. The brick alone cost $472,890.93, but the total project cost was $1,526,143.68.

4. Jardine Water Purification Plant - Wikipedia

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   Jardine Water Purification Plant. Coordinates: 41.8947°N 87.6062°W. The plant in 2022. The Jardine Water Purification Plant, formerly the Central District Filtration Plant, is a water filtration plant located at 1000 East Ohio Street, north of Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois. It draws raw water from two of the city's water cribs far offshore ...

5. Oak Park Heights seeks grant money to address PFAS water ...

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   The plant provides about 30% of tax revenues for Oak Park Heights, or about $1.5 million in 2024. It also employs 77 people. After Tuesday night's vote, Oak Park Heights will apply for $440,000 to ...

6. Allen Hazen - Wikipedia

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   Allen Hazen (August 28, 1869 – July 26, 1930) was an American civil engineer and an expert in hydraulics, flood control, water purification and sewage treatment. His career extended from 1888 to 1930, and he is, perhaps, best known for his contributions to hydraulics with the Hazen-Williams equation. Hazen published some of the seminal works ...

7. City officials deny permit for open-water swim in Chicago ...

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   July 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM. CHICAGO - The City of Chicago has denied a permit for an open-water swimming event in the Chicago River set for later this year due to significant safety concerns. The ...