Current will receive about $15 million over two years from the National Science Foundation, with up to $160 million over 10 years.

A Chicago nonprofit focused on water innovation, has won a federal grant worth up to $160 million for scientific research and economic development.

Federal funding allocated for the development of entry-level job training program for wastewater-based careers.

MWRD reminds residents to go easy on the salt.

Wastewater treatment plants often rely on chemical- and energy-intensive techniques to remove phosphorus before it can travel downstream.

Be sure to winterize your rain barrels.

Take an online pledge to help save the monarch butterfly, and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and Illinois Monarch Project will give you a free packet of milkweed seeds.

The MWRD helps curb flooding with Green Infrastructure projects.