XAI’s water recycling plant in question
From left: MLGW CEO Doug McGowen, TVA CEO Don Moul, xAI executive Brent Mayo, Memphis City Council Chairman J. Ford Canale and Greater Memphis CEO Ted Townsend toss dirt during the groundbreaking for the Colossus Water Recycling Plant on Riverport Road. (Sam Hardiman/The Daily Memphian file)
Without the plant’s completion, xAI and TVA could continue drawing billions of gallons of freshwater from the aquifer, which also supplies the region’s drinking water.
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xAI Colossus Memphis Sand aquiferSamuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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