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'Underground: How Millions of Gallons of Wastewater Are Cleaned,' Telemundo Chicago
"Underground: How Millions of Gallons of Wastewater Are Cleaned," Telemundo Chicago
August 19, 2026
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Telemundo Chicago: Cicero, IL (WSNS) -- Garbage, foul odors, and toxic fumes: the work behind wastewater treatment
The Stickney plant processes approximately 550 million gallons of wastewater daily using a complex system.
Telemundo Chicago's "En Tus Zapatos" (In Your Shoes) with Santiago Gallego features a behind-the-scenes look at the MWRD's Stickney Water Reclamation Plant and a day in the life of a Treatment Plant Operator II. The segment is in Spanish.
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