Sewage effluent disinfection kills the bacteria and pathogens in sewage and protects the people who are recreating on the river. New water quality standards were approved in 2011 that required disinfection and new standards were approvde in 2015 to protect aquatic life.
Since 1979, Friends has been working to improve the health of the Chicago River system for the benefit of people and wildlife and by doing so, has laid the foundation for the river to be a beautiful, continuous, easily accessible corridor of open space in the Chicago region.
121 W. Wacker Drive
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60601
McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum
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