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Originally Posted by Hayward
Just so people don't get confused, the Chicago river flow can be alternated at any time artificially. I've seen days where they've flicked a switch and the water began flowing out to the lake....that is nasty brown water. Key thing about this article is separating basins and restoring natural flow. At this point in time the water is very dirty, and the present impacts on lake Michigan as far as pollutants wouldn't be so great.
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Theres a double standard. When Indiana or Wisconsin pollutes the lake, Chicago gets up in arms. Never mind that we send our sh*t down the Mississippi and are the single greatest contributor to the Gulf of Mexico dead zone.