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Scientists will take to the sky over much of Champaign County to get a closer look below the earth later this month.
Area residents shouldn’t be alarmed if they spy a fast-moving helicopter towing what looks like a trampoline frame.
Beginning Nov. 19, as part of a project contracted by the Illinois State Geological Survey at the University of Illinois and funded by Champaign County, the helicopter will be mapping most of the county to provide a three-dimensional look at the Mahomet aquifer, which supplies hundreds of millions of gallons of water per day to East Central Illinois.
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