CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Angelica LaVito – The Fox Waterway Agency needs to increase its sediment removal procedures to maintain the Fox River and Chain O’Lakes, officials said.
The agency, which partners with local governments and landowners to maintain the Fox River and Chain O’Lakes, wants to dredge more so waterfront residents can use their channels to access the lakes. Dredging more will prevent algae from growing rampantly, a problem that frustrates homeowners on Lake Catherine and residents in Elgin and Aurora, whose drinking water comes from the Fox River, said Joe Keller, Fox Waterway Agency executive director… CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE IN CHICAGO TRIBUNE