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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1980
Page
1
In a long view, Southern Illinois moved from water scarcity to abundance due to rivers, lakes, and big investments. Rend Lake could rise to 30 million gallons daily with 10 million spare. Cedar Lake could quintuple output. Deep Kinkaid Lake serves multiple towns with room to grow. Smaller reservoirs near limits, Marion faces critical shortages, Crab Orchard pumping, and Lake of Egypt near its intake cap.
Rend Lake officials seek a second water treatment plant on the lake west shore to pump an additional 25 million gallons daily through a new looping distribution system at an estimated 22 million dollars. Carbondale plans to replace its 50 year old plant within five to 10 years. Cedar Lake uses about 3.4 million gallons daily, peaking at 5.8 million. Kinkaid and Lake of Egypt district boards discuss expansion or new plants. Marion weighs options for upgrades or new facilities at about 10 million. A Kas ks ki a River dam could create a new reservoir in Randolph County, potentially making Rend Lake less dominant. In all, 21 reservoirs could be developed as water resources expand to serve industry and coal plants.
President Carter's Interior Appropriations Bill signing clears $45 million to start a $800 million coal gasification plant in Perry County, near Cutler and Willisville. Officials project 1,500 construction jobs and 400 production jobs, with 2,300 tons of coal daily and gas for five Illinois utilities. Local leaders vary from optimism to skepticism about Reagan-era funding and real estate activity, while communities gauge long term growth versus a temporary surge.
The Senate and House battled over a $10,000 pay raise for members, delaying a decision to Monday. A stripped stopgap bill would ban raises while negotiations continue, with Byrd signaling further talks and possible Sunday meetings to reach a compromise.
Mostly sunny skies will prevail in Southern Illinois today per the National Weather Service. Highs near the low 50s. Tonight, partly cloudy with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. Monday will be mostly cloudy and colder, with highs in the low to mid 40s.
The Red Brigades claimed abducting judge Giovanni D Urso near the Tiber in central Rome and holding him in a people s prison. Police found his broken glasses by his abandoned blue Fiat as the group indicated a political kidnapping following Aldo Moro s 1978 case.
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