Deep Tunnel reservoir will take at least a month to drain

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date July 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Last Updated July 11, 2026, 3:01 p.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2026/07/11/chicago-deep-tunnel-thornton-reservoir-flooding-calumet-south-suburbs-smell-mwrd-tarp-climate-change

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] The massive Thornton reservoir, a south suburban quarry holding billions of gallons of stormwater and sewage that nearly filled up this past...