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A lead scientist of a study looking at breaches between the Memphis Sand aquifer and the shallow water aquifer above it said that the full findings will be released and presented by the end of the month.
After presenting the current findings to the Memphis City Council Tuesday, Dr. Brian Waldron one of the scientists involved with the study said that the final findings of the research will be released by the end of June. This will tee up the council to hear the full findings as they return for the third reading of an ordinance to regulate pipelines in the city on July 6.
CAESER concluded that a connection exists between a shallow aquifer and the Memphis Sand aquifer in what is known as the Davis wellfield. That wellfield is one of several stations where MLGW pumps the area s drinking water out of the Memphis Sand aquifer. A hydrologic connection between the Horn Lake Cutoff channel and MRVA [shallow] aquifer exists and creates a pathway for runoff from the TVA Allen Former Fossil Fuel Plant to affect the water quality of the Davis wellfield, CAESER s report concluded.
TVA disputed that surface water runs along with the Horn Lake cutoff from the Allen Fossil Plant and its two coal ash ponds to the Davis wellfield. The Horn Lake cutoff is a stream that runs from T.O. Fuller State Park to the Davis Wellfield.
Good Tuesday morning Memphis, where we re learning more about the newly named police chief and awaiting a pivotal vote in Memphis City Council on the controversial Byhalia Connection pipeline.
But first, we re starting with big plans at Shelby County Schools, announced yesterday by Superintendent Joris Ray.
SCS wants to reimagine its footprint in Shelby County with a plan that proposes building five new schools and closing about 13 to 15 others, mostly through consolidation. The plan proposes additions to at least 13 existing schools, our Laura Testino reports.
Unveiled for the first time in a presentation to district board members Monday, the plan includes phases of work to take place over the next 10 years, through 2031. Capital projects require funding and approval from the county commission, which is scheduled to see the plan during a meeting Wednesday.