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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

MWRD Fast Facts

 

MWRD Fast Facts

 

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COMMUNITIES SERVED

 

129 communities

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5.19 million individuals

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A commercial and industrial equivalent of 5.3 million people

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A combined sewer overflow equivalent of 2.2 million people

 

 

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WASTEWATER TREATMENT

 

An average of 1.2 billion gallons treated per day

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Treatment capacity of over 2.0 billion gallons per day

 

 

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LABORATORY ANALYSES

484,000

 

 

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INFRASTRUCTURE

 

Seven water reclamation plants

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560 miles of intercepting sewers and force mains

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23 pumping stations

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34 stormwater detention reservoirs

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Three Tunnel and Reservoir Plan reservoirs

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Controls 76.1 miles of navigable waterways

 

 

Aerial view of Stickney Water Reclamation Plant
The Stickney WRP is one of the largest wastewater treatment facilities in the world. The facility serves residents in the central part of Chicago as well as 46 other communities within a 260-square-mile area. Currently, the Stickney WRP serves over 2.2 million people, cleans an average of 700 million gallons of wastewater per day, and has the capacity to treat 1.4 billion gallons per day.

 

2027 ESTIMATED TAX RATE

33.8 cents per $100 of assessed property value, a 0.02 cent decrease from the 2026 Adjusted Tax Rate.

2027 TAX LEVY

$782.4 million, a 3.4% increase as compared to the 2026 Adjusted Tax Levy of $756.7 million.

 

2027 ESTIMATED DISTRICT TAX

$103.09 for a $100,000 home