In 1900 a canal was dug, roughly 28 miles long, connecting the Chicago River, which had flowed into Lake Michigan but was carrying Chicago's pollution to the drinking water source, with people dying as a result of drinking the waste, and sent it downstream, which isn't a good solution.
En 1900, on a creusé un canal d'une longueur d'environ 28 milles reliant la rivière Chicago, qui se jetait dans le lac Michigan, mais qui transportait la pollution de Chicago vers la source d'eau potable.