Social media’s atwitter after MLGW lifts boil advisory
Looks like lots of Memphians were eager to go with the flow, sipping, showering and washing clothes as water levels returned to normal.
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February 2021
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MLGW lifts water boil advisory, effective immediately
The city’s boil advisory is being lifted immediately, according to Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division President and CEO J.T. Young.
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Watch LIVE: MLGW’s Thursday water update
Effective immediately, Memphis Light, Gas & Water has lifted the area’s boil water advisory.
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Request to end water boil advisory could come Thursday
The advisory could be lifted in stages for parts of the MLGW area, which is most of Shelby County with the exception of Bartlett, Germantown, Collierville and Millington. Even when it is lifted MLGW president and CEO J.T. Young said the utility will still be asking households and businesses to continue conserving water for some period after the full restoration.
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Watch LIVE: MLGW gives water update
The patient hasn’t been discharged yet, but is about to be, says Memphis Light, Gas & Water president and CEO J.T. Young.
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Boil advisory could end within days, MLGW says
State environmental officials are helping in the effort to find leaks and resolve water problems.
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City Council reviews details of 100 N. Main sale
The Tuesday, Feb. 23, council session also includes final votes on a set of ordinances cracking down on illegal street racing and possibly a continuation of council discussions with MLGW about the city’s water crisis.
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City, MLGW file motions to join lawsuit over access to TVA transmission lines
A group of smaller utilities that are also part of TVA want to be able to use TVA transmission lines if they break with TVA. MLGW is considering leaving TVA as well and filed along with the city to intervene in the lawsuit, saying the decision could affect its decision to stay or leave.
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MLGW hopes for end to boil order within days
No firm timeline has been set for ending the “boil water” notice affecting Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division customers, MLGW officials said Monday, Feb. 22.
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Watch LIVE: MLGW addressing local water situation
MLGW is planning to hold daily press conferences this week at 3 p.m.
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MLGW’s water crisis came after funding for infrastructure overhaul was delayed
When the city’s water system became a crisis last week, Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division was several months underway with a five-year $142.4 million overhaul of water system infrastructure.
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MLGW to suspend nonpayment cutoffs; boil water advisory ongoing
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division will suspend service cutoffs for nonpayment until further notice and extend its pandemic payment plan option. The boil water advisory remains in effect.
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City of Memphis to distribute water Sunday
The City of Memphis announced that they have partnered with the Memphis City Council to distribute bottles of water Sunday, at 10 a.m. at eight locations.
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MLGW: No residential water cutoffs planned
But a cutoff to large industrial water customers is a possibility if water pressure problems persist, MLGW President and CEO J.T. Young said Friday. Related article: Street clearing effort moves beyond major thoroughfares
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MLGW compares water situation to ‘a critical patient’
Memphis, Light, Gas and Water’s water pressure situation has improved since Friday, but the utility organization’s president J.T. Young said it’s still “a critical patient.” He may have a better timetable Sunday on lifting the boil water advisory. Meanwhile, City Council members look at the water crisis.
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Not so fast: Restaurants don’t have to close if they can boil water, Health Department says
Despite an announcement earlier in the day that restaurants would have to close due to the boil order, the Health Department directive says they do not.
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MEM cancels all Friday passenger flights
The Memphis International Airport CEO called the closure of the airport terminal a “last resort.”
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MLGW issues first ever boil order alert and road crews move to end game through Monday
Low water pressure in Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division’s water grid prompted the utility to issue a rare boil water alert Thursday afternoon.
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As airport sees water issues, MLGW asks customers to reduce usage
Memphis is known for its water, but according to Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, we will need to use less of it until the end of the week.
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MLGW change in debt policy could help with TVA split
A proposed change in the utility’s debt policy could allow it to build a power generating plant, which would be key if MLGW cuts its ties to TVA, and pay for the plant with the savings to come from it.
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City looking to rectify imbalance in MLGW water bill
The city has been paying Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division about $2 million a year for the past three fiscal years without a corresponding payment from MLGW in the form of a PILOT.
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January 2021
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A tower of a different color concerns Lakeland commissioners
The new paint scheme on a water tower in Lakeland isn’t exactly in keeping with the color the suburb has chosen in its branding.
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November 2020
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Rust Hall lease, MLGW budget and Downtown parking overhaul top council agenda
The Memphis City Council agenda Tuesday also includes a new violent crime task force, a ban on bottled water at all city facilities post pandemic and the election of a new chairman for 2021.
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Protect Our Aquifer challenges TVA power contracts
Environmental advocates including Protect Our Aquifer have sued TVA, saying new agreements for power distributors weren't properly reviewed for environmental impacts before they were put in place in 2019.
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Memphis clears key hurdle in water rights dispute
There may be light at the end of the tunnel in Mississippi’s long-running challenge of Memphis’ right to withdraw water from Middle Claiborne Aquifer.
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