MLGW hopes for end to boil order within days
No firm timeline has been set for ending the “boil water” notice affecting Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division customers, MLGW officials said Monday, Feb. 22.
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February 2021
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Watch LIVE: MLGW addressing local water situation
MLGW is planning to hold daily press conferences this week at 3 p.m.
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MLGW’s water crisis came after funding for infrastructure overhaul was delayed
When the city’s water system became a crisis last week, Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division was several months underway with a five-year $142.4 million overhaul of water system infrastructure.
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MLGW to suspend nonpayment cutoffs; boil water advisory ongoing
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division will suspend service cutoffs for nonpayment until further notice and extend its pandemic payment plan option. The boil water advisory remains in effect.
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City of Memphis to distribute water Sunday
The City of Memphis announced that they have partnered with the Memphis City Council to distribute bottles of water Sunday, at 10 a.m. at eight locations.
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MLGW: No residential water cutoffs planned
But a cutoff to large industrial water customers is a possibility if water pressure problems persist, MLGW President and CEO J.T. Young said Friday. Related article: Street clearing effort moves beyond major thoroughfares
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MLGW compares water situation to ‘a critical patient’
Memphis, Light, Gas and Water’s water pressure situation has improved since Friday, but the utility organization’s president J.T. Young said it’s still “a critical patient.” He may have a better timetable Sunday on lifting the boil water advisory. Meanwhile, City Council members look at the water crisis.
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Not so fast: Restaurants don’t have to close if they can boil water, Health Department says
Despite an announcement earlier in the day that restaurants would have to close due to the boil order, the Health Department directive says they do not.
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MEM cancels all Friday passenger flights
The Memphis International Airport CEO called the closure of the airport terminal a “last resort.”
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MLGW issues first ever boil order alert and road crews move to end game through Monday
Low water pressure in Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division’s water grid prompted the utility to issue a rare boil water alert Thursday afternoon.
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As airport sees water issues, MLGW asks customers to reduce usage
Memphis is known for its water, but according to Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, we will need to use less of it until the end of the week.
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MLGW change in debt policy could help with TVA split
A proposed change in the utility’s debt policy could allow it to build a power generating plant, which would be key if MLGW cuts its ties to TVA, and pay for the plant with the savings to come from it.
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City looking to rectify imbalance in MLGW water bill
The city has been paying Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division about $2 million a year for the past three fiscal years without a corresponding payment from MLGW in the form of a PILOT.
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January 2021
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A tower of a different color concerns Lakeland commissioners
The new paint scheme on a water tower in Lakeland isn’t exactly in keeping with the color the suburb has chosen in its branding.
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November 2020
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Rust Hall lease, MLGW budget and Downtown parking overhaul top council agenda
The Memphis City Council agenda Tuesday also includes a new violent crime task force, a ban on bottled water at all city facilities post pandemic and the election of a new chairman for 2021.
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Protect Our Aquifer challenges TVA power contracts
Environmental advocates including Protect Our Aquifer have sued TVA, saying new agreements for power distributors weren't properly reviewed for environmental impacts before they were put in place in 2019.
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Memphis clears key hurdle in water rights dispute
There may be light at the end of the tunnel in Mississippi’s long-running challenge of Memphis’ right to withdraw water from Middle Claiborne Aquifer.
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October 2020
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MLGW-TVA discussion must move faster, city council member says
Memphis City Council member Jeff Warren on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast says there could still be an agreement on the next step in the MLGW-TVA issue. He also warns that the Tennessee Legislature could close the door on a possible MLGW exit from TVA if there isn’t a shorter timeline.
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MLGW board won’t meet with City Council over stalled look at TVA exit
Attorneys for the utility board warned against a joint meeting with City Council members the day after the council rejected a contract to move ahead with a look at replacing TVA as MLGW’s electric power supplier.
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September 2020
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MLGW board hires consulting firm to seek proposals for power sources
MLGW votes to hire Georgia consulting firm to get proposals on companies seeking to replace TVA as the energy source for the utility.
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MLGW close to hiring familiar consulting firm in TVA exploration
GDS Associates, a Georgia company whose report in February 2019 kicked off MLGW’s examination of cutting ties to the Tennessee Valley Authority, is recommended for the $520,000 contract.
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More than 5,300 disconnected by MLGW since utility cutoffs resumed
MLGW branch offices remain closed to the public, but have drive-thru service to pay bills. But the drive-thru service doesn’t include working out a payment plan.
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City Council, MLGW board could meet on utility cutoffs
MLGW declared a moratorium on utility cutoffs in mid-March as the worldwide pandemic was declared. This month, when the moratorium was lifted, the utility received an overwhelming number of calls to work out payment plans and avoid cutoffs.
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MLGW-TVA: A Timeline of the relationship
Here are some of the key dates in the MLGW-TVA saga over the last eight decades, starting with Nov. 6, 1934.
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MLGW-TVA: Crump’s political power brought electrical power to Memphis
The political boss believed in public ownership of utilities from the dawn of his considerable influence over the city when he was a city commissioner. And Crump saw private owners of such utilities as political adversaries.
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