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.

The Metropolitan Water District of Greater Chicago serves more than five million residents in Cook County, Ill., some with flooding concerns.

Northfield Township Road District’s Phase II project placed in Group 1, the top tier, of MWRD’s 2026 Stormwater Partnership Program; construction could begin as early as 2027.

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