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  2. Water cribs in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Named after Chicago Mayor Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, who was in office at the time crib plans were approved, the 110-foot (34 m) diameter circular crib stands in 32 feet (9.8 m) of water and houses a 60-foot (18 m) diameter interior well connected to two new tunnels. The Dunne Crib is situated 50 feet (15 m) from the 68th Street Crib and ...

  3. 22 attorneys general oppose 3M settlement over water ... - AOL

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    Twenty-two attorneys general urged a federal court Wednesday to reject a proposed $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially dangerous ...

  4. 3M reaches $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of ...

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    Chemical manufacturer 3M Co. will pay at least $10.3 billion to settle lawsuits over contamination of many U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially harmful compounds used in ...

  5. Sawyer Water Purification Plant - Wikipedia

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    The plant was under construction for many years, slowed by the Great Depression. Its construction was approved in 1930 and the plant began operation in 1947. [2] Water is drawn from a crib in Lake Michigan that has an intake about 20–30 feet below the surface of the lake and is then drawn through a tunnel below the lake bed to the treatment plant, and then put through several steps to filter ...

  6. 3M settles lawsuits over 'forever chemicals' in water ... - AOL

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    3M, a manufacturer based in St. Paul, Minnesota, announced Thursday that it has reached a settlement to pay $10.3 billion to resolve lawsuits connected to the contamination of many public drinking ...

  7. Chicago area water quality - Wikipedia

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    The State of Illinois created a drainage commission for the Chicago area in 1852 to deal with a potentially contaminated city water supply. [2] The commission made the master drainage plan in 1856. The master drainage plan was centered around raising the city by 3m and constructing new sewers that drained into the river and not the lake.

  8. Chicago activists call for water infrastructure overhaul ...

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  9. Hebron, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Hebron (/ ˈ h iː b r ɪ n / HEE-brihn) is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.It is a commuter village within the Chicago metropolitan area.Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,368. [2]