The City of Memphis, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, and MLGW, awarded a five-year, $9.75 million contract in July 2023 to continue the research. This new contract will advance research in many key areas. Some of the focus for the next five years will be developing innovative technology for remote sensing breaches in urban areas, developing more advanced computer models to understand better the movement of water and contaminants in the shallow, Memphis and Fort Pillow aquifers, to better understand the interconnection between the shallow and Memphis aquifers, and to provide MLGW, City of Memphis and the Shelby County Health Department with information and resources for proposed planning and development decisions (public and private) and potential impacts our groundwater resources.
We are holding a community forum to discuss what we will be researching and answer questions you might have on the Memphis aquifer.
We would love to see you there! Please RSVP below: