STATEMENT



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             WATER QUALITY CONDITIONS








               CHICAGO AMD ENVIRONS
                   August 1963







U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION,  AND WELFARE



  Division of Water Supply and Pollution Control



    Region 7                 Chicago,  Illinois

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                       TABLE OF CONTENTS



Chapter                                                   Page

   I.   INTRODUCTION                                        1

              Chicago and Environs


II.     PRESENT WATER QUALITY                               8

              The Main Channel System
              The Cal-Sag Channel
              Calumet Watershed Complex
              Lake Michigan
              Fox River


III.    WASTE SOURCES                                      26

              Municipal Wastes
              Industrial Wastes
              Combined Sewer Overflows
              Pollution from Vessels
              Wastes from Federal Installations


IV.     WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MEASURES                 36

              Exclusion of Wastes at the Source
              Storm Water Overflow Control
              Waste Treatment Techniques and Rearch
              Dispersal of Residues
              Operations


V.      FEDERALLY AIDED SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS PROJECTS    43

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                               TABLES
 1    Members of Technical Committee

 2    Sources of Sewage Pollution - Illinois River System Main
      Stem - North Branch Chicago River Subbasin

 3    Sources of Sewage Pollution - Illinois River System Main
      Stem - Laics Ilichigan to Kankakee River

 4    Sources of Sewage Pollution - Illinois River System Main
      Stem - Des Plaines River Subbasin

 5    Sources of Sewage Pollution - Illinois River System Main
      Stem - DuPage Riveir Subbasin

 6    Sources of Sewage Pollution - Illinois River System Main
      Stem - Calumet-Sag Channel and Tributaries

 7    Sources of Sewage Pollution - Lake Michigan - Calumet River
      Complex

 8    Sources of Sewage Pollution - Lake Michigan - Waukegan -
      Highland Park Area

 9    Sources of Sewage Pollution - Illinois River System Main
      Stem - Fox River Subbasin

10    Industrial Waste Inventory - Illinois River System

11    Industrial Waste Inventory - Calumet Area in Northwest
      Indiana

12    Industrial Waste Inventory - Lake Michigan from the Illinois-
      Wisconsin Line Southeast to Burns Ditch

13    Sources of Vessel Pollution - Chicago and Environs

14    Federal Installations

15    Federally Aided Sewage Treatment Works Projects

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                              FIGURES



 1   Great Lakes and Illinois River Basins

 2   Chicago Area and Environs

 3   DO Averages, July and August, 1961, Upper Illinois River System

 4   Combined Sewer Overflows

 5   BOD Averages, April-May and June, 1961, Upper Illinois River
     Basin

 6   Coliform and Fecal Streptococcus Densities - Geometric Means,
     Upper Illinois River System

 7   ABS Averages, January and February, 1962, Upper Illinois River
     System

 8   Mean Numbers of Benthic Organisms, Upper Illinois River System,
     July, 1961 - June, 1962

 9   Map - Chain 0'Lakes Area, Fox River Basin

10   Sources of Pollution - Municipal Wastes - Upper Illinois River

11   Sources of Pollution - Municipal Wastes - Little Calumet River
     Area

12   Sources of Pollution - Industrial Wastes - Upper Illinois River

13   Industrial Intakes and Outfalls - Calumet Area

14   Significant Federal Installations

15   Federally Aided Sewage Treatment Works Projects - Chicago and
     Environs

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                          I - INTRODUCTION





       This is a statement covering certain aspects of a compre-



hensive study of water quality in the Great Lakes and Illinois River



Basins.  The Great Lakes and their tributaries are part of the



St. Lawrence River system, draining to the Atlantic! Ocean - while



the Illinois River drains to the Gulf of Mexico through the Mississip-



pi River.  (See Figure 1.)  The two Basins are "being studied jointly



because of their interrelation at the city of Chicago, which straddles



the divide between them. Together, the two basins comprise the study



area of the Great Lakes-Illinois River Basins Project.  The GLIKB



Project, of the Public Health Service, is attached to Region V, Depart-



ment of Health, Education, and Welfare.  The work of the Project is



part of the Public Health Service's Water Supply and Pollution Control



Program.



       The Project was initiated in late 1960, and began full-scale



operations in the spring of 1961.  Space for laboratories and



headquarters was obtained in the Army's Quartermaster Depot at 1819



W. Pershing Road, Chicago.  Some 29,000 square feet of warehouse space



was renovated and converted for the purpose, about half of this being



devoted to laboratories.  At full strength, the Project staff numbers



slightly over 150 people, some of whom are now working in the Lake



Erie Field Station, established last year at Cleveland, Ohio.  The



permanent staff includes specialists covering a broad gamut of pro-



fessional skills, including sanitary and hydraulic engineers, chemists,

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biologists, bacteriologists, radiochemists, oceanographers, and



economists.  Valuable counsel and advice have been received from a



Technical Advisory Committee, appointed by the Surgeon General.



Membership on this Committee is composed of men in responsible posi-



tions in State water resource and water pollution control agencies,



municipal water and sewer departments, private research organizations,



conservation groups, and industry.  Table 1 gives the composition of



the Committee.  Special assistance has been obtained from other federal



agencies.



       The Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries,



Fish and Wildlife Service, are furnishing boats and other facilities,



and cooperating on certain elements of the studies.  Special studies



concerning water-oriented recreation, and fish and wildlife aspects,



are being made by the Bureaus of Outdoor Recreation, and Sport Fisher-



ies and Wildlife, respectively. The U. S. Geological Survey provides



routine and special information on stream flows and ground water hy-



drology.  Other federal agencies have rendered valuable assistance.



       The State Sanitary Water Board of Illinois and the Indiana



Stream Pollution Control Board have participated actively in the studies.



Other groups whose cooperation and assistance have' been very helpful



include:  Northeastern Illinois Metropolitan Area Planning Commission;



Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry;  clean streams committees;



civic groups;  and individuals too numerous to mention.



       The Great Lakes Basin, with a total drainage area of some

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290,000 square miles, is one of the major watersheds of the North



American continent.  The Basin is roughly oval in shape, with an



elongated east-west dimension of about 900 miles, and a width north



and south of about 500 miles.  The much smaller Illinois River Basin



extends in a southwesterly direction, from its common boundary with



Great Lakes Basin at the southern tip of Lake Michigan to the Junction



with the Mississippi River, 30 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri.  It



is about 300 miles long and 100 miles wide, and encompasses an area of



29,000 square miles.



       At the 1960 census, 27.5 million people resided within the



Illinois River Basin and the United States portion of the Great Lakes



Basin.  This represents 1^ percent of the population of the United



States.  The area contains 31 of the nation's 212 urban centers classi-



fied by the Census Bureau as Standard Matropolitan Statistical Areas.



Roughly four-fifths of the population is concentrated within these



31 centers.  AB a further indication of the highly urbanized nature of



the region, 58 percent of the population is included in the five lar-



gest metropolitan areas.  These are: Chicago and contiguous north-



western Indiana, with 6.9 million people;  Detroit, 3.8 million;



Cleveland, 1.8 million;  Buffalo, 1.3 million;  and Milwaukee, 1.2



million.



       The economic development of the Study Area is at an advanced



stage.  In value added in manufacturing, it contributes about a fourth



of the national total.  Its state of maturity is manifested by the

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extent and variety of activities conducted in the area as "well as "by



the population concentrations.  The reasons for rapid progress in the



relatively short time since pioneer days are to be found in the area's



wealth of natural resources; its transportation advantages;  and, in



large though indeterminate measure, in the tremendous value of the




Great Lalses as a water resource.



       The average annual runoff (an approximate measure of the



perennially renewable water supply)  in the Great Lakes Basin, at



the head of the St. Lawrence River, is about 235,000 cubic feet per



second (cfs).  An outstanding characteristic of the Great Lakes natural



water system is the high degree of -uniformity in stream flows.  This



feature is due to the high ratio of lake surface area to total drain-



age area.  Some idea of the regulating effect can be gained from the



fact that the total annual volume of runoff, some 50 cubic miles,



would,if spread uniformly over the 95,000 square miles of lake sur-



face, cover it to a depth of less than three feet.



       The bulk of water used by the cities and industries that ring



the Great Lakes is drawn from the Lakes.  After use, this water



(except at Chicago) is returned to the source Lake - somewhat



diminished in quantity and bearing contaminants of great variety



in type and concentration.  These water-borne wastes originating from



the activities of man, together with the pollutants carried by



natural runoff, constitute a potential hazard to the present and



future quality of water in the Lakes.  Protection of the quality of



water in the Great Lakes is the number one problem in the conservation

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of this priceless natural resource.

       With the foregoing overview as a background, the rest of this

statement will "be devoted to a more detailed discussion of a small

but important part of the total area - the subregion comprising the

city of Chicago and its environs (Figure 2).

Chicago and Environs

       For the purposes of this report, the area henceforth under con-

sideration lies within and comprises most of the six Illinois counties

of the Chicago Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) and the

two Indiana counties that make up the Gary-Hammond-East Chicago SMSA.

With respect to its "water geography", the area is divided into five

parts, as follows:

       l) The main connecting channel between Lake Michigan
          and the Illinois River, extending from Lake inlets
          at Wilmette and the Chicago River mouth, through
          the North Shore Channel, North Branch of Chicago
          River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, and Des
          Plaines River, to the confluence of the Des Plaines
          and Kankakee Rivers;

       2) The Calumet-Sag Channel and that portion of the
          Calumet River System presently tributary to the
          Illinois River including Wolf Lake;

       3) The Calumet Area of northwest Indiana presently
          tributary to Lake Michigan;

       4) Local waters of Lake Michigan, along the shoreline
          from the Wisconsin-Illinois State line southward
          and eastward to include the mouth of Burns Ditch
          in Indiana; and

       5) A portion of the Fox River extending from the
          Wisconsin-Illinois State line southward through
          the urbanized area of metropolitan Chicago, including
          the Fox Chain 0'Lakes.

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       Chicagoland - to use its locally popular name - is both



the largest urban center in the Great Lakes Basin and the least



favorably situated one with respect to water supply and water-borne



waste disposal.  Located at the southern dead end of Lake Michigan, and




standing astride a continental divide, it could not resort to the ex-



pedient typical of other large cities, that is, drawing water supply



from its uphill side and discharging waste waters on the downhill



side.  The area's dilemma is alleviated by the unique geography created



by the Ice Age.  In the first place, nowhere else in the world is so



large a body of fresh water as Lake Michigan to be found so close to



the headwaters of a drainage basin.  Second, the top of the divide, in



Chicago, is only about 10 feet above the water level of Lake Michi-



gan.  Finally, the Des Plaines River, on the other side of the divide,



has an elevation some 30 feet lower than Lake level;  this made it



possible to cut a water-level channel through the divide and induce



gravity flow westward across the divide without pumping.



       In 1900, as a result of a succession of water-borne epidemics



in Chicago, the first canal through the divide was put into operation.



Through this canal the bulk of the area's waste waters were diverted to



flow down the Illinois River;  additional lake water was diverted



for dilution of the then untreated wastes.  Subsequently, progressive



technological improvements have been made, in the way of interception,



collection, and treatment of wastes prior to discharge.  There has been



a continuing series of lawsuits relative to diversion of Great Lakes

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water, beginning shortly after the canal was opened, "with the latest



litigation still in progress "before the United States Supreme Court.



       Following entry of the United States Government as a party



litigant in the current Chicago diversion case in February I960,



the Department of Justice requested the Public Health Service to



render professional assistance, in the way of fact-finding investi-



gations, and recommendations consonant with the protection of the



public health and general welfare.  To accomplish these purposes, in



connection with the development of long range comprehensive basinwide



plans, the Great Lakes-Illinois River Basins Project was created in



September 1960.



       In July of this year (1963) the Project substantially completed



its role in the diversion hearings.  A series of 1? formal reports and



supplementing memoranda were prepared for the Justice Department,



presented in evidence, and used as the basis for oral testimony before



the Special Master in Chancery appointed by the Supreme Court to con-



duct hearings.  The information gathered, and the conclusions reached



for that purpose, also support the following brief summary of the



water quality management situation in the area previously described.

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                    II - PRESENT WATER QUALITY





        This chapter describes the water quality conditions in



each of the five water zones previously defined; the following



chapter contains inventories of waste sources in each zone.



Beginning in 1961, a series of sampling surveys and other studies



have been carried out in the area.  The water quality studies en-



compassed the measurement and evaluation of over thirty separate



parameters.  Of these, the parameters or indicators considered most



important and relevant to the alleviation of immediate pollution



problems in the area are discussed herein.  These are:  Dissolved



Oxygen (DO); Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD); Coliforms and patho-



genic bacteria; detergents (ABS); persistent organic chemicals;



aquatic nutrients; temperature; degradable organic chemicals and



sludge; and the biological indicators.  In the Lake Michigan waters



the additional parameters  phenol and ammonia are discussed.





The Main Channel System





        This channel begins at Wilmette, Illinois, with controlling



works regulating the inflow of Lake Michigan water.  It flows  pouth,



through the north part of the City of Chicago,receiving tributary



flow from the North Branch of the Chicago Rirer and the effluent



from the north side Metropolitan Sanitary District plant, to the



confluence, in the Loop, with the Chicago River.  Waters entering



from the lake here, through controlling works, merge and flow south,

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then southwest to receive the effluent of the Stickney Works of the



Metropolitan Sanitary District, then to the confluence with the



Cal-Sag Channel; the combined flows continue in a southwest di-



rection to controlling works at Lockport, then merge with the



Des Plaines River, just above Dresden Dam, to form the Illinois



River.  In this seventy miles of stream are discharged the total



waste effluents of the Chicago area community, except for tte frac-



tion entering Lake Michigan.  Thase discharges consist of the



effluents of the three large Metropolitan Sanitary District plants,



storm water overflows, cooling water and industrial discharges,



and miscellaneous outfalls unconnected to the main Metropolitan



Sanitary District system.





        The principal pollutional problems are lack of dissolved



oxygen with correspondingly high BOD, extremely high coliforra count



with   confirmed presence of pathogenic bacteria, high levels  of



nutrients that affect the quality of water farther downstream,



presence of excessive levels of persistent organic chemicals such as



ABS, a large rise in stream temperature to further intensify the



adverse effects of oxygen demand, oxygen-consuming and unsightly



sludge deposits, refuse, garbage, and waste matter floating on the



surface, and a biology limited to only those organisms,such as



sludgeworms,capable of living in rich organic environments.

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                       Dissolved Oxygen

        The waters entering the system at Wilmette and the
Chicago River are saturated with DO.  As they flow downstream,
the entrance of oxygen-demanding wastes rapidly depletes this
resource and in certain seasons reduces it to zero.  This had
occurred in the North Branch near its confluence with the Chicago
River and again below the Stickney Works - see Figure 3t  DO
levels do not recover until passage over the dam at Brandon,
where it is restored by aeration.  Further recovery is experienced
at Dresden, where the cleaner waters of the Kankakee contribute
to the recovery.

                   Biochemical Oxygen Demand

        The oxygen-demanding wastes discharged to the watercourse
are immediately in evidence following the entrance of Lake Michigan
waters to the system,  The discharges of the North Side and Stickney
Works, although fully treated by conventional means, are yet of
sufficient strength and volume to create large increases in oxygen
demand.  To these demands are added the raw sewage spilled over
from numerous storm water overflows that discharge into this
stream, usually during storm periods, but occasionally when gates
do not close properly.  (See Figure h, Combined Sewer Overflows)
Other oxygen-demanding wastes, from miscellaneous sources, and the
large accumulations of organic sludge, resulting from both the
solids discharges of the treatment plants and the raw sewage from

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storm water make up the total load carried by the stream.  Figure
5 presents a typical BOD profile for this stream.

                    Coliforms and Pathogens

        Figure 6 presents representative coliform densities found
during the study.  It is quite apparent that densities approaching
levels present in raw sewage can be encountered, and the averages
are far higher than any levels considered safe.  These observa-
tions are further substantiated by a special attempt to isolate
particular pathogenic organisms, which confirmed the presence of
enteric pathogens, including polio and ECHO viruses, in over UO
percent  of the samples collected.  The levels indicate a direct
hazard to health, for those people whose work requires them to
come into some contact with the water.

                       Detergents (ABS)

        The presence of ABS is widely evident in visible foam on
streams throughout the Chicagoland area, especially in the vicinity
of sewage treatment plant outfalls, below spillways, and at other
places where the water is agitated.
        Figure 7 presents data on ABS concentrations in the areas,
obtained from analyses of samples collected in January and
February 1962.  Except for waters entering inlets from Lake Michigan,
waters from nearly every station sampled revealed ABS concentra-
tions greater than 0.5 milligrams per liter (mg/1).

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Values as high as 2.0 mg/1 were found below the principal treatment



plant discharges.





          Nutrients - Phosphate and Nitrogen Compounds





        Among the components of domestic and industrial waste are



chemical compounds that act as nutrients, or fertilizers, to the



natural biological life of a stream.  The most important of these



are the phosphates and compounds of nitrogen.  These compounds



are not readily removed by conventional treatment, and their



presence in effluents results in considerable water quality de-



gradation in downstream areas under conditions favorable to growth



of algae.



        Some sections of the main channel system contain as much



as 10 mg/1 of phosphate in some parts and carry   3 mg/1 into



the Illinois River in low flow seasons.  Part of this is due to  the



domestic and industrial wastes of the Chicago area, and a sizable



amount is contributed by the Blockson Works Plant, Olin Mathieson



Chemical Corporation, in the Joliet area.



        The nitrogen contributions to the main stem are principally



from the Metropolitan Sanitary District effluents.  The stream



carries high levels of ammonia and organic nitrogen, which under-



go metabolic changes in the stream and result in a sizable



secondary oxygen demand in downstream portions of the Illinois River.



The effect of these nitrogenous residues is further exhibited by



their fertilizing action.  The net result of the combined effects



of the high phosphate and nitrogenous residues is continued

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degradation of downstream water quality by the twofold action of



reduced oxygen levels and high algal productivity, which creates



water use problems of its own.  The problem of nutrient removal is



one of the principal unsolved problems to be faced by pollution



control agencies and should be highlighted in research plans of



all interests concerned with preservation of water quality.





                          Temperature





        The waters of Lake Michigan are relatively cold at



their point of entry into the main channel.  Contributions of



waste water by the Metropolitan Sanitary District (MSB) dis-



charges and by at least three large power plants quickly raise the



temperature of the waterway  an average of 9-10°C.  It has been



estimated that about £6 percent  of this rise in temperature is



due to the power plant cooling waters.  The effect of this



temperature rise is to increase the rate of oxygen uptake by the



waste assimilation processes of the stream and to reduce the oxygen



capacity of the stream.  Both of these effects are detrimental.





                        Organic Solids





        Studies made on the effluents of the MSD plants showed



an average discharge of about 120 tons per day of suspended  mate-



rial, on an annual basis,  Similar studies on one of the storm over-



flows in the Chicago area showed that contributions from this



source would average 2$ tons per day distributed throughout  a year

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by typical annual storm patterns.  The combined loading to the
waterway presents itself throughout the length as sludge deposits.
These deposits ferment constantly under anaerobic conditions,
produce nauseous appearance, odors, and gas bubbles, and exert
additional oxygen demands on the stream.  One of the most im-
portant considerations in the improvement of the waters in the
waterway system will be the removal of these organic solids through
additional treatment and the elimination of combined sewer systems.

                            Biology

        Studies of the biological life of the main stem confirm
the findings of gross pollution noted above.  The biology of this
stream is one of complete barrenness in certain zones,  along with
extremely high numbers of the tubificid worms (sludgeworms) at
many points along its course.  A clean water stream would have
many varieties of aquatic life, including fish and bottom dwellers.
This stream has no fish and only one or two varieties of bottom
life, which, when present, are found in tremendous numbers.  ^
Figure 8 presents a summary of the bottom dwelling organisms
found in these waters and attests to the degradation of its water
quality.

The Gal-Sag Channel

        The Cal-Sag Channel originates at the Calumet Harbor inlet
and normally flows west through the controlling works at Blue
Island (soon to be changed to the O'Brien Locks just south of

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Lake Calumet), to its junction with the main stem at Sag junction,
a distance of about 32 miles.  In its flow westward it receives
drainage outflow from Lake Calumet, the Grand Calumet River, the
Calumet treatment plant of the Metropolitan Sanitary District,
and the Little Calumet River, with incidental drainage from the
surrounding areas.  The stream normally flows westward; but many
times, particularly following periods of heavy rainfall, it has
been known to flow in the opposite direction, with the divide near
the confluence of the Little Calumet River.

                        Dissolved Oxygen

        Waters entering the Gal-Sag channel system from Lake
Michigan are high in DO, about 7 mg/1 (see Figure 3) although not
up to saturation level, probably because of the effects of fre-
quent reversals of flow.  As they proceed westward, the DO level
drops to about 1-2 mg/1 in the vicinity of the Calumet treatment
works.  A slight rise occurs here due to the high oxygen content
of this effluent, but farther westward the minimum DO is reached
near the junction with the main stem.  Although DO levels are
highly depleted, reflecting gross pollution in the stream, its
condition does not reach the zero levels found along the main stem.

                              BOD

        The BOD at the inlet to the Gal-Sag system from Lake
Michigan is higher than waters representative of the Lake

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(see Figure £).  This can be attributed to the reversals of



flow previously described.  As the waters flow westward, a large



increase in BOD occurs in the vicinity of the Calumet treatment



works outfall.  Farther downstream, the BOD is gradually reduced,



due to natural purification processes, but does not approach a



satisfactory level even at the confluence.  The satisfaction of



this BOD, coupled with the oxygen demands of the sludge beds in



this channel, combine to produce the low DO levels found in



this stream.





                   Coliforms and Pathogens





        The conditions described for the main stem apply equally



to this stream.  The high coliform densities (Figure 6) throughout



its length are a definite hazard to health.  Likewise, the high



coliforms encountered at the inlet to this stream may be a



major source of pollution of Lake Michigan during the periods of



stream reversal previously noted.





Persistent Chemicals, Nutrients, Temperature, Solids, and Biology





        The conditions described for these parameters in the main



stem apply equally to this channel.  Biological findings at the



inlet further confirm the effects of reversal of flow by the



presence of large numbers of sludgeworms at this point.

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Calumet Watershed Complex

         Grand Calumet River and Indiana Harbor Canal

        This stream originates at Gary, Indiana, and flows
westward, receiving large volumes of effluents from the indus-
tries at Gary and the effluents from the Gary, Hammond, and
East Chicago sewage treatment plants.  Much of the flow origina-
ting from the Gary area is diverted north through the Indiana
Harbor Canal and enters Lake Michigan.  Part of the Hammond dis-
charge also flows in this direction at times, with the remainder
flowing west to the confluence with the Cal-Sag.  During storm
periods, these flows may move in either direction.
        The DO levels in this stream are comparable to those
found in the upper waterway.  Low DO levels predominate in the
waters diverted to Lake Michigan, and zero DO is found in the
portion flowing westward into the Cal-Sag channel.  The BOD
levels are correspondingly high and increase sharply in the western-
most section of this stream.  Coliform levels are also very high
in all sections of the stream, approaching the levels present in
raw sewage at its confluence with the Cal-Sag channel.  The other
parameters exhibit similarly high levels, except the portion of the
stream draining into Lake Michigan.  This portion shows a  high
ammonia level in relation to the total nitrogen content, a high
phenol level, and a relatively low phosphate level.  These re-
lationships indicate that the waste discharges into this portion
of the stream are predominantly industrial, masking the effects
of the municipal discharges.

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            Little Calumet River and Burns Ditch





        Like the Grand Calumet, the Little Calumet flows in two



directions.  Originating east of Gary, in the Dunes area,  it flows



west to the Cal-Sag channel, but a large portion of the flow is



diverted into Lake Michigan through Burns Ditch, located east of



Gary.  This stream receives the wastes from many small tributar-



ies and small treatment plants with some industrial effluents.



The eastern portion is comparatively clean, but the western



portion, including that which drains east through Burns Ditch,



exhibits levels of DO, BOD, and coliforms comparable to the other



streams already described.  The overall water quality of this



stream is comparable to that described for the Cal-Sag channel.





Lake Michigan





        Water in the main body of Lake Michigan, as revealed by



samplings at stations located 10 miles or more from shore, is



of very high quality.  Its nutrient levels are favorable,  con-



taining only traces of phosphate and oxidized nitrogen, sufficient-



ly low to suppress the growth of undesirable planktonic organisms.



Its mineral content is comparatively low and quite uniform except



for some minor variability in some of the constituents. These



constituents provide no problems with respect to the water uses



encountered.



        The inshore waters of the Lake, particularly in the southwest

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sector, exhibit some significant variations from those des-
cribed above and in some areas are sufficiently affected to
cause impairment to water uses.  Data collected by the Project,
although incomplete, nevertheless are of sufficient volume to
highlight some of the problems resulting from the waste discharges
entering this sector of the lake.

                  Dissolved Oxygen and BOD

        Although DO concentration and BOD do not reach critical
levels, there is exhibited sufficient change in these parameters,
particularly in the Indiana Harbor area, to point to need for
remedial measures.  Levels of DO as low as 2.5 and BOD's up to
5.1 mg/1, have been recorded, indicating this as one of the major
waste input sources.  Fortunately, because of the large dilutions
afforded by the lake, these conditions do not persist, except for
this harbor area.
        The Calumet and Chicago River harbors did not exhibit
comparable levels, presumably because these harbors are input
points into the Illinois River system rather than points of dis-
charge.  The limited number of Burns Ditch results indicated DO
levels as low as $.h and BOD's up to 10.1 mg/1.  The effects on
adjacent waters in Lake Michigan are now being studied.

                          Coliforms

        In contrast with the coliform findings in the deep waters

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of the lake, the coliform levels in the southwest sector provide



ample evidence of pollution.  Increased levels, as high as 1000/100



ml, were found as far out as Ij. miles from shore, between the Wisconsin



line and Gary, Indiana.  In the Calumet Harbor area, the levels



were comparatively low, probably due to little or no flow re-



versal encountered during this study period.   Levels in the



Indiana Harbor area were also comparatively low, although it is



well known that this area receives effluents from two major



municipal treatment works, Gary and East Chicago, Indiana.



Limited sampling of Burns Ditch discharges by the Project have



shown levels as high as 11,000 organisms per 100 ml, with levels



up to 7,600 per 100 ml in adjacent Lake waters.  Results from



sampling in 1961 by the State Board of Health of Indiana showed



levels as high as 1*30,000/100 ml,  with 6 of 20 samples higher



than 200,000.



        The high coliform levels,  and other pollutional effects,



inhibit recreational opportunities in Lake Michigan waters, es-



pecially along Indiana shores,  Bathing beaches in Chicago and



the Chicago water intakes are affected from these sources under



circumstances wherein the water movements of the lake are from



south to north along the shoreline, or during periods of heavy



storm runoff when the Calumet River discharges into the Lake.

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                  Persistent Chemicals and ABS





        These materials are relatively low and present no par-



ticular problems to water users at this time, except during periods



of water movement from south to north along the shoreline.  During



these periods of water movement, slugs of waste discharges have



been known to remain undiluted for sufficient distance and time



to produce marked taste and odor problems to the water supply



of Chicago and adjacent cities.  The Project is currently in-



volved in a study of this problem and will attempt to pinpoint



the sources of these wastes, as well as the extent of water damage



involved.  There is no doubt at this time that much of this ori-



ginates in the industrial complex between Gary and the Calumet



River, including the discharges from the Indiana Harbor Canal.








                           Nutrients





        Nutrient levels along the southwest shoreline, although



very low when compared with the Illinois waterway, present a



current problem to present-day water uses and a much greater



potential problem to future water uses of Lake Michigan.  Pro-



lific growths of attached algae (Cladophora) periodically break



off and are deposited on the Chicago beaches, causing nuisances



from its decay.  Regular occurrences of heavy plankton populations



result in interference in water treatment processes, and reduction



of filter plant productive capacity.

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So long as nitrogen and phosphorus compounds are discharged into



the Lake, these problems will intensify.



        Long-range water quality considerations require that dis-



charge of materials into the Lake be discouraged and that re-



search in the removal of these materials from effluents be in-



tensified.





                     Phenol and Ammonia





        These materials are basic components of industrial



discharges from the industrial complex between Gary and the Calumet



River.  High phenol and ammonia levels, sufficient to affect



municipal water supplies*have been found in this area.  Phenols



as high as 32 micrograms per liter have been found in the in-



shore waters and 52.it in the waters of Indiana Harbor.  Corres-



ponding ammonia levels are 0.37 mg/1 and ii.18 mg/3, respectively.



The principal effects of these components are the taste and odor,



and chlorination problems encountered in municipal water treat-



ment processes.  Although both of these components are subject to



biological degradation, the cool temperatures of the Lake reduce



the reaction rate.  This, coupled with predominant water movements



from south to north, results in recurring water treatment problems.





                          Biology





        The inshore areas of Lake Michigan from Calumet Harbor



to Burns Ditch, Indiana, are degraded biologically, in degrees

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ranging from »severe" near Indiana and Calumet Harbors to "mild"
near Burns Ditch.  The bottom-dwelling organisms are predominant-
ly sludgeworms and bloodworms.  These organisms favor a habitat
of organic sediment and are very tolerant of poor water quality
conditions.  The aquatic scuds (Pontaporeia) that are predominant
bottom dwellers throughout Lake Michigan, except near major waste
sources, are almost nonexistent in these inshore waters.  They
prefer a sand and gravel habitat and require clean, clear water.
However, the sludgeworms and bloodworms do not occur in large
numbers as would be expected where organic sediments cover the
lake bottom.  This is attributed to the industrial wastes dis-
charged in the Calumet and Indiana Harbor areas that are either
toxic or inhibitory to those organisms.
        Biological degradation is further evidenced by a paucity
of planktonic algae even though nutrient levels are relatively
high.  Suspended solids emanating from the harbors inhibit the
development of planktonic algae,either by reducing the transpar-
ency of the water and consequently limiting light penetration,
or by toxic effects.  Water transparencies are generally less than
one meter in the lake waters as far as h miles off the Calumet
area shoreline.
        In the inshore area from the Wisconsin-Illinois state
line south to Calumet Harbor, the benthic fauna consists of a
varied population of organisms usually predominated by Pontaporeia.

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At some stations, however, the oligochaete worms were numerous.



The waters of this area are influenced by organic wastes discharged



farther north in Wisconsin, and a standing crop of planktonic algae



results that is sometimes 10 to 100 times more dense than the waters



farther lakeward.  In addition, these nutrient-rich waters produce



luxuriant mats of filamentous algae (usually Cladophora) which



cover all firm submerged attachment surfaces.  They break loose



during storms, or at maturity,' and wash up on bathing beaches,



foul fishing nets, and clog water intake screens.  The death,



deposition, and decay of algae results in a bottom habitat of



organic sediment that is more favorable to sludgeworms and blood-



worms and less favorable to the desirable aquatic scuds.





Fox River





        This river originates in Wisconsin west of Milwaukee and



flows south into Illinois, receiving waste discharges of man-made



origin and the runoff from adjacent farm lands.  In Illinois it



passes through a series of recreational lakes known as the



Chain 0' Lakes (see Figure 9), where it receives septic tank



effluent, the discharges of several sewage treatment-plants,  and



local runoff.  From its outlet at Lake Pistakee, it flows past



the cities of Elgin, St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, and Aurora



to its confluence with the Illinois River, receiving the treated



wastes from these and many smaller communities en route.  It is



predominantly a recreational stream, supporting many marinas.

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The flow through Illinois is restricted by many small impoundments



to provide sufficient water for these activities.



        Water quality studies by the Project consisted of routine



samples collected at its mouth during the study of the Illinois



River and a short period of study of the Chain 0' Lakes area by



the Lake County Health Department, in which the Project provided



laboratory support.



        Samples collected at the mouth of the river are character-



ized by high DO levels, BOD's averaging between 3 and 10 mg/1 in



the three study periods, phosphates up to 1.0 mg/1, high nitrogen



levels, and coliforms of 1,500 per 100 ml.



        The Chain 0' Lakes study showed DO as low as 3.0 mg/1,



phosphate up to 0.76 mg/1, and ammonia of 1.09 mg/1 at various



sampling locations.




        Plankton counts at the mouth of the river ranged from



5,700 to 35^000 organisms per ml, the dominant groups being  diatoms,



greens, and blue-greens, in that order.  The Chain 0' Lakes study



showed counts as high as 56,000, dominated by blue-greens and



diatoms.



        In summary, the data reveal the principal water quality



problems to be the high algae levels resulting from the nutrients



present in the numerous sewage discharges and the slow flow-through



and low velocity of these waters, tending to hold these nutrients



in the zones of discharge.

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                       ' '  III  WASTE SOURCES





       This chapter presents a review of known wastes discharged in



the Chicago and Environs area.  The area is divided into five parts



or sub-areas as described in Chapter I.



       The presentation consists of five sections.  The first section



is a summary of municipal wastes, which includes domestic and indus-



trial wastes discharged to municipal sewerage systems.  The second



section presents a summary of industrial wastes discharged directly



to local watercourses.  The third section pertains to combined sewer



overflows.  The fourth section is on pollution from vessels, and the



fifth section concerns wastes from Federal installations.






Municipal Wastes






       Sewered communities, institutions, and commercial establishments



such as motels are included in the municipal sewage inventory.  Data



were compiled from existing Federal, State, Local and Sanitary District



reports and supplemented by field investigations.  The reported data



are for the year I960, except that data for the Calumet Area in North-



western Indiana are for the year 1961.  Municipal systems serving



1,000 or more persons are tabulated individually by subbasin whereas



those serving less than 1,000 persons are grouped by subbasin in



Tables 2 to 9, inclusive,  and depicted in Figures 10 and 11.  The



portion of the Fox River below Yorkville contributes minimal pollution



to the Illinois River System and is therefore not shown in Figure 10.

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       Population equivalents (PE) are calculated on a 5-day "bio-

chemical oxygen demand (BOD) "basis, using analytical data from GLIKBP

studies or furnished by the plant or control agency and assuming each

pound per day of BOD to "be equivalent to six persons.  The data pre-

sented for the subbasins in the Chicago and Environs area shows that

if-36 communities, institutions., and commercial establishments are served

by 301 sewerage works.  The total waste load to these systems is about

9,860,000 PE and the total load discharged to the watercourses is

about 1,290,000 PE.  The following table summarizes the waste loads

by sub-areas:
                                                   Waste Loads
                                              Population Equivalents
     Sub-Areas                            Before jgreatment  As Discharged

1.  The main connecting channel between Lake    7,828,300     968,100
    Michigan and the Illinois River, extend-
    ing from Lake Inlets, at Wilmette and the
    Chicago River mouth,  through the North
    Shore Channel, North Branch of Chicago
    River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal,
    and Des Plaines River; to the confluence
    of the Des Plaines and Kankakee Rivers;
    exclusive of sub-area 2.

2.  The Calumet-Sag Channel and that portion    1,163,280     182,500
    of the Calumet River System presently
    tributary to the Illinois River; including
    Wolf Lake.

3.  The Calumet Area of northwest Indiana       Included in Sub-Area k
    presently tributary to Lake Michigan

k.  Local waters of Lake Michigan, along the
    shoreline from the Wisconsin-Illinois
    State line southward and eastward to in-
    clude the mouth of Burns Ditch in Indiana.

    Sub-Area 3                                    420,060      55,665
    Waukegan-Highland Park Area                   207,900      26,965
       Total for Sub-Area 4                       527,960~    ""82,630

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5.  A portion of the Fox River extending from the     238,910  59;600
    Wisconsin-Illinois State Line southward
    through the urbanized area of metropolitan
    Chicago, including the Pox Chain 0'Lakes.

       In addition to sewered or partially sewered communities included

in this section, there are many unsewered areas discharging septic tank

effluents or raw sewage to local watercourses.  There may be some cases

where the overall waste contribution to a local watercourse is consider-

able, but in general these matters constitute local nuisances and

sanitation problems.  Loads from these sources are not included in the

above table.


Industrial Wastes


       The industrial waste summary encompasses industrial establish-

ments that discharge directly to the receiving waters of the area.

       Initial waste loads were compiled from State, County, City and

Sanitary District records, and supplemented by data received from

individual industries, regulatory agencies, and field investigation of

known outfalls.  For some industries, waste loads were estimated from

data obtained from similar industries.  Industries discharging waste

loads of 1,000 PE or greater are tabulated individually by subbasin,

whereas those with waste loads less than 1,000 PE are grouped by sub-

basin in Tables 1, 11 and 12, and depicted in Figures 12 and 13.

      One-hundred .^nd forty-three industries were reviewed in the study

area.  Those industries include ?0 chemical plants, 11 iron and/or

steel plants, 6 by-product coke plants, ^ paper and allied product plants,

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7 oil refineries, 15 food processing plants and a variety of other

diversified industrial enterprises.  Most of these industries provide

some type of waste treatment facilities and/or control measures.

       The total industrial waste load discharged in the study area

is about 1,183,000 PE and is summarized by sub-areas in the following

table:
                                                                Population
      Sub-Area                                   No. of Plants  Equivalent

1.  The main connecting channel between Lake          80        259,100
    Michigan and the Illinois River, extending
    from Lake inlets at Wilmette and the
    Chicago River mouth, through the North
    Shore Channel, Worth Branch of Chicago
    River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, and
    Des Plaines River, to the confluence of the
    Des Plaines and Kankakee Rivers, exclusive
    of sub-area 2.

2.  The Calumet-Sag Channel and that portion of       36         92.000
    the Calumet River System presently tributary
    to the Illinois River; including Wolf Lake

3.  The Calumet Area of northwest Indiana
    presently tributary to Lake Michigan;       (included in Sub-Area •V)

4.  Local waters of Lake Michigan, along the
    shoreline from the Wisconsin-Illinois State
    line southward and eastward to include the
    mouth of Bums Ditch in Indiana.

    Sub-Area 3                                        18        812,000
    Waukegan-Highland Park Area                        3          8,800
        Total for Sub-area 4                          21        820;800

5.  A portion of the Fox River extending from the      8         11,200
    Wisconsin-Illinois State Line southward through
    the urbanized area of metropolitan Chicago,
    including the Fox Chain 0'Lakes

       Many industries discharge pollutants other than oxygen-demanding

wastes that can adversely affect the receiving waters.  The principal

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non-oxygen demanding pollutants are inert solids,, oil, dissolved solids,

inorganic chemicals and certain organic chemicals and nutrients.


Combined Sewer Overflows


       The overflow of raw sewage and industrial wastes mixed with

storm water during periods of storm runoff constitutes a significant

intermittent source of pollution of the waterways in the Chicago Area.

The project conducted a pilot study in the area tributary to the three

main sewage treatment plants of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of

Greater Chicago for the purpose of estimating the amount of pollution

from combined sewer overflows.

       The pilot study was conducted on the area tributary to the

Roscoe Street sewer.  Results from the pilot study were translated by

appropriate ratios to determine the BOD overflow load in each treatment

plant area, tabulated as follows:
                                               Average Annual BOD
                                               Overflow Load
        Treatment Plant                        Ib/day
         North Side                              7,100

         Stickney                               35,500

         Calumet                                 4,300

             Total                              U6,900

       The total estimated load shown above is almost a third as much

as the combined load to the stream system from the three MSB treatment

plants.

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Pollution from Vessels





       During 1961, 69,360,5^8 tons of freight were handled in Chicago



and environs from United States,  Canadian and Foreign overseas vessels,



comprising some 17,000 trips.  These were made by cargo, tugboats,



towboats, commercial fishing, shuttle and sightseeing vessels.  The



number and type of ships, cargo capacities, port time, passengers and



pollutional estimates of vessels using the watercourses in the Chicago



area during 196! for international, intrastate and intraport commerce



have been compiled in Table 13.



       The number of pleasure craft having marine toilet facilities



that used Lake Michigan in the Chicago area in 1961, has been estimated



at 8,000 involving 160,000 trips.



       The inadequate and/or non-treatment of discharged wastes by an



increased volume of commercial shipping and pleasure craft in the Chicago



area has resulted in greater overall pollution.  Those wastes are



classified as follows:



       1.  Wastes of human origin



       2.  Wastes from ballast and bilge water



       3.  Compartment washings



       h.  Garbage




       5.  Dredged materials



       6.  Refuse and dunnage



       ?.  Cargo losses



       8.  Miscellaneous

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Pollution problems resulting from the uncontolled discharging of



wastes from vessels can be serious, such as they can alter the esthetic



value of harbors, bathing beaches and private property;  be a health



hazard to bathers and water skiers;  and be costly and a health hazard



to municipal and industrial water supplies.



       The increased number of pleasure craft in this area has resulted



in greater congestion and pollution in harbors and marinas.  Oil,  gaso-



line exhaust wastes, garbage and sewage are the major sources of



pollution from pleasure craft.



       Most of the pleasure craft in the Chicago area are used from



12 to 16 hours per week and carry an average crew of k persons per



vessel.  The operating season for pleasure boats usually lasts about



17 weeks.  There are times during the season when many of the boaters



live on their craft when moored in the marinas.  The 8,000 pleasure



craft having marine toilet facilities can be expected to contribute a



domestic sewage equivalent to that from a community of 3>000 persons



to the harbors and beaches in Chicago and environs whereas the waste



load from commercial vessels using the ports in this area is equiva-



lent to that from a community of 1,700 persons.



       Pollution from commercial vessels and pleasure craft is serious



since it degrades shoreline property, affects water quality, creates



a health hazard, and affects harbor and bathing beach conditions.




Although the pollution conditions do not spread over extended areas in



open waters, they became significant problems in ports, harbors, and

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marinas due to the concentration of "boats therein.  Further, due to the



itinerant nature of "boat movements coupled with indiscriminate vaste



disposal practices, there exists a continuing pollution hazard to



water supply intakes.



       The pollution problem from commercial craft could be alleviated



either by the installation of adequate waste treatment devices, by



pumping wastes via a sewer line installed on the dock for ultimate




disposal on land, or by the development of strict regulations for the



control of sanitation in the various ports in the Chicago area   In



respect to pleasure craft, the problem could be alleviated, by in-



tensive research directed toward development of effective treatment



devices, educational programs to encourage boaters to use shore



facilities and the development of strict regulations for the control




of sanitation in marinas.



       In the Chicago area, the Interstate Quarantine Regulations



prohibit discharges of wastes within k miles of the City of Chicago



intakes.  At all other municipal potable water intakes in the Great



Lakes the prohibited area is 3 miles.  The control of discharges from



the great variety of ocean going ships, lake boats, other commercial



craft, and pleasure craft which ply other areas of the Great Lakes



is difficult at best.  Posting of the regulations, coupled with surveil-



lance limited to the efforts of the Public Health Service, the Coast



Guard and possibly the Corps of Engineers, constitute the control



measures.

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Wastes from Federal Installations






       Overall, there are 2173 federal installations located in the



Region reported as discharging wastes, although the vast majority are



on municipal sewerage systems.  Some 216 of these installations dis-



charge treated and untreated wastes into the surface waters of the



Region.  The Regional Office is actively pursuing a program involving



evaluation surveys and reports on this latter group.  Also in instances



where reports of pollution conditions are received by the Regional



Office, technical assistance is given to the installation to correct



the condition and prevent reccurrance.



       Included in the 2l6 mentioned above are 2^ federal installations



that discharge wastes into the surface waters of Chicago and its en-



virons.  Eighteen of these installations, with a total domestic waste



volume of 5,569,- 000 gallons per day, have waste treatment facilities



provided.  Six installations with a total of 2,980 fallons of wastes



per day discharge without treatment into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship



Canal, the Little Calumet River and Lake Michigan.



       The most significant contributors are the two sewage treatment



plants at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, the plant at Fort



Sheridan, the Argonne National Laboratory and the Kankakee and Elwood



Units of the Joliet Arsenal.  Apart from a potential waste load



estimated at 5-0 MGD from an inactive industrial operation at the



Kankakee Unit of the Joliet Arsenal, the balance of the federal in-



stallations contribute a total of about 20,000 GPD of industrial wastes

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to the surface streams of the area.  Identification of all 2*4-  installa-



tions along with estimates of waste flows to the  receiving streams and



lakes are listed in Table 14 and located on Figure Ik.

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                   IV  WATSR.. QUALITY  IMPROVEMENT MEASURES


       It will be apparent from the foregoing description of conditions,

that no single panacea will result in the improvements in water quality

which the area needs, desires,  and - with concerted effort - can

achieve.  It is possible, however, to define the major elements of the

problem, and to suggest those measures on which a concentration of

effort may be expected to yield the most immediate and greatest

improvement.

       In its reports to the Justice Department for the diversion

hearings, the Public Health Service made the following recommendations:

       "1.  No less than secondary treatment should be provided for
            all sewage being discharged to the Upper Illinois River
            System and the main stem below Lockport.

        2.  The Metropolitan Sanitary District should undertake an
            extensive study to determine the best plan to attain the
            recommended goal on stream coliform density.   The tech-
            nical practicability of disinfecting the canal at several
            locations and/or the disinfecting of treatment plant
            effluents and storm water overflows should be studied.

        3.  The Metropolitan Sanitary District should continue its
            present experimental program of artificial reaeration
            of the river system in order to determine whether it is
            practical to increase oxygen concentrations by this
            method under the conditions that prevail.

        k.  The recently enacted industrial waste ordinance should
            be reviewed for possible revisions that will encourage
            industrial practices which minimize the quantity and
            strength of industrial wastes delivered to the MSD
            sewer system.

        5.  The Metropolitan Sanitary District should continue
            the program for the detection of unknown submerged
            outfalls,  illegal connections to storm sewers, and
            other types of illicit connections.

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       6.  The use of the canals in the Chicago area for cooling
           water by air conditioning, thermal power, and industrial
           installations should be regulated and limited.

       1.  The MSD and other responsible agencies should increase the
           emphasis given to research and development programs
           for  improvement" of treatment techniques and other measures
           to protect the quality of receiving waters.

       8.  The Metropolitan Sanitary District should immediately
           undertake comprehensive engineering studies to determine
           the best plan for the separation of storm and sanitary
           sewers, and the plan should be implemented as it becomes
           available.  Suggested short-term improvements should be.
           made in the meantime.

       9-  The "water year" for computation of the average allowable
           diversion should begin on March 1, and should continue
           for a two-year period if necessary for balancing the
           water account when circumstances dictate, to foster better
           utilization of the authorized diversion."

       Improvement measures can be conveniently grouped under headings

of Exclusion, Collection, Treatment, Dispersal, and Operations.


Exclusion of Wastes at the Source
       While it seems certain that waste transport will continue to be

one of the uses served by the waters of an area, there are certain

substances which should be excluded from sewer systems, and disposed

of by other means.  Most notable of these is radioactive material,

and there seems to be universal agreement that the quantities of such

material discharged to streams should be severely limited.  Other

materials which should be separated (or kept separate) from waste water

at the source include the toxic metals, oil, and strong acids or

alkalis.  In addition, economic considerations can be made to exert

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greater influence on the choice of disposal methods by industries.



To that end, the Public Health Service has recommended consideration



of industrial waste ordinances that base the charges for sewer service



on the quantities of wastes received for treatment and disposal. (This



is not the current practice of the Metropolitan Sanitary District of



Chicago ).  The experience of other cities has been cited to show that



this practice can result in substantial reduction of waste loads



handled by the public disposal facility.






Storm Water Overflow Control






       Like many of the older large cities of the country, Chicago to-



day has a sewer system that evolved in response to current practices



as time went on rather than being planned in the light of present-



day knowledge and attitudes.  The collector system of the Metropolitan



Sanitary District contains some 350 overflow points, where a part of



the mixture of storm water and untreated sewage is spilled locally to



the stream system.  The continuous effects of these periodic overflows



were described earlier  in the discussion of the Biochemical Oxygen



Demand exerted by sludge deposits.



       The task, of separating sewers or effecting other control measures



in congested areas and high-value districts is a monumental one, and



it is not expected to be fully accomplished in a short time. Urban



redevelopment affords an opportunity to institute corrective practices.



The Public Health Service has recommended that MSD,and others charged

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with the responsibility, embark upon a thorough study of ways and



means to solve this problem.



       It is appropriate to note here an important sidelight of the



combined sewer problem.  The runoff from rainfall in an urban area



is itself a carrier of pollutional materials to streams.  The few



pilot studies that have been completed to date suggest that this con-



tribution is substantial.  Further study of this aspect is needed, and



is under way;  the need for such study is not, however, considered



justification for continuing the practice of deliberately combining



storm runoff with large quantities of waste known to be of human fecal



origin.






Waste Treatment Techniques and Research






       In regard to waste treatment practices, there is need for research



to improve the efficacy of treatment, and also for wider and better



application of things already known.  Modern methods for biological



treatment of wastes can do only a part of the job - but they can do



that part to a greater degree than is currently being practiced in



many places.  Reasons may be that plants are too small, are obsolete,



are not designed to take full advantage of present technical knowledge,



or are not manned by operators trained and motivated to do the best



possible job.




       Properly designed and operated, treatment plants today should



be expected to accomplish, with a high degree of efficiency, the



following results:  l) removal of floating matter and suspended solids;

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2) stabilization of decomposable organic material, as reflected by



satisfaction of biochemical oxygen demand; 3) destruction of patho-



gens; and h) provision of dissolved oxygen, to contribute toward the



oxygen demand of the continuing reaction as the residue flows down-



stream.  Referring to the third item, the Service has recommended



investigation of the feasibility of chlorinating the effluents from



municipal waste treatment plants   The major plants in this area



(including MSB) do not chlorinate effluents at present.



       In the Chicago area and environs, some isolated communities



and several industries are still discharging wastes with little or



no treatment.  These wastes should either be provided with proper



treatment at the source, or connected to the central systems.



       Research is especially needed to develop techniques' Tor treat-



ment of persistent organic and other synthetic compounds that resist



biological degradation, and for the removal of the nutrients that



promote aquatic growth and lead to dense algal blooms in streams and



lakes.  Recognition of the need for research, and support of it, can



yield solutions, as demonstrated by recent developments with regard



to synthetic detergents,



       In addition to treatment at plants, the possibilities for in.



situ treatment, in the receiving streams and lakes,  should be further



explored.  The Metropolitan Sanitary District is to be commended for



its experiments with an in-stream aerator, aimed at increasing the



oxygen input to the stream from the air.  Although the results to date



have not been notably succesful, efforts along this line should be

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continued.  Other possibilities along this line are   in-stream dis-



infection  and better ways to control undesirable aquatic growths.



As previously noted,, the removal of nutrients, nitrogen and phosphate,



from effluents, would help.  But nitrogen and phosphate are not the



only elements required for over- active aquatic growth.  Beeearch



effort may disclose some governing element which is present in minute




quantities, and is amenable to control.






Dispersal of Residues






       In the present state of knowledge, the effluent from municipal



and industrial wastes, even after a high degree of treatment, will



still degrade the quality of water in receiving streams to such a



degree as to be detrimental to many uses, unless sufficient quantities



of higher-quality water are made available to dilute the residue and



reduce concentrations of pollutional materials both known and unknown



in nature.  That is why the Public Health Service recommended that the



direct diversion from Lake Michigan at Chicago, presently allowed by the



Supreme Court, not be reduced.  The planning and design of waste col-



lection and treatment systems should give greater attention to



strategic location of the outfalls for ultimate disposal.  Many treat-



ment plants in the Chicago area discharge to watercourses that have no



other flow during dry-weather periods.  Master sewerage plans should be



prepared for the area.  These plans should delineate the areas served,



or to be served, by each individual system, and should foster the

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combining of small isolated plants into integrated systems as



development progresses.






Operations






       It goes without saying that the best designed plant will not



accomplish its purpose without proper operation.Encouragement  and



support should be given to the state water pollution control agencies




in their efforts to improve training and promote licensing of sewage



works operators.  Illinois now has mandatory, and Indiana voluntary,



licensing procedures.



       Monitoring and surveillance are important elements of operation



that merit greater attention.  The development of remotely-controlled



and continuously recording instruments for measuring water quality has



made rapid strides in recent years.  As an example of operational use



of such equipment, dissolved oxygen analyzers should be permanently



installed at critical points in the Chicago area stream system.  The



information thus obtained should be relayed to a control center  and



there utilized to dispatch flows of allowable diversion from Lake



Michigan as needed, for most efficient utilization of the water.



       The Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago not only



exercises authority over its own works; but also has some jurisdiction



over the receiving channels.  This is a fortunate arrangement, and the



District should actively pursue a program of policing to  prevent




illicit discharges to the waterway, both occasional and continual.

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     V - FEDERALLY AIDED SEWAGE TREATMEOT WORKS PROJECTS





        Forty-two projects in nine counties within the Chicago



area in Illinois and Indiana have received construction grants of



over $!? million under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.



These grants have supported construction in excess of $19.6



million, for projects serving a population of approximately



1$0,000.  Twenty-seven projects have been completed and placed in



operation.  The remaining 15> are currently under construction.



        Detailed data on the individual projects are listed in



Table 15.  Figure 15 depicts the geographical location of the



various projects.

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                                TABUS 1
                    MEMBERS OF TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
             GREAT LAKES-ILLINOIS RIVER BASINS PROJECT
Mr. Loring F. Oeming
Executive Secretary-
State of Michigan
Water Resources Commission
200 Mill Street
Lansing 13, Michigan

Mr. C. W. Klassen  .
Technical Secretary
State of Illinois
Sanitary Water Board
Springfield, Illinois

Mr. Norval E. Anderson
Chief Engineer
The Metropolitan Sanitary District
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100 East Erie Street
Chicago 11, Illinois

Dr. C. S. Boruff
Technical Director
Hiram Walker & Sons, Inc.
Peoria 1, Illinois

Mr. R. A. Hirshfield
General Hydraulic Engineer
Commonwealth Edison Company
Chicago 90, Illinois

Mr. B. A. Poole
Technical Secretary
Stream Pollution Control Board
1330 W. Michigan Street
Indianapolis 7, Indiana

Mr. P. J. Marschall
Vice President in charge of
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Abbott Laboratories
14th and Sheridan
North Chicago, Illinois

Mr. C. J. McLean
c/o Northeastern Illinois Metropolitan
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72 West Adams Street
Chicago 3, Illinois
Mr. 0. J. Muegge
State Sanitary Engineer
The State of Wisconsin
Board of Health
State Office Building            :
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Mr. Ross L. Harbaugh
Superintendent, Chemical Department
Inland Steel Company
Indiana Harbor Works
East Chicago, Indiana

Mr. A. F. Endres
Manager
Whiting Refinery
American Oil Company
2400 New York Avenue
Whiting, Indiana

Mr. Burton H. Atvrood
National Treasurer
Izaak Walton League
Crystal Lake, Illinois

Mr. Horace R. Frye
Superintendent, Water & Sewer Dept.
City of Evanston
Evanston, Illinois

Mr. Edward C. Logelin
Vice President
U. S. Steel Corporation
208 S. LaSalle Street
Chicago 90, Illinois

Mr. H. H. Gerstein
Chief Water Engineer, Bureau of
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Department of Water and Sewers
City of Chicago
Chicago 2, Illinois

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                             FEDERAL INSTALLATIONS

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        Installation
 Discharge
 Surface Water Body
Lake Co.
    1.  Naval Training Center-East
        (Great Lakes)

    2.  Naval Training Center-West
        (Great Lakes)

    3.  Nike Site (Half Day)
    4.  Fort Sheridan



    5.  Nike Site (Near Palatine)


Cook Co.

    6.  Nike Qtrs.  (Worth)


    7.  Nike Qtrs.  (Worth)


    8.  Nike MNT Shop (Orland Park)



    9.  Nike Qtrs.  (Orland Park)


   10.  Nike Site (Orland Park)


   11.  DA Housing  (LeMont)
 3,000,000 GPD  Sewage      Lake Michigan
 Secondary w/chlorination
750,000 GPD  Sewage
Secondary

4,000 GPD Sewage
Secondary

500,000 GPD  Sewage
18,700 GPD Indus.
Secondary w/chlorination
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300,000 GPD  Sewage
Secondary
Skokie  Creek
 Indian  Creek
 Lake Michigan
Buffalo Creek
3,600 GPD Sewage
Secondary

2,000 GPD Sewage
Secondary

3,000 GPD Sewage
800 GPD Indus.
Secondary

10,000 GPD Sewage
Secondary

4,000 GPD Sewage
Secondary

200 GPD Sewage
No Treatment
Cal Sag Channel


Cal Sag Channel


Marley Creek



Marley Creek


Marley Creek
Chicago San. & Ship
Canal

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    Installation

DuPage Co.

   12.  Argonne National Lab.



   13.  Nike Site (Addison)
Discharge
600,000 GPD
1,130 GPD Indus.
Secondary Plants

10,000 GPD Sewage
Secondary
Surface Water Body
Des Plaines River
UNNamed Swamp Trib.
To Salt Creek
Will Co.
   14.  Joliet Arsenal - Elwood Unit 462,000 GPD Sewage
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   17.  Brandon Road I&D
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NO Treatment

450 GPD Sewage
NO Treatment
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Jackson Creek

Grant Creek


Des Plaines River


Des Plaines River

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Lake Co.

   18.  DA Housing (Highland)
   19.  Indiana Hbr. E. Bkw. Lt.
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   20.  DA Housing (Schererville)
   21.  Nike Site (Munster)
TABLE 14 c

INDIANA

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   NO Treatment

   280 GPD Sewage
   NO Treatment

   200 GPD Sewage
   NO Treatment
   10,000 GPD Sewage
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Little Calumet River
Lake Michigan
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Hart Ditch Trib. to
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Porter Co.

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   23.   Nike Site Launching
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   24.   Nike Site Housing
   10,000 GPD Sewage
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   1,000 GPD Sewage
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   9,000 GPD Sewage
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Dunes Creek to
Little Calumet River

Dunes Creek to
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                               TABIJ3
             FEDERALLY AIDED SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS PROJECTS
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Municipalities
Type of
Treatment
Facility Cost
Federal
Grant
Present Pop
Status Served
STATE OF ILLINOIS

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10.


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14.

Village of
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Crystal Lake
City of
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Hunt ley
Village of
Richmond

City of
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City of
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Village of
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Round Lake
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North Shore
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Secondary

Secondary


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Secondary

Secondary


Secondary

Secondary


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Secondary

Secondary

Secondary
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STP

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STP


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STP

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Under
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Under
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Complete

Under
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38,940

2,268

2,238
Fox Lake
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                FEDERALLY AIDED SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS PROJECTS
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Municipalities
Type of
Treatment
I/
Facility Cost
Federal
Grant
Present Pop
Status Served
STATE OF ILLINOIS
15-
16.
17-
18.
19-
20.
21.
22.
23-
2k.
25.
26.
City of
Batavia
San. Dist.
of Elgin
City of
St. Charles
Village of
Lansing
Village of
Thornton
Downers Grove
San. Dist.
Village of
Roselle
Salt Creek
San. Dist.
City of
West Chicago
Wheat on
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Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
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STP
STP
STP
STP
STP
STP
STP
STP
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STP,
Int.
STP,
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$1,008,
$194,
$682,
$109,
$551,
$230,
$203,
$6i4,
$1,545,
$369,
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625
990
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400
607
776
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500
090
711
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$250,
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$160,
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880
420
182
600
507
650
500
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Under
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Complete
Complete
Complete
Under
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Under
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Complete
Complete
Under
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Under
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Complete
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15,
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12,
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1,
1,
838
500
207
675
217
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581
100
316
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189
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27.  Village of
     Beecher
            P/S,
            Int.

Secondary   STP    $165,220
$49,566 Under
        Construction
1,367

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                   TABLE 15c

FEDERALLY AIDED SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS PROJECTS
            IN CHICAGO AND ENVIRONS
Municipalities
Type of
Treatment
I/
Facility
Cost
Federal
Grant
Present Pop.
Status Served
STATE OF ILLINOIS
28.
29-
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35-
36.
37-
38.
Village of
Frankfort
City of
Lockport
Village of
Mokena
Village of
New Lenox
Village of
Peotone
Village of
Plainfield
City of
Wilmington
Village of
Bourbannais
City of
Kanfeakee
Village of
Manteno
City of
Momence
ILLINOIS
SUB-TOTALS
Secondary
Primary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
Secondary
38 project*
STP
STP,
P/S
Int.
STP,
Out.
P/S
STP,
Int.
STP
STP
STP,
P/S
F/M
STP,
Int.
STP
STP, Out
P/S, Int.
STP
3 $1
186,057
426,064
215,348
225,936
147,659
70,000
282,676
218,843
881,003
235,979
209,898
.3,813,248
55,817
126,019
64,604
67,780
40,000
21,000
84,802
65,653
250,000
70,260
Complete
Complete 4,
Complete
Complete 1,
Complete 1,
Under
Construe- 2,
tion
Complete 3,
Complete 1,
Complete 33,
Complete 1,
Under
Construe- 2,
tion
$4,012,431 304,
685
954
903
235
146
200
354
598
000
789
747
712

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                                TABLE
              FEDERALLY AIDED SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS PROJECTS
                          IN CHICAGO AND ENVIRONS
                Type of
Municipalities  Treatment  Facility
                                   Federal           Present Pop.
                           Cost    Grant     Status  Served
STATE OF INDIANA

39. Town of     Secondary  Int.P/S,
    Griffith               F/M,Out.

40. San. Dist.  Secondary  STP,
    of Hammond             P/S
4l. San. Dist.  Secondary  Int.
    of Hammond
42. City of
    Hobart
 Secondary  STP,
            Int.
                       Under
 $1,519,000   250,000  Construe-   9,445
                       tion

  2,452,006   250,000  Under     154,915
                       Construe-
                       tion

    810,000   243,000  Under      12,000
                       Construc-
                       tion

  1,043,239   250,000  Under con- 10,244
                       struction
INDIANA
SUB-TOTALS
GRAND
TOTALS
 4 projects
 $5,824,245  $993,000
186,004
42 projects
$19,637,493 $5,005,431
490,716
I/ STP -- Sewage Treatment Plant
   Int.— Interceptor Sewer
   Out.-- Outfall
   P/S -- Pumping Station
   F/M -- Force Main

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