State agencies are investigating dead fish and an unusual green color in the Salt Fork River first noticed by residents last week.
 
The intense green color of the river, which is low after weeks with no significant rainfall and with hot summer temperatures, was first noticed Wednesday and Thursday by nearby residents who reported it to local agencies, including the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
 
The intense green color of the river, which is low after weeks with no significant rainfall and hot summer temperatures, was first noticed on Wednesday and Thursday by local residents, who reported it to local agencies, including the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The bright green hue was noticed as far upstream as Flatville in Champaign County and as far downstream as the Chainy Ford Bridge in Vermilion County.
 
Kim Biggs with the IEPA said their agency was contacted Friday morning about the color in the river, and shortly after, agency staff began collecting samples to determine the possibility of an algae bloom.
 
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