U.S. v. METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DIST.

Nos. 14-1776 & 14-1777.

792 F.3d 821 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America and State of Illinois, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and Alliance for the Great Lakes, et al., Intervening Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 9, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven David Ellis , Katherine Wade Hazard , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Kurt Lindland , Attorney, Carl J. Elitz , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Gabrielle Sigel , Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Jessica Dexter , Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Intervening Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Richard S. Davis , Benjamin F. Wilson , Attorney, Beveridge & Diamond, Washington, DC, Ronald M. Hill , Attorney, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.


So much of the Chicago metropolitan area is covered with concrete or other impermeable surfaces that the remaining ground cannot absorb the water from heavy rain. The excess goes into a combined stormwater and sewer system, which can overflow and escape through outfalls located on the banks of canals and rivers. In 1975...

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