Please join us for the Legislative Drive Down on April 30th. ASCE Illinois Section has been a part of the TFIC for nearly 15 years and has been a great partnership. We will have our 2022 Illinois Infrastructure Report Card on-hand to help inform our legislators about the status of our Illinois Infrastructure, which has...
Registration: RSVP to Keith Girup (kgirup@metropolitanind.com) Event Flyer
Learning the history of Chicago's movable bridges & river system requires a heavy lift. Join EWRI as we are take a guided tour of the historic McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum. A happy hour is planned at a nearby restaurant or bar on the Chicago Riverwalk immediately following the tour. Museum staff will walk...
EWRI has purchased a block of tickets for the upcoming game. We will be in Section 526, Rows 11 and 12 (upper deck.) The cost is $20 per ticket. There will also be a $5 Tuesday game promotion for food and beverages throughout the game. The tickets are in electronic form and you will need...
A two-day beginner HEC-RAS course will be hosted by EWRI Chicago Chapter and the Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management (IAFSM) this fall! The course will cover modeling steady-state open channel hydraulics, culvert crossings, bridge crossings, and introduce more complex modeling scenarios. Each participant will get a hands-on experience with steady flow hydraulic analyses through example...
The Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS) is the network of existing rivers, canals and hydraulic control structures that isolate Lake Michigan from the Chicago River, the Calumet River, and the North Shore Channel. The CAWS is designed, during normal operation, to drain away from Lake Michigan towards the Des Plaines River south of the Lockport...
The Environmental & Water Resources Institute (EWRI) - Chicago Chapter is proud to present the Chicagoland Water Resources Permitting Seminar. This seminar will provide valuable information relating to current and future stormwater permitting/ordinance requirements for some of the most frequented agencies in the Chicagoland area. For 40 minutes, each agency will present and take questions...
UESI and EWRI are excited to jointly host an evening technical presentation on Water System Resiliency on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at V3 Companies in Woodridge, IL. The program will explore how water utilities prepare for, respond to, and recover from major system disruptions. Rebecca Cramer (Hazen and Sawyer) will discuss emergency planning and resiliency...
EWRI has purchased a block of tickets for the upcoming game. We will be in Section 526, Rows 10, 11 and 12. The cost is $20 per ticket. There will also be a $5 Tuesday game promotion for food and beverages. https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/tickets/promotions/tuesdays The tickets are in electronic form and you will need the MLB app...
Join the Illinois Section of EWRI for our annual Summer Social at 5:30pm on Tuesday, August 11th! Meet us at Parlor Pizza West Loop (108 N Green St, Chicago) for pizza, networking, and learning about EWRI!
EWRI has arranged for a guided tour of the recently completed Robbins Stormwater Park located near 135th Street and Kedzie Avenue in Robbins, IL. The project was constructed in two phases to provide flood relief for the Village of Robbins. The first phase, the outlet to the Cal Sag Channel was completed in 2024. The second...
Mark your calendar for an upcoming Bentley OpenFlows Workshop. This session will provide an overview of best practices, efficient workflows, and practical applications for designing drainage within OpenRoads Designer. Whether you're looking to build your skills or improve your current workflow, this training will offer valuable insights for transportation and civil engineering professionals. Day 1:...