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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">July 12, 2023</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-size: 19px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">4:30 p.m. Storm Update</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">As rain continues to fall throughout the Chicagoland area, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s (MWRD’s) Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (TARP), which is comprised of three systems, continues to operate as designed</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">The tunnels and reservoirs are holding more than 6.78 billion gallons of water. The current status of all TARP tunnels and reservoirs includes:</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">Kirie TARP Status</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">The Kirie TARP system is comprised of the Kirie Tunnel and Majewski Reservoir.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">Kirie Tunnel is 11% full = 7.9 Million Gallons</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">Majewski Reservoir = 0% full </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">McCook TARP Status </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">The McCook TARP system is comprised of the Mainstream Tunnel, Des Plaines Tunnel, and McCook Reservoir.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">Mainstream Tunnel is 98.5% full = 1.16 Billion Gallons</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">Des Plaines Tunnel is 24.4% full = 100.98 MG</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">McCook Reservoir is 90% full = 3.23 BG </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">Calumet TARP Status</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">The Calumet TARP system is comprised of the Calumet Tunnel and Thornton Composite Reservoir.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">Calumet Tunnel is 76% full = 480 MG</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">Thornton Composite Reservoir is 23% full = 1.8 Billion Gallon</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-size: 15px;">Before severe storms, the MWRD lowers the levels of the Chicago Area Waterway System. We are working around the clock to manage the excess water coming into our seven water reclamation plants. As part of the continuing Overflow Action Alert, we encourage the public to reduce their use of water during rain events; wait to run the dishwasher, shower and/or do the laundry</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information and explanations about how the MWRD’s infrastructure and waterway system operate, visit these links:</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Learn about the Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (TARP).</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">Understand how the Chicago Area Waterway System works.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">We created a booklet about understanding how sewers work – we also have this as a PowerPoint presentation that we can bring to communities and organizations.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XCN6pVpQqljSMm8aon4FSuwdOIzkg6A6LcXfh3_D30EeUThLaTlvZsAhROhRURnm_NOQ43oGnW9xEvU2rW4mBZ7Ve1qx0urIYWRICjF_vmcfJB_9K_9XExcl3rfFjDeImxJrQvKONu12aGg3NT3RDlOSp22kM5pZND56e4YFxNM=&c=urSfp2G1_lIZCAsGylIMT3tJp6lqrJ3Dw79emZsx0_2HCDgZsEI8sg==&ch=l14EbW1Vt2BNsJL8Uwh34guPwxdilcs6dAjeHYM161fHgBv4OIXD8A==" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2C74FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https://mwrd.org/understanding-your-sewer</a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">We offer a live virtual tour once a month, there is a recorded tour, plus we give thousands of people locally and from around the world tours of our facilities, including the TARP pumping stations and reservoir.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0;"><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001XCN6pVpQqljSMm8aon4FSuwdOIzkg6A6LcXfh3_D30EeUThLaTlvZsWR6f0lbdwgx4m0aGdOuB2Q9QxSs9KF_QnfVJRCQjmXPXTXUWbOncjqJUoqEL50R_oi9kh_BJ2e8BfayEphsBlwf4W-Yt0EadtoWLx9XQIQ&c=urSfp2G1_lIZCAsGylIMT3tJp6lqrJ3Dw79emZsx0_2HCDgZsEI8sg==&ch=l14EbW1Vt2BNsJL8Uwh34guPwxdilcs6dAjeHYM161fHgBv4OIXD8A==" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #2C74FF; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https://mwrd.org/facility-tours</a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Read this press release on our website at</span> <span style="color: rgb(54, 97, 189); font-weight: bold;">https://mwrd.org/430-pm-storm-update</span><span style="color: rgb(54, 97, 189);">.</span></p>
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