Online Platform Tells Chicagoans When Rivers Are Safe For Activities

Metropolitan Planning Council
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Metropolitan Planning Council
Metropolitan Planning Council / Facebook

Online Platform Tells Chicagoans When Rivers Are Safe For Activities

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A Chicago-area nonprofit has created an online platform to show real-time water quality data that can help people understand when river water is safe for fishing, kayaking and other activities.

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