Smelly south suburban reservoir will take at least a month to drain

Source NBC Local
Original Load Date July 11, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Last Updated July 11, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/deep-tunnel-reservoir-will-take-at-least-a-month-to-drain/3960345/

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The massive Thornton reservoir, a south suburban quarry holding billions of gallons of stormwater and sewage that nearly filled up this past week, will take at least a month before it drains. Thornton is part of the Deep Tunnel flood-control system and resembles a canyon in South Holland. It takes ...