Memphis aquifer’s protective layer looking ‘more like Swiss cheese’

By , Daily Memphian Updated: April 14, 2023 11:20 AM CT | Published: April 13, 2023 12:42 PM CT

A five-year, $5 million study of the Memphis aquifer is nearing completion; it already has identified 23 previously undetected breaches in the aquifer’s protective clay layer. 

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Keely Brewer

Keely Brewer

Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.


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