📣 ICYMI @nbcchicago: Chicago-area residents are being asked to use less water to help prevent overflowing of storm water management systems ahead of heavy rains this week.
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#MWRD #CookCounty #OverflowAction #StormwaterManagement #NBCChicago
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🚨☔ It’s an Overflow Action Day. Reduce your use of water before, during and after rainstorms to reduce the amount of water in your municipal sewers:
💧Delay showers and baths
💧Flush less frequently
💧Wait to run the dishwasher or washing machine
#OverflowAction @chicagoriver
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28 Jul 2023
#OverFlowAction — more rain expected, reduce water use to help prevent flooding & sewer overflows that impact the river. Sign up now for overflow actions alerts chicagoriver.org
We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it looks like heavy rain is possibly on the way later this evening. We are issuing an overflow action alert. Consider conserving water where possible to protect our #water #environment @chicagoriver
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🏗️🥳 Join us at 10 a.m. tomorrow, Oct. 26 to celebrate the 50th birthday of the Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (TARP) aka Deep Tunnel, the vast project designed to protect our rivers and Lake Michigan from sewer overflows ⬇️
mwrd.org/facility-and-virtua… #overflowaction @chicagoriver
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🌧Rain is occurring throughout the Chicagoland area so please minimize your use of water to provide space in the sewers. Wait to do the laundry, wash dishes or shower until the storm has passed #overflowaction @chicagoriver
Learn how sewers work at mwrd.org/sites/default/files…
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30 Apr 2022
More rain is expected, please reduce your water use today to help prevent sewage overflows into the river system. Sign up for Overflow Action Alerts at chicagoriver.org #overflowaction
Overflow Prevention Alert! Reduce your water use during today's rain.
💧 Delay showers and baths
💧 Flush less frequently
💧 Wait to wash dishes or do laundry
💧 Visit mwrd.org/overflow-action-day…
These actions help make room in the sewer system for extra water @chicagoriver
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🌧️ It's an Overflow Action Day!
💧 Delay showers and baths.
💧 Flush less frequently.
💧 Wait to run the dishwater or do laundry.
💧 Visit mwrd.org/overflow-action-day… to learn more. @chicagoriver #OverflowPreventionAwareness #OverflowActionDay #OverflowAction
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Overflow Action Alert! Please reduce your water use effective immediately as heavy rains are expected today. Wait to run the dishwasher, shower or do the laundry as long as possible.
Visit mwrd.org/overflow-prevention and @chicagoriver for conservation tips. #OverflowAction
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Overflow Action Alert! Please reduce your water use as more rain is expected. Wait to run the dishwasher, shower or do the laundry. We’re working around the clock to manage the excess water. Visit mwrd.org/overflow-prevention or @chicagoriver for more tips. #OverflowAction 🌧
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11 Aug 2021
RAIN IS COMING! Please limit your
water usage to absolute necessities. We ask that you refrain from doing laundry, running your dishwasher, and taking that long shower, so that the @MWRD can manage all the storm water we are receiving. #PeaceLoveCleanWater✌🏾❤️💧#OverflowAction
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Overflow Action Alert! Please reduce your water use. Wait to run the dishwasher, shower or do the laundry. We're working around the clock to manage excess water coming into our 7 water reclamation plants. Learn more at mwrd.org/overflow-prevention or @chicagoriver #OverflowAction🌧
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7 Jul 2021
STEELE Overflow Action Tip: On rainy days, 1 in. of rain across Cook County can yield approximately 16 Bil gal of H2O, so every drop of saved helps during storms. For tips on how to reduce your H2O use at home, visit mwrd.org/.../doc.../overflow… . #✌❤️💧#Overflowaction #MWRD
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30 Apr 2021
Thank you Alderman Vasquez for your water conservation tips for #overflowaction! @40thforward youtu.be/Eg1k7v1KaS8
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30 Apr 2021
We're raising awareness and sharing tips for conserving water at home. @chicagoriver Overflow Action Days initiative asks residents to limit their water use during heavy rains to lessen the potential for combined sewer overflows (CSOs). #overflowaction
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@GenevieveBook @chicagotribune captures the struggles of living in low-lying areas of Evanston & Chicago that are impacted by intense storms despite efforts to manage #water infrastructure #Waterweek2021 #investinwater #overflowaction @chicagoriver chicagotribune.com/suburbs/e…
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26 Apr 2021
The 47th Ward's western boundary is the Chicago River, and that's a big part of why I'm honored to take part in the #OverflowAction Awareness Month.
We can all do our part to conserve water at home and reduce litter that can end up in our sewer system.
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22 Apr 2021
It's #OverflowAction Month with @chicagoriver! How are we impacted?
"Working on the river I've seen the wildlife that calls it home. From baby snapping turtles to kingfishers, I want to prevent CSOs and ensure their home continues to thrive!"
-Krystyna, Conservation Facilitator
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9 Apr 2021
Have you seen a bioswale, rain garden, or wetland? Tag us in your photos of these and other nature-based solutions to stormwater management. #OverflowAction
And learn how you can be a Green Neighbor: mwrd.org/sites/default/files… @MWRDGC
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9 Apr 2021
Grey infrastructure (pipes & tunnels) will not eliminate combined sewer overflows (CSOs) alone. We also need nature-based solutions, like bioswales w/ native plants to absorb & filter rain. #OverflowAction @ChicagoParks
ALT Native flowers will bloom in these bioswales as we move into spring. This nature-based solution allows an otherwise impervious Chicago Park District parking lot to absorb rain. Unlike pipes and tunnels that serve one purpose, nature-based solutions provide multiple benefits such as habitat, scenery, reduced urban heat island, and climate resilience.
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8 Apr 2021
It's #OverflowAction Month with @chicagoriver! How are we impacted?
"I care about because they lead to gross things our volunteers have to pick up on the river and might give them a negative perception about the otherwise improving river."
-Maggie, Conservation Coordinator
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