State water plan seeks to protect Memphis Sands Aquifer

By Sam Stockard, Daily Memphian Published: December 09, 2018 11:00 PM CT

The Memphis Sands Aquifer isn’t in danger of drying up, but it remains in federal litigation, and Tennessee leaders say a long-term look at water needs statewide will help prepare for growth and updated systems. State officials say the aquifer produces the purest drinking water in the nation — 159 million gallons daily for public water supplies.

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Sam Stockard

Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.

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State water plan seeks to protect Memphis Sands Aquifer

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