Joliet, Illinois, Plans to Source Its Future Drinking Water From Lake Michigan. Will Other Cities Follow?

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By By Nina ElkadiSep 28, 2024, 5:00 am317 ptsTop
As aquifers dry up, some Midwest communities are looking to the region’s greatest natural resources for a solution. A 2008 law governs access to it—with an exemption for Illinois. By Nina Elkadi The aquifer from which Joliet, Illinois, sources its drinking water is likely going to run too dry to support the…

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