In swampy heat on the Wolf River, canoeists dip in for aquifer research
Rodrigo Villalpando-Vizcaino and Sagar Pandit with the University of Memphis Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research explain to a group of volunteers on Friday, July 27, 2019, how charges used to detect breaches in the Memphis aquifer will be implemented on the banks of the Wolf River. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
University of Memphis researchers use seepage meters to study possible breaches into the Memphis Aquifer along the Wolf River.
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Aquifer CAESER Wolf RiverJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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