Safe Drinking Water

Water is something a human can't live without. It is amazing how the water from the Lake gets to our sinks. Chicago has one of the best purification systems in the world. The water from the lake and off streets is taken into a intake crib and sent to a pumping station. Chemicals are then added to purify the water. The water is then sent to mixing basin. The slow movement if the water through the system allows 90% of the sediments to sink to the bottom. The water enters filtering process, passing downward through 48 dual filters of carefully graded layers of sand and gravel. These filters are capable of processing more than 800 millions gallons of water a day. It is a slow process but it is worth it because our water is clean and pure. It is amazing when you turn on your sink to think about what it took to get it there.