The History of Chicago's waterworks is jampacked with some of the most remarkable examples of human innovation, from the miles of tunnels built directly under lake Michigan to the artificial islands known as water cribs, the lifting of the entire city, and the reversal of the Chicago River. Although these feet of engineering are impressive, probably nothing will compete with the monumental deep tunnel project that has been unfolding for the past few decades.

Chapters:
01:00 The History of Chicago’s waterworks
01:35 Chicago’s first water board
2:47 The raising of Chicago
4:54 Chicago’s Lake tunnels & Water cribs
6:18 Fire on Chicago’s lake crib
8:44 The History of Chicago’s Water tower
9:28 The Great Chicago Fire
11:12 Chicago’s Great Storm
12:27 The reversal of the Chicago river
13:16 The Lake levels controversy
15:06 Construction of Chicago’s main canal
16:44 The expansion of Chicago’s waterworks
17:55 Lawsuits against Chicago’s river reversal
18:47 The decline of Chicago’s Water cribs
19:05 Chicago’s deep tunnel project
20:10 The phases of TARP

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