One effort involves diverting stormwater during heavy rain events underground and into massive reservoirs.
CHICAGO -- Basement flooding is a nuisance many Chicago ans have to deal with and it turns out climate change is making such an occurrence more likely.CBS News Chicago 's Climate Watch team investigated how much worse the smelly problem is getting, and what the agency tasked with managing floodwater is doing about it.Austin resident Ruth Jones recalled one day when she and her family were celebrating her mother's birthday. Then, it started raining.It was July 2, 2023.
'We know of no sewer system in the world that could have handled that extreme rain event in that short amount of time,' Steele said.When the tunnels filled up, 1.1 billion gallons of rainwater and sewage spilled into Lake Michigan, the source of Chicago's drinking water. It was a combined sewer overflow that increased emergency room visits for water-borne illnesses, according to research from the University of Illinois Chicago.
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