Water conservation is becoming a bigger issue with a growing population. | Scott Johnson / Flickr
Water conservation is becoming a bigger issue with a growing population. | Scott Johnson / Flickr
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District has been busy, over the past decade, protecting Lake Michigan, cleaning up Cook County rivers and streams, treating sewage and alleviating flooding. Unfortunately, some of its employees were also busy dirtying up the district’s image, and that kept our Better Government Association watchdog team busy.