Opinion: Pipeline could threaten our clean drinking water
Water pumped from Memphis Sand aquifer runs through layers of koke stones in one of the aerators at MLGW's Sheahan pumping station. (Daily Memphian file)
Deborah Baker Carington
Deborah Baker Carington is the Director, District 6 of the Edwards Aquifer Authority in Texas and Board member of Protect Our Aquifer here in Memphis. She has a BS in Geology from University of Southern Mississippi and MS in Geology from University of Memphis.
‘I now understand the science of groundwater aquifers and the complex of laws and regulations that keep an aquifer healthy,’ says geologist Deborah Baker Carington. ‘I also understand the very real risks an oil pipeline spill would pose to the region’s most precious resource, the Memphis aquifer.’
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Deborah Baker Carington Byhalia Pipeline Memphis Aquifer Valero Carrier Smalley-Piper Edwards Aquifer AuthorityRelated stories
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