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METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO<br />

2009 BUDGET<br />

Monitoring and Research<br />

Operations Monitoring Programs 4652 and 4653 - Cook County<br />

Environmental Monitoring Program 4672 - <strong>Water</strong>ways and<br />

Biological Sampling<br />

Operations of the <strong>Metropolitan</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Reclamation</strong> District meet stringent standards contained in National Pollutant Discharge<br />

Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued for each water reclamation plant. Processing and disposal of solids are regulated<br />

by Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) permits. M&R monitors water quality at 59 stations in Chicago area<br />

shallow and deep-draft waterways within the District’s service area. The environmental information is also used to demonstrate<br />

the beneficial effects of advanced treated discharges from the District’s seven WRPs on instream water quality.<br />

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