Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Name: IL Section ASCE EWRI & COPRI Chicago Area Waterways Control Room Tour
Start: 2025-10-08T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-08T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

100 East Erie Street
Chicago, IL United States Get Directions

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October 2025
October 8 @ 5:00 pm

IL Section ASCE EWRI & COPRI Chicago Area Waterways Control Room Tour

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 100 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL, United States

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...