Question

1. what two solutions did chicago take to improve the citys drinking water? (select two answers) they reversed the flow of the chicago river to flow away from lake michigan engineers developed a dam that collected the waste and processed it as manure for local farms chicago leaders encouraged residents to boil their water prior to using they dug water intake tunnels two miles out into lake michigan to access cleaner water

Explanation:

• Reversing the Chicago River's flow away from Lake Michigan helped reduce pollution in the water source for drinking water.
• Digging water intake tunnels two miles into Lake Michigan allowed access to cleaner water, improving the quality of the city's drinking water.
• There is no historical evidence of the dam - manure claim. And boiling water was not a large - scale solution for the city's drinking water improvement in the context of major infrastructure changes.

Answer:

• they reversed the flow of the Chicago River to flow away from Lake Michigan
• they dug water intake tunnels two miles out into Lake Michigan to access cleaner water