Reversal of Declining Ground-Water Levels in the Chicago Area
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Abstract
Abundant water resources have been an important part of the economic development of the Chicago area for more than a century. The city of Chicago, Ill., and other lakefront towns have used Lake Michigan as a water supply. Where water from Lake Michigan was not available or a need for supplemental water supplies was present, deep wells (generally greater than 700 feet) provided a clean, reliable, and abundant water supply from the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer. Public water suppliers withdraw the most ground water in the eight-county Chicago area (Cook, Du Page, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will Counties). This report describes a reversal in the trend of declining ground-water levels in the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer in the Chicago area as public water suppliers have converted from the withdrawal of ground water from wells to the withdrawal of surface water from Lake Michigan.
Suggested Citation
Avery, C., 1995, Reversal of declining ground-water levels in the Chicago area: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 222–95, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs22295.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Historical Pumpage
- Water-Level Declines
- Supreme Court Decree
- Water-Level Recovery
- Selected References
Publication type | Report |
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Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Title | Reversal of declining ground-water levels in the Chicago area |
Series title | Fact Sheet |
Series number | 222-95 |
DOI | 10.3133/fs22295 |
Year Published | 1995 |
Language | English |
Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
Publisher location | Reston, VA |
Contributing office(s) | Illinois Water Science Center |
Description | 2 p. |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
City | Chicago |
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