Author: Richard L. Kane
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Category : Electronic government information
Languages : en
Pages : 4

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Author: Richard Lanyon
Publisher: Lake Claremont Press: A Chicago Joint
ISBN: 9781893121652
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 422

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The annexation of 1889 made Chicago's South Side the largest of the city's three sewer districts. With it came such challenges as Hyde Park sewers discharging to Lake Michigan, contamination threats at the Sixty-Eighth Street water intake crib; inadequate sewers and flooding; and the public health disaster of Bubbly Creek, the West Arm of the South Fork. Implementing the mayor's Pure Water Plan to eliminate sewers discharging to the lake involved intense cooperation. The city constructed huge intercepting sewers and a new pumping station, while the Sanitary District of Chicago contributed funding for some of the city's work. Addressing its own priorities, the District enlarged the capacity of the South Branch of the Chicago River, replacing obstructive bridges and widening and deepening the channel to pass enough water to keep Lake Michigan free of sewage and to provide dilution for sewage in the canals and rivers. Extending the Sanitary and Ship Canal and building the hydroelectric powerhouse at Lockport fulfilled the dream of low-cost sustainable power. The creation of what became the massive Stickney plant and sewershed eventually brought the promise of drainage relief to South and West Side residents and eliminated the daily discharge of sewage to the canals and the Des Plaines River. Finally, the Deep Tunnel project is bringing an end to the frequent discharge of sewage tainted stormwater to canals and rivers. This is the story of draining the South and West Sides of Chicago, and western suburbs; of eliminating the stagnant, encrusted cesspool that was Bubbly Creek; and of clearing the politics of out of the District to deliver taxpayers efficient, professional, and reliable service.

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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 984

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Author: Jalil Noroozi
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030452123
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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This book presents an overview study about plant biogeography and vegetation of the high mountains of Central and South-West Asia, by a group of specialists familiar with its area and plant growth and ecology. This book discusses its ecological and evolutionary drivers and also its conservation priorities. Central and South-West Asia is one of the most diverse areas in the northern hemisphere and several biodiversity hotspots are concentrated in this region. Most of the biodiversity hotspots are associated with high mountain ranges of the region. Moreover, these mountains have been immigration corridors for the Central Asian flora to reach Euro-Siberian and Mediterranean regions. Despite its importance, there is no overview publication to present the plant biogeography and vegetation of these mountains and most of the publications are local or rather imprecise

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Category : Crops and climate
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Author: Thomas Warren Anderson
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Category : Aquifers
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Author: Edward Thompson Ruppel
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Category : Faults (Geology)
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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A summary of geological data on a major segment of the North American Cordilleran fold and thrust belt.

Author: Felicia Law
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1404838848
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 18

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Features maps and information about the countries, geography, ecology, population, customs, transportation, and economy of Central and Southwestern Asia.

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Category : Agricultural estimating and reporting
Languages : en
Pages : 6

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Languages : en
Pages : 102

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