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Immeasurable Loss: Modernizing Lake Michigan Water Use

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May 7, 2013

Download infographics from report (EPS and PNG formats, 2.4MB) The Chicago area is privileged to be situated on the shores of Lake Michigan, the third largest of the Great Lakes, which altogether account for 20 percent of the world’s readily available freshwater. Lake Michigan supports a…

MPC Roundtable—Immeasurable Loss: Modernizing Lake Michigan Water Use

Presentation
May 7, 2013

Button above: Josh Ellis' introductory slides from the May 7, 2013 MPC Roundtable Immeasurable Loss: Modernizing Lake Michigan Water Use. Also available for download: Slides from the other speakers, Dan Injerd of Ill. Dept. of Natural Resources and Mike Smyth of Illinois American Water.

NWPA Executive Committee endorses new lawn watering ordinance for region

Nov 13, 2012

(Elgin, Ill.) ... The Executive Committee of the Northwest Water Planning Alliance (NWPA) endorsed new lawn watering guidelines on Nov. 8, 2012, setting the stage for the group’s approximately 80 member municipalities to consider adopting local ordinances in accordance with the…

A drought of leadership or drought leadership? Time to choose

By Josh Ellis
Sep 6, 2012

Despite mid-August rain showers, a drought meteorologists have categorized as “severe or extreme” continues to threaten Illinois, Indiana, and southern Wisconsin. Farmers aren’t the only ones in distress. Agribusinesses anticipate earnings shortfalls, and grocery prices are…

Advocates applaud Gov. Quinn’s signature of HB 4496, which will lead to update of Illinois plumbing code

Jul 26, 2012

Update opens door for new tools, policies that will save water, encourage water reuse, reduce strain on aging infrastructure (Riverwoods, Ill.) ... Advocates for sustainable water use, including the nonprofit organizations Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) and Openlands, applauded Ill. Gov.…

Frank Benichou: The difference between water footprints and carbon footprints

Video
Aug 10, 2010

Watch this video to hear Frank Benichou, Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer at Veolia Water North America, explain why it is important to understand the local impact of water use. Watch the first video in this series, in which Benichou explains Veolia's new Water Impact Index,…

Ever wonder how Chicago’s water system works?

By Mandy Burrell Booth
Jul 29, 2010

This blog post was written by MPC research assistant Alex Gilbert. An educational video from the Field Museum explains exactly that. The video Before the Faucet, After the Flush provides a basic understanding of how we obtain our water, treat it, transport it, clean it, and dispose of it. This…

Choosing Our Water Future

By Josh Ellis
May 14, 2010

Humanity has an infinite capacity to deny reality. That was a central message of Robert Glennon’s keynote address at MPC and Openlands’ May 12 forum, “Choosing Our Water Future.” As the nation’s population grows, and as that population redistributes itself throughout…

MarySue's Midweek Links

By MarySue Barrett
Apr 28, 2010

Yesterday, MPC hosted a Roundtable attended by an over-capacity crowd of 95 on the topic: “The Great Communities Collaborative: Adapting a New Model for Sustainable Place-Based Investment.” The event was keynoted by Shelley Poticha, HUD’s Senior Advisor for Sustainable Housing and…

New year, big plans at MPC

By Mandy Burrell Booth
Jan 19, 2010

Just weeks into a new decade, MPC staff already has plans – big and small – for how their work will help improve the metropolitan region in 2010. Kristi DeLaurentiis This year my resolution is to help foster linkages and promote collaboration between MPC and its partners throughout the…

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