Mulford’s Ditch, the Big Ditch, and the North Shore Channel
Mulford’s Ditch, the Big Ditch, the North Shore Channel, and Crossing the Rubicon: A Peak Into Evanston Waterway History.
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Dick Lanyon
May 14
Basement and Street Flooding in Evanston
Dick Lanyon's latest white paper on local waterway issues looks at basement and street flooding in Evanston.
Dick Lanyon
May 5
New "Issues" Section of This Website
There is a new Issues tab on this website. It's the home of current and future white papers on regional water issues by Dick Lanyon.
Dick Lanyon
May 5
Stormwater Experts Help Plan for Evanston’s Future Stormy Weather
Just over 40 years ago, a person could float down Sherman Ave on a raft while other Evanstonians disposed of floodwater in their basements.
Dick Lanyon
May 3
Chicago Area Waterways System Water Quality in 2031
Will water quality degrade in the CAWS in 2031? Download the full article to learn more.
Dick Lanyon
May 1
MWRD, Your Sludge is Showing
Sewage consists of water and a lot of inorganic and organic substances that for simplicty's sake are called bad stuff.
Dick Lanyon
Apr 30
MWRD Lacks Transparency in Its Legislative Process
With bi-monthly Board of Commissioners meetings that are open to the public, it may appear to most observers that the MWRDGC is being...
Dick Lanyon
Apr 29
MWRD Stormwater Management Needs an Equity Fix
Have municipalities, including the City of Chicago, paid attention to the adequacy of their local sewers?
Dick Lanyon
Feb 15
The Case of a Buried Bridge, the Million Dollar Bridle Path, and the North Side Sludge Line
On a May, 2023, spring day, an underground directional drilling machine for a new pipeline bumped into a solid object and stopped. The...
Dick Lanyon
Feb 14
Looking Out for Lake Michigan
Reuse of wastewater by Illinois industry will protect Lake Michigan says new study, reported by Jay Landers in WEF magazine (October 2023).
Dick Lanyon
Sep 25, 2023
Healthy and Sustainable Water Resources
Rapid urban growth of Chicago after incorporation as a city in 1837, gave rise to cholera epidemics aggravated by poor drainage and...
Dick Lanyon
Sep 25, 2023
Chicago Portage: A Lasting Gift
Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette passed through what is known today as the Chicago Portage during their Voyage of Discovery in 1673,...
Dick Lanyon
Sep 25, 2023
Pullman and the MWRD
The Pullman Historic Foundation presentation (Historic Pullman Foundation Exhibit Hall, July 23, 2023) explained the innovative work in...
Dick Lanyon
Sep 25, 2023
A History of the Construction of the Calumet-Sag Channel
Dick Lanyon delivers a 16-minute history on the construction of the Calumet-Sag Channel.
Dick Lanyon
Sep 21, 2023
CSDX39 and the History of the Sludge Express
CSDX is the reporting mark for the District’s local Short Line railroad, and CSDX 39 identifies a former District sludge dump car.
Dick Lanyon
Sep 7, 2023
Chicago: Marsh to Metropolis
Chicago: Marsh to Metropolis is a new publication I've recently written, which precedes the contents of my four-book series. Here's the...
Dick Lanyon
Jan 7, 2022
Calumet: First and Forever
The Chicago Maritime Museum hosted Dick's presentation of his book on February 19, 2021. View it at EVENTS - Chicago Maritime Museum
Dick Lanyon
Dec 7, 2021
Reversing the Chicago River
The Windy City Historians interviewed Dick on May 30, 2021, to tell the story of reversing the flow of the Chicago River to save the...
Dick Lanyon
Dec 7, 2021
Calumet: First and Forever
The Wolf Lake Initiative hosted a presentation of Dick's book on January 5, 2021. View it on YouTube at the following link. Calumet...
Dick Lanyon
Dec 3, 2021
Evanston Stormwater
Hosted by the Evanston History Center on Thursday, November 18, 2021, Dick explained the history of Evanston's drainage and flooding, the...
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