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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...

Big Muddy River near Plumfield and Murphysboro.

.Levels will continue to fall on the Big Muddy River, dropping
below flood stage near Plumfield Sunday, and near Murphysboro
Tuesday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Muddy River near Plumfield.

* WHEN...Until late Sunday evening.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 23.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Got lead? New online resource checks community water lines

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By Jon Okerstrom

SPRINGFIELD � Do you have a lead water line? A new online tool will help Illinois residents check to see if their community water system has lead service lines. 

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency launched the .

The online tool allows residents to search for a community water system and download a report detailing the materials that make up the water distribution system.

IEPA Director John J. Kim hopes the tool will provide transparency to residents about their water system. Kim also hopes health officials will use the report as a tool when investigating possible sources of lead exposure.

Based on preliminary data of Illinois� 3.7 million water lines, 414,895 are made of lead.