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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC- James Kirie WRP)

Sewer utility with combined sewers · Illinois · Des Plaines

Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.

Solid dots mark combined sewer outfalls. Ringed dots mark treatment plant outfalls. A yellow ring with a dashed edge means discharge likely or possible: heavy rain, no report received.

Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES)

IL0047741

Wastewater outlets

1 combined sewer outfall and 2 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies · List

Waters listed as receiving wastewater

HIGGINS CREEK

Tracked waters

Higgins Creek, IL

Discharge records counted

1 record · latest Apr 15, 2026, 3:00 AM CDT

Total reported volume in these records

13,000 gallons across the 1 record that give a volume

These totals reflect the records we track. Missing volumes and gaps in reporting limit comparisons between operators.

Sources: EPA ECHO and the operator and state sources linked below. Counts use the discharge records on this page. Updated 2026-11-06 09:03 UTC.

Public notices and alerts

Get alerts from Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC- James Kirie WRP)

Pages where Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC- James Kirie WRP) or the state publishes its notices:

• mwrd.org/community-action/you-can-help-prevent-flooding-and-protect-water-quality/combined-sewer-overflow-notification

Its public-notice channels

• Operator's notice page · Required by law (IL0047741)

  Annual CSO notice not read

  40 CFR 122.38(b): "by May 1 of each calendar year (or an alternative date specified by the Director), any permittees authorized to discharge a CSO to the Great Lakes Basin shall make available to the public an annual notice describing the CSO discharges from its discharge point(s) that occurred in the previous calendar year"

• Warning lights or signs · Required by law (IL0047741)

  Outfall signs not read

  40 CFR 122.38(a)(1): the Great Lakes Basin CSO permittee ensures adequate signage, where feasible, at its CSO discharge points and at potentially impacted public access areas

• Health department page · Required by law (IL0047741)

  Health department notice not read

  40 CFR 122.38(a)(2)(i): initial notice to the local public health department and other potentially affected public entities within 4 hours of becoming aware of a CSO discharge; (a)(2)(ii): the volume and the approximate end time within 7 days after it ends

• Email list · Required by a permit (IL0047741)

  Email list; not read

  40 CFR 122.38(a)(3)(i): "As soon as possible, but no later than four (4) hours after becoming aware by monitoring, modeling or other means that a CSO discharge has occurred, the Great Lakes Basin CSO permittee shall provide public notification of CSO discharges. The Great Lakes Basin CSO permittee shall provide public notification of CSO discharges electronically, such as by text, email, social media alerts to subscribers or by posting a notice on its public access website"; 40 CFR 122.38(a)(3)(iii): within 7 days after becoming aware that the discharge has ended, the permittee updates the electronic notice with the volume and the approximate end time; MWRD permits IL0028053 and IL0028061, Special Condition 13.14 (public notification program; permit text not read)

Source: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC- James Kirie WRP)'s public notice and alert pages and the state's notification records; DirtyWaterWatch register of public-notice channels and its page monitor.

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Rain and discharges

The NOAA MRMS radar-only rainfall estimate for the 24 hours to the latest hour, read every hour at each outfall from the radar grid. We show a caution when the rain reaches the amount below and no discharge report has arrived.

Wastewater outlets

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

1 combined sewer outfall and 2 treatment plant outfalls listed by EPA or state agencies. Discharge likely or possible now at some of them: see Rain and discharges above.

Reports and advisories

Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO): sewage spills from a sewer meant to carry sewage separately from rainwater.

Sources: EPA ECHO Sewer Overflow and Bypass Event report (reported to regulators), retrieved 2026-11-06 08:38 UTC. A report's record id and times show when you hover or focus its "report" link.

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All reports in Illinois by year: 2026 (1 from Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC- James Kirie WRP))

The last 90 days

Reported discharges over time