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Germantown plans for water distribution through Sunday

By , Daily Memphian Updated: July 26, 2023 11:33 AM CT | Published: July 26, 2023 11:16 AM CT

Although Germantown has not said when water will be restored to a majority of the suburb, plans are in place to distribute water through the weekend.

This comes after a diesel leak into an underground reservoir at the suburb’s Southern Avenue water plant. Although 40% of the system has been flushed, it’s unclear when water may be restored.

There are two locations to pickup water: one in Germantown and one in Collierville.


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At Forest Hill Elementary School (3368 Forest Hill-Irene Road), one case of bottled water per car will be distributed from 4 until 7 p.m. daily through Friday, on Saturday, from 9 a.m. until noon and on Sunday from 1 until 4 p.m.

At Bailey Station Elementary School (3435 Bailey Station Road) in Collierville, residents can bring their own containers and get an unlimited supply of water from 4 to 7 p.m. each day through Friday.

The sites are now accepting volunteers. Those interested in volunteering can sign up online.

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Abigail Warren

Abigail Warren

Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.


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