Environmentalists fear bill could gut Shelby’s groundwater safeguards
Water pumped from Memphis Sand aquifer runs through layers of koke stones in one of the aerators at MLGW's Sheahan pumping station in January 2017. (File/Daily Memphian)
Environmentalists believe a Farm Bureau bill pending in the General Assembly threatens to clip the wings of Shelby County regulations on water wells tapping into the aquifer that supplies drinking water.
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water rights Shelby County Groundwater Quality Control Board Sierra Club Protect Our Aquifer public water supply Tennessee Farm Bureau FederationWayne Risher
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