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  • Calumet Harbor Dredging

    A Dredged Material Management Plan (DMMP) was approved in September 2020 that identified vertical expansion of the current facility as the lowest cost, environmentally acceptable alternative for managing dredged sediment for the next 20 years.
  • Chicago Area Waterway

    Stages, flows, and basin precipitation for Lake Michigan, Chicago River, Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Little Calumet River, Thorn Creek, Hart Ditch, Fox River, Du Page River, and Kankakee River.
  • Chicago Area Waterways System Restoration and Recreation study (CAWSRR)

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is working with local partners on a major project called the Chicago Area Waterways System Restoration and Recreation (CAWSRR) Study. Our goal is to improve aquatic habitat within the Chicago and Calumet rivers and increase public access and recreation opportunities along these river corridors. The CAWSRR Study builds upon decades of work by community, local, county, state, and federal partners that have significantly improved river conditions. However, aquatic habitat is still limited along these river corridors and restoration is necessary to sustain healthy aquatic communities.
  • Northerly Island

    The project area is a 91-acre peninsula found on the shores of Lake Michigan. The project restoration was primarily on the south side of the island and encompasses approximately 40 acres of land.