Flooding forces sewage to be diverted into Lake Michigan

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For the first time since July 2011, they opened locks and sluice gates separating the Chicago River system from the lake, allowing millions of gallons of raw and partially treated waste to flow with runoff into the water supply for 7 million people in Chicago and the suburbs.

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[ekbelt]

As gross as this sounds... its great for the fish. Helps zooplankton... starts from the bottom of the food chain on up. More to eat

[fishy1]

Is that how Chicago plants brown trout!

[jimcr]

its not only Chicago , Milwaukee is dumping also.

[stevesykora]

Brings better definition to the "mud" line

[hear fishy fishy]

I have heard the samething from multiple people. This should help the bait fish and alewives!