Chicago is introducing its own brand of water, Chicawga, essentially Lake Michigan tap water in a can.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot promotes Chicagwa drinking water, with designs created by local artists, at an event at the historic Water Tower on May 3, 2022.Chicago is introducing its own brand of water, Chicagwa, sourced from the expansive freshwater body that is Lake Michigan, and processed through the city’s water treatment plants.
Chicago taps into the second-largest Great Lake and abundant freshwater resource with two of the largest water treatment plants in the world — the Jardine plant near Navy Pier and the Sawyer plant in South Shore. The city produces 750 million gallons of water per day, sells its water to 120 suburbs and distributes across Chicago through 12 pumping stations, according to Andrea Cheng, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Water Management.
While Lake Michigan is Chicago’s greatest natural resource and a source of civic pride, packaging the drinking water as a way to market the city is not without its risks. “We’re very aware that there are concerns about lead in drinking water,” Cheng said Tuesday. “And we’re working diligently with City Hall to create equitable plans that leverage new federal funding to remove the lead service lines that were installed until 1986.”
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