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Immeasurable Loss: Modernizing Lake Michigan Water Use

• Publication
• (6 MB)
• May 7, 2013

Download infographics from report (EPS and PNG formats, 2.4MB) The Chicago area is privileged to be situated on the shores of Lake Michigan, the third largest of the Great Lakes, which altogether account for 20 percent of the world’s readily available freshwater. Lake Michigan supports a…

A drought of leadership or drought leadership? Time to choose

• By Josh Ellis
• Sep 6, 2012

Despite mid-August rain showers, a drought meteorologists have categorized as “severe or extreme” continues to threaten Illinois, Indiana, and southern Wisconsin. Farmers aren’t the only ones in distress. Agribusinesses anticipate earnings shortfalls, and grocery prices are…

HB4496: A World Water Day miracle!

• By Josh Ellis
• Mar 22, 2012

Update, March 28, 2012: The Illinois House approved HB 4496 by a vote of 100 to 14. Today is World Water Day, and beyond being a day to attend one of many water-themed conferences or install a faucet aerator (both good things to do), it's an occasion to reflect on the future direction of water,…

Census points to dramatic regional shifts

• By Joanna Trotter
• Jan 27, 2012

2010 Census data reveals dramatic shifts in Northwest Indiana and Northeastern Illinois’ population over the last decade. While much of the news coverage about the 2010 Census data has focused on the political ramifications of population changes, this new portrait of the region has a host of…

Growing blue: Water, economic development, and corporate stewardship

• By Josh Ellis
• Jun 16, 2011

I do my best to conserve water at home. I try to be smart about actual water use—only running full loads of laundry, keeping a pitcher of water in the fridge so I don't have to wait for cold water, etc.—but I rent, so I'm not in a position to retrofit my apartment with too much in the…

Ed Collins on the life of water

• Video
• Feb 1, 2011

Ed Collins, Natural Resource Manager for the McHenry County Conservation District, explains the fundamental and philosophical difference between restoring water-rich environmehts and other ecosystems. Water moves, inspires, and lives. This was recorded after the Metropolitan Planning Council and…

The Chicago Area Waterway System in maps

• Map
• Oct 29, 2010

A series of maps displaying the many overlapping aspects of the Chicago Area Waterway System, as well as an excerpt from Before the Wells Run Dry, explaining Illinois' diversion of Lake Michigan water.

What Our Water's Worth: Lollapalooza offers lessons in water conservation

• By Josh Ellis
• Aug 11, 2010

In September, MPC and Openlands will launch What Our Water's Worth, a multi-year campaign exploring the many ways in which we use, manage and value water. The initial goal is to raise awareness about the need to invest in, protect and conserve our invaluable water resources, ultimately leading to…

Frank Benichou explains Veolia's new Water Impact Index

• Video
• Aug 10, 2010

Watch this video to hear Frank Benichou, Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer at Veolia Water North America, explain Veolia's new Water Impact Index. The Water Impact Index moves beyond the basic volumetric assessment of water use to incorporate energy consumption, carbon emission,…

Frank Benichou: The difference between water footprints and carbon footprints

• Video
• Aug 10, 2010

Watch this video to hear Frank Benichou, Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer at Veolia Water North America, explain why it is important to understand the local impact of water use. Watch the first video in this series, in which Benichou explains Veolia's new Water Impact Index,…

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