Elect Precious Brady-Davis for MWRD Commissioner
Precious Brady-Davis is a working mother and an environmental leader dedicated to protecting public health and advancing a more equitable Cook County. She’s fighting to protect our communities from flood damage, is at the forefront leading the charge to make our water systems more energy-efficient and sustainable while also pushing for climate resilient infrastructure.
Currently serving as your Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Commissioner, Precious will continue to:
Protect the primary source of our drinking water Lake Michigan
Protect homeowners and businesses from urban flooding
Advance climate resilience infrastructure projects and move toward energy neutrality
Cook County Residents: March 19, 2024 is our IL Primary Election. Mark your calendars and don’t forget to vote Precious for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Commissioner!
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Prioritizing
Environmental Justice
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District is the second largest-land owner in Cook County. It’s time to rid the agency of toxic tenants who lease space from the district and pollute our waterways endangering the health and wellness of citizens and wildlife.
Communities on the South and West sides of Chicago are overwhelmingly impacted by urban flooding and are least likely to receive financial assistance for reported claims. I will move to build playgrounds with permeable pavement and add green infrastructure in these communities to advance community resilience and increase mentorship along with on the job training in the trades.
I will advocate for additional wetland parks, community landscaping, nature preserves, and bike trails for the public to experience the beauty of places like the Calumet River which was listed as one of the New York Times 52 destinations to inspire purposeful and fulfilling travel.
Managing Stormwater & Preventing Flooding
Cook County in particular is a place where rain barrels could become a part of the public discourse through collaboration with local artists designing and placing them in collaboration with The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. Rain barrels are green infrastructure that collect rainwater and help prevent sewers become overwhelmed. Rain barrels support water reuse that can be used to water plants and lawns.
I will advocate for the completion of the McCook Reservoir (The Deep Tunnel) currently in stage II and on track to come on line by 2029. Since coming online the Thornton Reservoir has vastly improved the quality of the Chicago River, the Calumet River and other waterways where recreation and fish populations have both increased.
Action on Climate Change
I will motion for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% with an ambitious timeline to implement infrastructure upgrades such as installing new primary treatment and grit removal systems across the seven plants that trap methane emissions and generate energy that can be returned to operate the plants.
The IPCC report on climate notes “taking action now can secure our future.” I will be clear that this includes removing the agency from participating in supporting the facilitation of creating methane gas.
I will advocate for the MWRD to begin research of bringing renewable energy generation using wind power as a source of aeration for its plants.
Glad to answer any and all questions about my qualifications and what I will continue to do as a Commissioner at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
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Meet Precious
Precious Brady-Davis is an award-winning social justice advocate, communications professional, and public speaker.
She is currently the Associate Regional Communications Director at Sierra Club and has been with the organization for almost five years. She has served in multiple leadership roles including: deputy press secretary and regional communications manager.
She recently released her debut memoir “I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ME” with Topple Books and Amazon Publishing.
For three years she served as the Youth Outreach Coordinator at the Midwest’s largest LGBTQ community resource center, the Center on Halsted, where she coordinated youth programming surrounding HIV prevention, transgender advocacy, and LGBT leadership development.
Under Precious’ tenure she launched a $1.6 million CDC grant which provided outreach, education, and testing services to over 3,000 young African American and Latino gay, bi, and trans youth across Chicagoland between the ages of 13 and 29.
Precious also previously served as the Assistant Director of Diversity Recruitment Initiatives at Columbia College Chicago, where she implemented the campus-wide initiative and provided leadership and oversight on national diversity recruitment and strategic policy initiatives.
Precious is a resident of Hyde Park where she lives with her husband Myles Brady Davis and daughters Zayn and Zyon.
