Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Improving flood management and water quality: a case study of Chicago, United States of America

The presentation provides an overview of the O’Hare CUP reservoir in Chicago, in particular its capacity, construction details, service area and the average annual flood savings ($2.3 million)

M. Usman Baki

Posted on 11 May, 2009 02:23 PM

These presentations deal with a case study of the work done in Chicago City in the United States of America to improve flood management and water quality. In order to save construction costs, the reservoir side walls are composed of geomembrane liner over compacted clay.

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