Forms & Documents
Chemical Toilet Wastes Disposal Ordinance amended 06/07/2012
Chemical Toilet Wastes Permit Application — RD-400 (Fillable)
Material Delivery Form - RD-401 (Fillable)
Chemical Toilet Wastes Coupon Order Form (Fillable) (with instructions)
Engineering Consultant Resume Form
The MWRD’s Engineering Department is inviting consulting firms to submit a Consultant Resume to be listed in the Engineering Department Consultant Resume Database. Please take the time to fill out the form and include any attachments.
This information is used to aid our engineers in the consultant selection process. The resume provides the MWRD with a summary of your company’s core competencies. A resume must be on file in order for your firm to be considered for consulting services. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Should you have any questions, please contact Lou Storino at StorinoL@mwrd.org or (312)751-3167.
Environmental Remediation Wastewater Ordinance
Special Discharge Authorization Request Form — SDA-100 (with instructions)
Special Discharge Authorization Request Raw Wastewater Priority Pollutant Report — SDA-202 revised 7/26/05
Special Discharge Authorization Priority Pollutant Monthly Report — SDA-203
Information is available on the IICP page
IICP Annual Summary Report Submittal Flowchart
Long Term Operation & Maintenance Program
Complete LTOMP Annual Summary Report
Status of High Priority Deficiencies Form
Short Term Requirements Annual Summary Report and Attachments
Complete STR Annual Summary Report
Status of High Priority Deficiencies Form
Condition Assessment Prioritization Form
System Description and Inventory Form
Other Forms
Checklists
Short Term Requirements Checklist
Long Term Operation and Maintenance Program Checklists
Private Sector Program Checklist
Please email the completed IICP Annual Summary Report to mwrdii@mwrd.org. If you wish to submit a hard copy, please address it to:
Ms. Ann Gray, P.E.
Engineering Department - Local Sewers System Section
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
111 East Erie Street, 6th Floor
Chicago, IL 60611-2893
The MWRD is authorized to invest in securities as defined by the Public Funds Investment Act (30 ILCS 235). Details of all authorized securities are defined in the MWRD’s Investment Policy.
Becoming an Approved Bank or Broker/Dealer
Banks and broker/dealers must meet the criteria defined in the MWRD’s Investment Policy in order to be approved to conduct business with the MWRD. Please see the following requirements:
Bank Requirements
Broker/Dealer Requirements
Approved Banks and Broker/Dealers
Watershed Management Ordinance (WMO)
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WMO Permit Forms (October 2022)
Minimum Permit Submittal Checklist (184 KB)
Full Permit Application (588 KB)
Permit Cover (155 KB)
General Conditions (131 KB)
Schedule A – Project Information (128 KB)
Schedule B – Sewer Summary (136 KB)
Schedule C – Sewer Connections (59 KB)
Schedule D – Detention & Stormwater Management Facilities - Legacy (238 KB)
Schedule D – Detention & Stormwater Management Facilities - WMO (177 KB)
Schedule E – Lift Station / Force Main (108 KB)
Schedule F – Characteristics of Waste Discharge (304 KB)
Schedule G – Treatment/Pretreatment Facilities (101 KB)
Schedule H – Hazard Areas (Floodplain / Floodway / Riparian Environments) (296 KB)
Schedule J – Affidavit Relative to Compliance with Article 7 (34 KB)
Schedule K - Affidavit of Disclosure of Property Interest (201 KB)
Schedule L – Notice of Requirements for Stormwater Detention (251 KB)
Schedule O – Outfall, Direct Connection, District Owned or Leased Property (72 KB)
Schedule P – Soil Erosion and Sediment Control (139 KB)
Schedule R – Recording and Maintenance (311 KB)
Schedule W – Wetlands, Buffers, and Riparian Environments (293 KB)
Certification and Signature Pages (59 KB)
Request for Final Inspection (RFI) (78 KB)
Schedule L – Release (100 KB)
Schedule R – Release (100 KB)
Other Permit Types (April 2022)
Notification and Request for Inspection (NRI) (161 KB)
Single Family Home - Special Flood Hazard Area (123 KB)
Facilities Connection Authorization (273 KB)
Earthwork/Foundation Limited Permit (119 KB)
Green Infrastructure Form for Public Leases (692 KB)
Wetland/Riparian Environment Verification (272 KB)
Resources for Authorized Municipalities (Link)
Watershed Management Permit Fees (April 2022)
WMO Permit Fee Schedule (199 KB)
Fee Payment Voucher (4.59 MB) Policy (85 KB)
See common question about Connection Impact Fees here.
Notification of User's Monitoring Sampling Dates-UC-150
Pretreatment Program
Sewage and Waste Control Ordinance amended 12/15/2022
Sewage and Waste Control Ordinance amended 5/20/2021
Discharge Authorization Request — RD-118
- Discharge Authorization Request - RD-118 (2021 Form)
- Discharge Authorization Request - RD-118 (2021 Instructions)
- Discharge Authorization Request - RD-118 (2021 Example)
- Discharge Authorization Request - RD-118 (1997 Form with Instructions)
Discharge Authorization – General Conditions
Continued Compliance Report — RD-115 revised 07/28/2023 (Now Fillable!)
Compliance Schedule — RD-112 revised 09/01/2013 (Now Fillable!)
Final Compliance Report — RD-114 revised 07/28/2023 (Now Fillable!)
Pretreatment Malfunction, Slug Discharge, Bypass, or Accidental Spill Notification Report — RD-116
Priority Pollutants Monthly Reporting Form — RD-202
FVEC - Report of Flammable, Volatile, Explosive, Corrosive Materials revised 07/05
Industrial User Guidance Documents
Elements of a Slug Control Plan
Control Manhole and Sampling Chamber Installation and Access Requirements
Lists of Users
***PLEASE NOTE THE LISTS ARE DYNAMIC AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
List of Significant Industrial Users
List of Significant Industrial Users in Exemplary Compliance
Publication Criteria for Significant Noncompliance
Resource Recovery Ordinance as amended 10/1/2020
Organic Material Delivery Authorization Application (Fillable)
Material Acceptance Agreement (Fillable)
Material Delivery Form - RD-401 (Fillable)
The Engineering Department maintains three (3) atlases: TARP and Flood Control, Sewer, and Combined Sewer Area. The MWRD atlases have been deemed exempt from disclosure in accordance with Section 7(1)(k) of the Freedom of Information Act. However, if you’d like to make a request for a specific, narrowed location within the atlas, we will consider release of those records after weighing potential security risks. Requests are made through the Office of Public Affairs, in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). For FOIA procedures and fee schedules, click here.
1. TARP and Flood Control Atlas (31 oversized pages)
The Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (TARP), also referred to as the Deep Tunnel, shows the underground tunnels used to intercept stormwater overflow and convey it to large storage reservoirs. TARP is comprised of four major subsystems: Mainstream, Calumet, Des Plaines and O’Hare (Upper Des Plaines).
Maps in this atlas show the following:
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Boundary of MWRD service area
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Location and size of MWRD TARP Tunnels
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Location of drop shafts, connecting structures and interceptor connections
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Location of flood control projects
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Location of MWRD channels
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Flood control projects location plans
2. Sewer Atlas (31 oversized pages)
In order to collect wastewater from local sewer systems and convey it to the treatment plants, the MWRD has constructed 547 miles of intercepting sewers, including force mains.
Maps in this atlas show the following:
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Boundary of MWRDGC service area
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Location and size of MWRDGC plants, and pumping stations
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Location, size and depth of MWRDGC sewers
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Location of MWRDGC channels
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Local sanitary districts
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Facility planning areas (service basins)
3. Combined Sewer Area Atlas (31 oversized pages)
The combined sewer system is designed to collect a mixture of rainfall runoff, domestic and industrial wastewater in the same pipe for conveyance to wastewater treatment plants.
Maps in this atlas show the following:
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Boundary of MWRDGC service area
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Location of MWRDGC combined sewers
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has implemented a nationwide initiative focused on enhancing public awareness of EPA financial assistance. Another goal of this initiative is to increase public awareness regarding improvements that municipalities make as a result of the SRF loan programs. Beginning October 1, 2015, all loan recipients in Illinois are required to make project public notifications.
The SRF Loan Fund provides low-interest loans to finance qualifying projects. Upon project completion, MWRD bonds are issued at the same low-interest rate. The current interest rate for new loans issued 7/1/23 through 6/30/24 to the MWRD is 1.81 percent. The MWRD has authorized approximately $2.4 billion of SRF loans since the program's inception. Several projects are currently financed through SRF loans.
The MWRD expects to receive $59.2 million in 2023 and approximately $25 million annually in new SRF loans for the next several years. The SRF Loan Fund replaced the Federal Construction Grants program from which the MWRD had historically received 55 to 75 percent direct funding for qualifying capital improvements.
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago has received SRF loan funding from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Water Pollution Control Program for the following projects in the year indicated. Click on the project title for more information on the project.
2023
SRF Loan No. L175165 – MWRD Contract 21-091-3P Phosphorus Removal Modifications at Battery D, O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant
SRF Loan No. L173807 – MWRD Contract 19-155-3MR Boilers 3, 4, 5 and MCC Replacement, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant
SRF Loan No. L175574 – MWRD Contract 16-127-3DR A/B and C/D Service Tunnel Rehabilitation Phase Three, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant
2022
SRF Loan No. L175569 – MWRD Contract No. 18-702-31 Furnish, Deliver, and Install Disc Filters at the Egan WRP
SRF Loan No. L175523 – MWRD Contract No. 15-069-3D Rehabilitation of Steel Spandrel Beams of Pump and Blower House, O’Brien WRP
SRF Loan No. L174620 – MWRD Contract No. 07-027-3SR North Side Sludge Pipeline Replacement Section 1
2021
SRF Loan No. L173801 – MWRD Contract 20-903-31 Furnish, Deliver and Install Coarse Screens, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant
SRF Loan No. L175578 – MWRD Contract No. 18-144-3M Mainstream TARP Pumps Rehabilitation, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant
SRF Loan No. L172742 – MWRD Contract No. 19-542-3M Central Boiler Facility and Electrical Updates, Hanover Park WRP
2020
SRF Loan No. L172744 – MWRD Contract No. 19-157-3P Installation of Mechanical Mixers, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant
2019
SRF Loan No. L173798 – MWRD Contract No. 18-277-3M Digester Sludge Heating System Upgrades and Boiler Removal, Calumet Water Reclamation Plant
SRF Loan No. L172129 -- MWRD Contract No. 17-844-3P Furnish and Install Odor Control System, Calumet, Hanover Park and Kirie Water Reclamation Plants
SRF Loan No. L175517 -- MWRD Contract No. 11-186-3F Addison Creek Reservoir, Bellwood, IL
SRF Loan No. L174708 – MWRD Contract No. 17-134-3MR Odor Control Facilities at Sludge Concentration, Southwest Coarse Screen, Overhead Weir, and Post-Centrifuge Building, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant
SRF Loan No. L172741 – MWRD Contract No. 17-842-3H Modifications to TARP Control Structures and Drop Shafts, CSA and SSA
SRF Loan No. L172130 – MWRD Contract No. 17-140-3P Digester Rehabilitation and Gas Piping Replacement, SWRP
2018
SRF Loan No. L175367 -- MWRD Contract No. 13-106-4F McCook Reservoir Des Plaines Inflow Tunnel, SSA
SRF Loan No. L175539 -- MWRD Contract No. 16-079-3D Rehabilitation of North Branch Pumping Station, NSA
2017
SRF Loan No. L175369 -- MWRD Contract No. 15-124-3P Conversion of Two New GCTs to Primary Sludge Fermenters, SWRP
SRF Loan No. L175460 -- MWRD Contract No. 16-125-4F McCook Reservoir Expanded Stage 2 Slope Stabilization and Retaining Walls
2016
SRF Loan No. L175152 -- MWRD Contract No. 04-132-3D A/B and C/D Service Tunnel Rehabilitation - Phase Two, Stickney WRP
SRF Loan No. L175263 -- MWRD Contract No. 11-239-3S Calumet Intercepting Sewer 19F Rehabilitation, CSA
SRF Loan No. L175305 -- MWRD Contract No. 10-237-3F Streambank Stabilization Project on Oak Lawn Creek
SRF Loan No. L175342 -- MWRD Contract No. 13-106-4F McCook Reservoir Des Plaines Inflow Tunnel, SSA
SRF Loan No. L175355 -- MWRD Contract No. 14-061-3S Glenbrook Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, NSA
SRF Loan No. L175366 -- MWRD Contract No. 15-120-3P Conversion of Old GCTs to WASSTRIP Process, SWRP
SRF Loan No. L175368 -- MWRD Contract No. 15-123-3D Safety Railing Around Tanks, Stickney WRP
SRF Loan No. L175371 -- MWRD Contract No. 15-265-3D Safety Railing Around Tanks, Calumet WRP
SRF Loan No. L175372 -- MWRD Contract No. 15-072-3D Safety Railing Around Tanks, O’Brien WRP
SRF Loan No. L174555 -- MWRD Contract No. 04-128-3P Westside Primary Settling Tanks 1-9 and Aerated Grit Facility, Stickney WRP
2015
SRF Loan No. L173062 -- MWRD Contract No. 06-155-3S Salt Creek Intercepting Sewer 2 Rehabilitation, SSA
SRF Loan No. L175223 -- MWRD Contract No. 09-182-3E D799 Switchgear Replacement, Stickney Water Reclamation Plant
User Charge Ordinance amended 11/17/2022
Notification of User's Monitoring Sampling Dates-UC-150
2022 RD-925 Form and Instructions
- 2022 RD-925 Form and Instructions (PDF)
- 2022 RD-925 Form, Instructions and Worksheets (Excel for Users)
- 2022 RD-925 Form, Instructions, and Worksheets (Excel for Consultants)
7F and 7L Form
2021 RD-925 User Charge Workshop Presentation
RD-920 Sampling Report and Instructions
2019 Cost Recovery Evaluation Letter
2016 Cost Recovery Evaluation Letter
Report No. 21-22 Calculation of 2022 User Charge Rates
Report No. 09-74 Calculation of 2010 User Charge Rates
Report No. 09-13 Calculation of 2009 User Charge Rates
Report No. 07-66 Calculation of 2008 User Charge Rates
Report No. 06-64 Calculation of 2007 User Charge Rates
Report No. 06-1 Calculation of 2006 User Charge Rates