Mayor Johnson lauds a $12 million pilot project to build underground storage in Austin aimed at capturing floodwater before it overwhelms outdated sewers. The city hopes the concept can be a model for other neighborhoods.

Commemorating America’s Semiquincentennial, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) launched a special tree planting initiative that honored the nation’s 250th anniversary while advancing the MWRD’s commitment to environmental stewardship. As part of this effort, the MWRD will plant 250 trees on MWRD property throughout 2026.

The MWRD and Chicago’s Department of Water Management came up with an innovative retrofit for a part of the city hit hard by previous storms.

Several days of heavy rain have filled parts of Chicago’s Deep Tunnel system for the first time ever. Now the city is turning to more local projects to stop flooding that devastated parts of the west side in 2023.

Construction is underway on a new underground stormwater storage facility in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. It's part of a broader effort to increase stormwater storage capacity on the city's West Side. While the project will not be completed until the fall, officials say its long-term significance is critical.

The City of Chicago Department of Water Management and the Metropolitan Water District of Greater Chicago Tuesday are set to unveil two giant underground stormwater storage units meant to help reduce flooding in parts of the city.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) has been working around the clock to capture billions of gallons of stormwater that have fallen across Cook County during recent storm events.

Public comment period is open for MWRD’s draft 2026–2030 Strategic Plan; deadline is July 24

The Thornton Reservoir is nearly full.