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A RESOLUTION
Supporting the McCook Cup Staged Reservoir
WHEREAS, the need for a comprehensive plan to eliminate
serious flooding and pollution problems associated with combined
sewer overflows in the Chicago Metropolitan area has long been
recognized;
WHEREAS, 550,000 homes in Cook County tributary to the
Des Plaines River and Chicago River systems are subject to
flooding from combined sewer back-up;
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston and other communities in
the Chicago metropolitan area recognize the urgent need for a
plan that will, among other things, prevent backflows of polluted
waters into Lake Michigan, eliminate waterway pollution caused by
combined sewer overflows, provide relief to residences and
businesses by supplying an outlet for flood water, comply with
federal and state environmental laws and accomplish these goals
in the most cost-effective manner;
WHEREAS, the Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (TARP) was
recommended in 1972 by the Technical Advisory Committee of the
Flood Control Coordinating Committee after several years of
study;
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WHEREAS, Section 108 of the 1976 Water Resources' •
Development Act (Public Law 94-587) authorized the undertaking of
advanced engineering and design of the Chicagoland Underflow Plan
(CUP) for flood control and other purposes and delegated
responsibility for such design to the United Sates Army Corps of
Engineers;
WHEREAS, the Corps of Engineers' studies confirmed that
TARP is the most cost-effective approach to pollution and flood
control in the Chicago Metropolitan area, and implementation of
CUP through the McCOOK CUP STAGED RESERVOIR Project will provide
approximately $61 million in benefits per year based upon
reduction in flood damages alone;
WHEREAS, TARP will further enable the additional
utilization of Lake Michigan water, now diverted for use as
dilution water, for domestic use for an additional 1.4 million
people in Cook, Lake, DuPage and Will counties;
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of
Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) is the local sponsor for TARP and CUP
and is responsible for acquiring the right of way necessary to
implement TARP and CUP and to ensure continued federal
participation for such programs;
WHEREAS, MWRDGC has recently concluded several years of
negotiations with the owner of the McCook Quarry to acquire the
land necessary for the construction of a TARP reservoir;
WHEREAS, the Congressional Conference Report regarding
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal
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• n year ending September 30, 1993 urges that the project proceed in
a timely manner, and that the Corps of Engineers take such
actions as necessary so that construction of the reservoir in
McCook could be initiated in fiscal year 1994;
WHEREAS, for each year that the Chicago Metropolitan
area does not have the flood relief to be provided by the McCOOK
CUP STAGED RESERVOIR Project, $61 million in flood damage is
caused to homes, and any delay may jeopardize federal
participation in and support of TARP;
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston recognizes that TARP and
CUP are vitally important to the needs of its residents;
NOW, THEREFORE, City of Evanston, of Cook County,
Illinois, supports and is in favor of the McCOOK CUP STAGED
RESERVOIR as outlined in the SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL STUDIES, dated
iNovember 1992, and supports the relocation of 55th Street to
implement the reservoir plan.
The above and foregoing Resolution heretofore adopted
is hereby approved and passed on this day of ,
1993, A.D.
Mayor
AT,TES
City Clerk
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