U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District Commander COL Paul Culberson along with U.S. Congresswomen Marie Newman and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago toured the McCook Reservoir and McCook Levee, 13 December 2021. (photo credit: Patrick Thomas, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago public affairs)
Stage 1 of the McCook Reservoir, with a flood storage of 3.5 billion gallons, was completed on 31 December 2017; and stage 2 of the reservoir, with a storage volume of 6.5 billion gallons, is scheduled to be completed in 2029. The work is being completed by MWRD, with construction oversite of the USACE. McCook Levee construction was completed in the fall of 2020 and included restoring the levee system to a proper elevation, removing invasive species, and improving the infrastructure of the system.
| Date Taken: | 12.13.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 12.17.2021 10:07 |
| Photo ID: | 6984983 |
| VIRIN: | 201213-A-A1409-006 |
| Resolution: | 6474x4247 |
| Size: | 4.23 MB |
| Location: | CHICAGO, IL, US |
| Web Views: | 14 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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