1. Public Infrastructure Water

2. Story of Chicago Is Struggle with Water Chicago portage Illinois & Michigan Canal Raising the streets Quest for healthy water Reversing the river Ports & navigation Sewage treatment & disposal Tunnel And Reservoir Program

3. Chicago Portage

4. Illinois & Michigan Canal

5. Raising the Streets

6. Quest for Healthful Water

7. Reversing the River

9. Ports & Navigation

10. Sewage Treatment & Disposal

11. Tunnel & Reservoir Cook County Thornton Reservoir McCook Reservoir O’Hare Reservoir

12. Water Infrastructure Potable water Sewers & treatment Flood control Irrigation Hydropower Ports Navigable waterways Shoreline erosion protection Recreation/esthetic

13. Fun Water Facts The average person in the United States uses 80 to 100 gallons of water each day During medieval times a person used only 5 gallons per day. How much water does it take? 2 gallons to brush your teeth 2 to 7 gallons to flush a toilet 25 to 50 gallons to take a shower

14. Water Cycle

15. Potable Water

17. Sewers Collection Sanitary Storm Combined

18. Sewage Treatment

19. Flood Control – Storm Sewers

20. Flood Control -Dams

21. Flood Control - Levees

22. Irrigation Water collection & storage Dams & impoundments Water distribution

23. Hydropower Dams & impoundments Power generation Linkages to power grid

24. Ports Docks & wharves Specialized cargo handling facilities Passengers Pleasure boats Navigation

25. Navigable Waterways Improved rivers Dredging Navigation aids Canals Locks Dams

27. Shoreline Erosion Protection Rivers Lakes Oceans Holland Venice

28. Recreation/Esthetic Parks & beaches Fountains Boating

29. Chicago Locks Control flow of Lake Michigan water into Chicago River Allow navigation to and from Lake