As Memphis sewer cutoff looms, DeSoto faces costly facility upgrades
Chemicals are added to the sewage entering the Johnson Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility. Officials plan to expand the facility to absorb the Horn Lake Creek Basin Interceptor Sewer District’s flow when it’s disconnected from Memphis’ treatment system. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
A recent federal court ruling has put a timetable on part of DeSoto County to disconnect from a Memphis system treating its sewage, while other cities continue to manage their own systems.
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Beth Sullivan
Beth Sullivan covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. Previously, she worked at The Austin Chronicle as an assistant editor and columnist.
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