Flow of Chicago River reversed, sending water into Lake Michigan

Torrential rain led to the city to reverse the flow of the Chicago River into Lake Michigan. abc7chicago.com/flash-flood-w...

[@yopappy6599]

I like how the title makes it sound like it’s a natural occurrence that happened due to rain, when in reality it was done by the city.

[@RepentfollowJesus]

That's what I thought at first too.

[@papa_pt]

yup using the passive voice instead of active. Trick media uses all over the place

[@jlv3x]

I think they believe that most people in Chicago already knew about the Chicago River canal system that controls the flow of the river. It's been around since 1900 they teach it in history classes and PBS has shows on it all the time.

[@yopappy6599]

@@jlv3x Read the description, which could’ve easily been the title and saved the confusion for those of us who don’t live in Chicago, haven’t seen the pbs shows and can’t possibly know everything there is to know, as much as we would like to. They posted it on YT for all to see. Words have meaning. They know how to use them just fine, they’re all college educated. A title would be one of the most important things for journalists for many reasons I shouldn’t have to explain. If your naive enough to believe they just threw that title together without any thought of what it might mean to the majority of people who don’t have the extra information, you gotta a lot to learn.

[@jerryhughes5380]

The sewer water can be treated with microbes that eat bacteria before opening the locks and contaminating Lake Michigan. Who is testing the contaminants in the the sewer water before they dump it into Lake Michigan? Why doesn't the City of Chicago tell us what the chemical make up of the lake water samples are so we all know what the contaminants are and where they land in relation to the Federal EPA clean water standards?

[@13thJ]

Because that would not be good business for billionaires political donors (investors)

[@RayJackson88]

@@13thJ You think this is still about money? Bless your heart.

[@13thJ]

@@RayJackson88 everything’s about money kid Stop trying to be witty and quit showing off your 0.1 GPA

[@ftwgunnerpwns]

​@@13thJbro the world isn't a conspiracy theory lmao

[@13thJ]

@@ftwgunnerpwns nobody’s talking about a conspiracy. It’s called reality there are billionaires, and they own everything. Every law is been twisted and rewritten to accommodate them. The world revolves around them, because they have more money than most nations. And the fact that people work slave labor jobs and then can’t simply go and enjoy a day in clean water is because greedy corporations have lobby Congress to allow them to cut corners and not dispose of their own chemicals and waste in the proper fashion. It’s not a conspiracy , it’s called a corrupt business model that favors an elite few and the fact that you would think that this has something to do with conspiracies like flat earth or QAnon shows that you are not educated on any of this, and you have no concept of or understanding of how the political world or the corporate world works. Let me give you a little help in understanding things. Politics is a game for fools and billionaires and you are not a billionaire so don’t be a fool.

[@RueBroadway]

People are going to pay attention to the swim ban like they listen to the ban on walking on the frozen lake.

[@Thisishard2333]

Even the water doesn’t want to go into Chicago anymore

[@narata1541]

The water had to be forced out.

[@bobloblaw9679]

what about all of those invasive species they were trying to keep out of the lakes?

[@daver00lzd00d]

i would assume the answer to your question is: "...woops!"

[@TrevorD19]

Nothing is living in that river. It is lifeless.

[@ctious]

Wrong. Asian carp are there thick. And they were to be kept put of lake Michigan.

[@TrevorD19]

@@ctious I understand. But that river is to toxic it turns green on st Patrick day

[@annabelleecho8056]

Whatever happened to TARP, also known as “Deep Tunnel,” a system of deep, large diameter tunnels and vast reservoirs designed to reduce flooding, improve water quality in Chicago area waterways and protect Lake Michigan from pollution caused by sewer overflows? TARP was supposed to capture and store combined storm water and sewage that would otherwise overflow from sewers into waterways in rainy weather. This stored water is pumped from TARP to water reclamation plants (WRPs) to be cleaned before being released to waterways.

[@Paul.......]

From wikipedia: "Completion of the system is not anticipated until 2029"

[@GD-tn3ez]

That money went to Ukraine…and 10% for “the big guy”

[@Paul.......]

@@GD-tn3ez no it didn't. You don't understand government finances at all 🤣

[@yopappy6599]

Well if they finish the project and are able to handle these issues, then they can’t blame it on climate change.

[@classifieddementiatalibani9619]

​@@Paul.......Explain it BOY 👦???? LOL 😂

[@TheFightDr]

Wasn't the Deep Tunnel supposed to prevent this from happening?

[@gokaren420]

Yes

[@clandestinetechnologies2460]

Yo mami got a deep tunnel.

[@Skarleywino]

​@@clandestinetechnologies2460your grandma has a deeper one

[@cowser67]

It won’t be completed until 2029. They did use part of them tho but clearly not enough.

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

It’s not complete

[@deadbeats4894]

If you want to swim in dirty water that's on you. Go for it.

[@William1866]

I wouldn't swim in that water on any day.

[@oftheHowl]

​@@sunloved9202many articles say otherwise. There's a reason we often get swimming bans for e coli warnings

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

Really. I would love to see the lab notes on that water

[@knyghtryder3599]

​@@oftheHowlbut you drink it

[@05HeritageSoftail]

​@@knyghtryder3599Chicagos water comes from Lake Michigan

[@knyghtryder3599]

@@05HeritageSoftail Which is why I said that

[@sophiaann2986]

Public safety is why nobody is safe

[@michelezeszutko9933]

What happened to Deep Tunnel? Politicians and contractors must of made plenty off of it - what happened?

[@notpocky9806]

Wasn’t scheduled to be completed until 2029. Has a Wikipedia page. Y’all didn’t want to raise the taxes higher than a certain amount, so it’s taking longer to complete 🤷‍♀️

[@quintusantell2912]

​​@@notpocky9806ne can always spot a wild conservative in the internet. They complain loudly about all the latest "culture war" labels, but are oh so devastated when asked to pay into the community fund to address real problems. Democrats fall under that same bus sometimes... 🤔

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

Do research before statements it’s not complete yet.

[@michelezeszutko9933]

@@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79 Who is doing the work? One guy with a child's plastic shovel and beach bucket????

[@AlwaysStampinUp]

Knowing that the flow of the river was reversed, it is only logical that a swim ban would be in effect. How would people not have known that?

[@HoorayTV21]

It rained for one day? Guys, I live in Florida. This doesn't make sense. Most of the area is below sea level and one day isn't going to flood everything. I think you have other problems.

[@georgekarnezis4311]

St. Louis thanks you.

[@sswulffable]

... Sending All Sewage with it ?

[@ld_raine4247]

Seems like a lot of poisonous material in the Chicago area in a short amount of time...

[@jeannewilson5355]

So is lower wacker Flooded. How's The taste of Chicago this year.

[@supertuber120]

Gonna be The SMELL of Chicago

[@seanmcdaniels6056]

Thanks Chicago for all your sewage into the fresh water

[@jerrythompson7744]

flesh eating virus in that Lake

[@Crazy___Ginger]

Now now, this ain't Florida.

[@christinapoisson1501]

Never thought I'd say this but "The end is Nigh" Head for the hills!

[@emmapeel8163]

gross. one day of rain & Chi can't contain it's sewers. nasty.

[@America-First2024]

Thanks Milwaukee! Oh wait, it was Chicago this time. 😶

[@colddeadhands5167]

Another great accomplishment by Brando......what a great first few weeks.....

[@richardcrainium9343]

How do they reverse the flow of a river??

[@R-M18]

They first did it in 1900

[@KingSpaceySprockets]

With Chicago and sanitary canal system along with locks and dams on the north and south side of the Chicago river.

[@ltpvs]

Chicago beaches close all the time, every summer, every year. It's why we have the flag system where red flags mean you can't enter the water. Every year. For about a day after rainfall. Any rainfall. E. Coli and sewage. It's not news

[@joeyholthusen6495]

Maybe the highway department of transportation shouldn't use chemicals on roads in the winter, and people should learn how to drive on icy roads.

[@05HeritageSoftail]

Where are you from??

[@joeyholthusen6495]

@@05HeritageSoftail northwest Minnesota where -42 below air temperatures are common. Over - 70 below windchill happen almost every winter is normal

[@05HeritageSoftail]

@@joeyholthusen6495 I'm from Chicago. We also get minus 50 below. What do you suggest to drive on?

[@joeyholthusen6495]

@@05HeritageSoftail I was talking about actual air temperatures not windchill. Just plow the roads. ESG score for using salt, ect...will penalize the tax payers greatly coming soon. Plus it pollutes the water system

[@05HeritageSoftail]

@@joeyholthusen6495 our actual temperature gets to about minus 30. I've lived in Chicago 57 years, until five years ago. Plowing doesn't always work by itself

[@rael5469]

Why can't they release more water through the gates at the Controlling Works near Lockport?

[@KingSpaceySprockets]

Go research and find out

[@rael5469]

@@KingSpaceySprockets Get stuffed. There ya go.

[@KingSpaceySprockets]

@@rael5469 pause my guy but for real go research and you will find what you’re looking for 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@kingtut8381]

ENJOY, chicago

[@RayJackson88]

Now if they could only reverse the crime trend... On a side note, nice work on that zoom in camera man, a true gentleman of culture.

[@maryrnbsn5114]

Why did they reverse the flow NOW

[@gavinbaisa8802]

because the rivers were flooding lol. that was the whole point of this story.

[@supertuber120]

@@gavinbaisa8802 But Chicago has had major flooding in the past and they didn't reverse the flow. So what's different now?

[@gavinbaisa8802]

@@supertuber120 they have. it was reversed once in 2019 and twice in 2020.

[@realmstupid-on8df]

Why are they talking about everyone being "happy to see another day" like they all just nearly died and were defanty not gonna wake up today

[@quantumleaper8396]

On purpose

[@jakesnake3421]

Now the water is contaminated

[@transparentglazier]

...and heading to Wisconsin

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

You think it was clean last week? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA hahahahahaha

[@m.m1675]

Terrible infrastructure in Chicago

[@mr.peanut344]

Well the Asian carp are now in Lake Michigan

[@sthcalguy3024]

That's gonna really dampen the stealing and murdering.

[@louaymasri7873]

Asian carp, "about time they open the gates!"

[@rocky1raquel]

Wait, they reversed the flow of a river? How?

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

They hung a picture of Lori Lightfoot.

[@jays2551]

yell until the water gets scared and runs the other way

[@bachar-maqqabayisrael]

THEY.. Didn't reverse ish..

[@05HeritageSoftail]

They first did it in 1900

[@05HeritageSoftail]

​@@bachar-maqqabayisrael they did it in 1900

[@frankm7707]

Raw sewage.😂😂😂😂😂

[@quantumleaper8396]

That's not funny, that could end up in every stream

[@thomasmaroti9312]

That’s sewage & invasive fish species

[@googlemustdie]

NASCAR BABY!!!

[@TonyJay-qt8oe]

It should be renamed Lake Cesspool...

[@supertuber120]

And if you walk around the city anywhere within 2 miles of the lake you can smell it. It actually smells like a backed up sewer.

[@5GoldenR]

OBAMMA CHAOS PROTOCOL

[@dustylover100]

Will Asian Carp find their way into Lake Michigan as a result of this?

[@supertuber120]

Man, Carp finding their way to Chicago. I feel bad for the Carp.

[@patiencefalters9024]

SAD!

[@clandestinetechnologies2460]

Cha-congo.

[@RossBoswell-qd3iq]

Celebrate your freedom 🤣😂

[@The723343]

nah we goin in

[@sandrabbitlane]

This is all suspicious.

[@kennethwilson8633]

Stop sending us your dirty water…

[@brianspohn5982]

eeeww that water is suppose to go to st. louis . they are probibly wondering why it smells difderent down there . quick send that stinky water to st. louis before they get accustom to fresh river and air!

[@johnbraun1607]

Chicagoans are soo spoiled compared to other cities

[@Peter-nt1ts]

Great, isn’t this where the city gets its drinking water?

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

Why yes, yes it is. Drink up.

[@05HeritageSoftail]

No. It gets it's drinking water from Lake Michigan

[@05HeritageSoftail]

​@@joeyl.rowland4153no it's not

[@svenniacin6891]

@@05HeritageSoftailthe river was reverse and flowed into Lake Michigan. Where the fresh water intakes are. For. Drinking water.

[@R-M18]

​@@svenniacin6891the City gets it's drinking water from Lake Michigan

[@dougclem7711]

THAT IS A LOT OF HUMAN WASTE. WILL IT REACH THE WATER INTAKE FOR THE CITY.

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

Probably. That may be the intention.😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@johnnyvalentino8720]

They should not be allowed to dump that disgusting water into Lake Michigan. Chicago needs to be fined and sanctioned

[@HondaRidea]

F Chicago

[@sunfish5876]

We still think we can out smart nature?

[@Cephal0god]

Kick rocks. 4th of july is tomorrow.

[@user-gn1cl9ix7p]

Jfc. So, people can't swim for a few days. Is this really the tragedy you're making it out to be?

[@Gravitycreatedlife]

I guess Asian carp finally got through.

[@jdizzy5076]

At least its not raining bullets at the beach since you can't swim. And I hope dude is smart enough to take his infant child to that doctor asap so she can get treated. Thats not what you want to be in.

[@jatpack3]

There isnt any part of the city that is safe.

[@somethingsomethang]

So now they are going to cause harm to more people with tainted water going to more households…

[@soxrule74]

Caca water!

[@dillon2829]

Definitely intentional

[@kanank13]

No Swimming means no babes in bikinis. really sad.

[@jenniferrapacon2944]

That was done on purpose , just like the train derailments.

[@charlienewton3215]

They did this on purpose

[@scott5669]

Bring out the Flash Mob🐵🐵🐵🐵🐵🐵😂😂😂😂

[@CIVILDEFENSEBUNKER]

This means a earthquake is coming, new Madrid 9.0+

[@patrickvillers6454]

Take a chance swim in the lake so you will mutate maybe you will have better life as the creature from Lake Michigan think of the publicity.

[@manuelalvarado4827]

Bla bla bla

[@knyghtryder3599]

İt should always go to lake Michigan, flushing billions of gallons of freshwater into the ocean every day is the dumbest thing imaginable

[@SCHMALLZZZ]

Lake Michigan leads directly to the ocean too buddy

[@dehydratedwater9806]

Sewerage isn't what I'd call fresh water.

[@knyghtryder3599]

@@SCHMALLZZZ No it doesn't , water flows in to Ontario from the st Lawrence seaway, but that only connects to lake Michigan from the man made weiland canal , The Chicago river naturally flows into lake Michigan it was only moronic humans that reversed it

[@knyghtryder3599]

@@dehydratedwater9806 İt's only sewage after , century heavy rains , when the idiotic man made canals break down , if the Chicago river was left alone to flow into lake Michigan, it wouldn't contain sewage unless the idiotic residents chose to dump their sewage where they get their drinking water like they did in previous centuries , basically the reversal of the river is the cause of sewage mixing into the water, not the solution

[@ctious]

Well now they have sent invasive species into the lake. The electric nets can't stop Asian carp from floating into the lake now. It could stop them from swimming up into the lake. The city should be fined billions over thw destruction they just did to the whole watershed

[@jamesdesanders5618]

Doesn't this go against environmental standards?

[@mrbaab5932]

OK, so is this a double reverse flow back to the natural flow? Like many large Democrat controlled cities in America they don't treat there sewage properly and find loop holes to avoid laws.

[@mynxtdrnbr]

At least they have a/c in the summer and heat in the winter, unlike the entire red STATE of Texass

[@swift561]

​@mynxtdrnbr are you seriously saying that ac is more important than clean water. 🤣 Jesus you libtards are beyond help

[@05HeritageSoftail]

​@@mynxtdrnbrI'm from Chicago. That's nothing to brag about

[@jennysantiago2624]

It's a strategic way to keep the crime down and flooding areas in Illinois. Keep voting for the amazing politicians who have the best interests for your families. Hummmm

[@n08ltznate]

Lake Michigan is gross anyways! Years and years of poopy water. Lol

[@westcruz3878]

😂😂😂😂 let’s 🙏🏻 that it comes back worse at least it keeps the usual suspects from acting like savages Chicago sucks 🤢🤮🤢🤮🤢🤮