CATEGORY: F - Waste and Storm Water

CLIENT/OWNER: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

SUBMITTING FIRM: Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.

KEY PARTICIPANTS: Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., Cotter Consulting Services, Cushing and Company, Huff & Huff, IHC Construction Companies, LLC, Infrastructure Engineering, Juneau Associates, O'Brien Associates, Primera Group, Inc., Raimonde Drilling, Testing Service Corporation, Ward Ennvironmental Services, Zroka Engineering

DESCRIPTION: For communities along Addison Creek in suburban Chicago, flooding was an all too often occurrence. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) sought to alleviate this issue and put less strain on the region’s floodwater infrastructure by constructing a massive reservoir that would fill with flood water during heavy rain events, keeping it out of basements and off streets.