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On the Blog Post MWRD works around the clock to provide flood protection
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On the Blog Post MWRD works around the clock to provide flood protection
Allison Fore
2:18 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
ReplyI have learned that the Melvina Reservoir in Burbank has a total storage capacity of 48,000,000 gallons, with an additional 11,350,000 gallons of sewer storage capacity for a total of 59,350,000 gallons. The Melvina Reservoir also takes flow from the Bedford Park Reservoir (100,000,000 gallon capacity) via a storm sewer that connects the two reservoirs.
During storms, the pumping station at Melvina Reservoir pumps stormwater from the storm sewer and/or the reservoir into Melvina Ditch (the conduit is closed from 87th Street to 95th Street, Oak Lawn).
During the April 18 storm, the MWRD’s pumping station at Melvina Reservoir lost one of its two ComEd lines; we believe a tree fell on the ComEd feed so MWRD staff switched the entire station over to the active ComEd feed. We typically have five operating pumps; however, we had to run the pumping station on 4 pumps throughout the remainder of the storm. Hope this information is helpful. -
On the Blog Post MWRD works around the clock to provide flood protection
Allison Fore
11:59 am on Thursday, April 25, 2013
ReplyOur staff is currently investigating and I will post the findings as soon as they are available (hopefuly by cob tomorrow or early next week). By the way, I was mopping up and discarding water-logged carpeting, papers and boxes from my basement on my birthday last week...
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On the Blog Post Debra Shore named Illinois Water Environment Association “Public Official of the Year”
Allison Fore
10:23 am on Thursday, March 21, 2013
ReplyHi Larry,
I'll pass on your note as well!
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On the Blog Post Debra Shore named Illinois Water Environment Association “Public Official of the Year”
Allison Fore
8:32 am on Thursday, March 21, 2013
ReplyThanks Jac,
I will pass your note on to the commissioner!
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On the Blog Post Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, MWRD to host Small Business breakfast March 19
Allison Fore
1:57 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
ReplyThe date of the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Illinois’ Café con Leche Business Breakfast Series was changed to Wed., April 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. It will still be held at Nellie's Puerto Rican Restaurant, 2458 W. Division St., Chicago, IL.
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On the Blog Post Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, MWRD to host Small Business breakfast March 19
Allison Fore
1:55 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
ReplyThe date of the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Illinois’ Café con Leche Business Breakfast Series was changed to Wed., April 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. It will still be held at Nellie's Puerto Rican Restaurant, 2458 W. Division St., Chicago, IL.
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On the Blog Post Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, MWRD to host Small Business breakfast March 19
Allison Fore
1:52 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
ReplyThe date of the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Illinois’ Café con Leche Business Breakfast Series was changed to Wed., April 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. It will still be held at Nellie's Puerto Rican Restaurant, 2458 W. Division St., Chicago, IL.
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On the Blog Post Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, MWRD to host Small Business breakfast March 19
Allison Fore
1:51 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
ReplyThe date of the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Illinois’ Café con Leche Business Breakfast Series was changed to Wed., April 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. It will still be held at Nellie's Puerto Rican Restaurant, 2458 W. Division St., Chicago, IL.
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On the Blog Post Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce, MWRD to host Small Business breakfast March 19
Allison Fore
1:50 pm on Monday, March 18, 2013
ReplyThe date of the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of Illinois’ Café con Leche Business Breakfast Series was changed to Wed., April 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. It will still be held at Nellie's Puerto Rican Restaurant, 2458 W. Division St., Chicago, IL.
Allison Fore
2:39 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
Hi Tom,
The Village of Oak Lawn is redeveloping the northwest corner of 111th Street and Cicero. Please contact the Village at (708) 636-4400 for information related to their plans for the redevelopment at Wolf Wildlife Refuge. The MWRD developed a watershed plan for the Calumet-Sag watershed which can be found here: www.mwrd.org/irj/portal/anonymous/stormwateroverview.
As far as being able to stay on top of this, we will be putting a list of projects with maps on our stormwater page, along with the MWRD project engineer’s contact info. so interested parties can call the engineer directly for up to the minute updates. Email me at allison.fore@mwrd.org if I can provide additional info, thanks.