Smoke will begin rising from the ground in parts of DeKalb County as part of a test for sewer line leaks.

The smoke will give county contractors a visual indication of places where rainwater, creek water and other storm water runoff enter the system.

The smoke tests, which will be conducted during the next few months in about one-third of DeKalb, are non-toxic and not harmful to pets, according to the county.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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