Skip to main content

Browse related content for Water Supply Management

« Back to project

Multimedia »

1–10 of 53 | Next »

MPC Roundtable—Tough Stuff: Resilient Infrastructure in a Changing World
  • Presentation
  • May 17, 2013
Slides from the May 15, 2013 MPC Roundtable on resilient infrastructure.
MPC Roundtable—Immeasurable Loss: Modernizing Lake Michigan Water Use
  • Audio
  • May 10, 2013
Audio-only recording of May 7, 2013 MPC Roundtable—Immeasurable Loss: Modernizing Lake Michigan Water Use. A video recording is also available.
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…
MPC Roundtable—Immeasurable Loss: Modernizing Lake Michigan Water Use
  • Presentation
  • May 7, 2013
Button above: Josh Ellis' introductory slides from the May 7, 2013 MPC Roundtable Immeasurable Loss: Modernizing Lake Michigan Water Use. Also available for download: Slides from the other speakers, Dan Injerd of Ill. Dept. of Natural Resources and Mike Smyth of Illinois American Water.
2012 Annual Luncheon: Discussion with Mayors Freeman-Wilson and Barrett
Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson of Gary, Ind. and Mayor Tom Barrett of Milwaukee, Wisc. join MPC President MarySue Barrett for a discussion about priorities and opportunites for regional collaboration. Topics include transportation, natural resources, economic development, and challenges to…
Recommendations for Integrated Water Resources Planning in Lake Zurich
  • Publication
  • (2 MB)
  • Jun 6, 2012
Water itself knows no political boundaries. Rivers flow from one community to another, aquifers span entire regions, rain falls where it will. Yet water resources management is inherently political. Northeastern Illinois’ 284 municipalities plan and implement many facets of water supply,…
2012 Plan for Prosperity: Innovative Solutions for the New Normal
  • Publication
  • (1 MB)
  • Jan 12, 2012
To read MPC's 2012 Plan for Prosperity, download the file. The following is MPC President MarySue Barrett's introductory letter. Sometimes, things aren’t what they seem. For decades, the United States enjoyed what appeared to be boundless economic expansion. Consumers spent and borrowed…
Karla Olson Teasley's Presentation at 11/17 Utilities Roundtable
On Nov. 17, MPC hosted the third event in its infrastructure roundtable series, All Systems Go: Engineering Sustainable Utility Solutions, which focused on water, gas, and power utilities. Karla Olson Teasley, MPC Resource Board member and President of Illinois American Water, presented Illinois'…
All Systems Go: Engineering Sustainable Utility Solutions
The third and final event in MPC's 2011 Infrastructure Roundtable Series, All Systems Go: Engineering Sustainable Utility Solutions featured representatives from ComEd, People's Gas, and Illinois American Water. Read the full event recap.
Emerging Contaminants, Emerging Solutions: Proactive Water Quality Management in the Face of New Threats
Unregulated chemicals from our wastewater are finding their way into our water supply. Our ability to detect and understand the effects of those contaminants is evolving faster than our ability to remove them from our water. We know contaminants such as pharmaceuticals, plastics and pesticides can…

1–10 of 53 | Next »

Metropolitan Planninc Council 140 South Dearborn Street, Suite 1400 Chicago, Illinois 60603 (312) 922-5616 phone (312) 922-5619 fax info@metroplanning.org
Helping create competitive, equitable, and sustainable communities

Since 1934, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) has been dedicated to shaping a more sustainable and prosperous greater Chicago region. As an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, MPC serves communities and residents by developing, promoting and implementing solutions for sound regional growth. Read more about our work »

Current projects