Fresh water is a precious …

Fresh water is a precious …
Photo by Marcus de la Fleur
Fresh water is a precious …
Photo by Marcus de la Fleur

Fresh water is a precious …

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Fresh water is a precious global commodity. But in Chicago, like many cities, we waste more than 20 billion gallons of groundwater yearly. As part of our Chicago Matters: Growing Forward series, Jerome McDonnell visits an Elmhurst home that’s redesigned to prevent water run-off.