MLGW to drill more wells to keep water pressure up during emergencies
MLGW's Wilson Mallory Pumping Station operates in Midtown Dec. 24, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Because of a combination of “hard fiscal decisions in the past” and lower water demand, MLGW delayed installing new wells even as old wells aged out.
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MLGW Doug McGowen Sarah Houston Protect Our AquiferKeely 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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