The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago says its major reservoirs combined are storing approximately 4.7 billion gallons of water.

The Metropolitan water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is managing stormwater from downpours. Ed Staudacher, the MWRD's director of maintenance and operations, is interviewed on the latest information about the MWRD's Tunnel and Reservoir Plan.

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The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District is managing excess water after Monday's severe storms hit the Chicago area

The MWRD is managing stormwater from a downpour that fell in a matter of a couple of hours on Monday afternoon.

The City of Chicago Department of Water Management (DWM) and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) have teamed up to tackle flooding on the West Side by collecting and storing stormwater in about 200, 12-foot-square concrete sections along LeMoyne Street.