Water line break at Rend Lake shuts off water to 60 southern Illinois communities
MARION -- A major water line break at the Rend Lake Intercity Water Plant Wednesday has led to a water shortage crisis in several of the 60 communities the conservancy district serves.
Du Quoin Mayor Guy Alongi said the city's water supply was down from 1.4 million gallons to less than 400,000 gallons as of Thursday afternoon.
"We have the whole town under a boil order as this is a serious situation," the mayor said. "We have a couple of game plans we're putting together in case this shutdown would continue beyond a day or so."
One option is a water tank in Christopher, Alongi said, which could provide some temporary relief.
Read more: http://www.dailyrepublicannews.com/news/20180517/water-line-break-at-rend-lake-shuts-off-water-to-60-southern-illinois-communities
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