For those of you who lay in bed at night wondering where theMid-South obtains its water, The University of Memphis has asolution for you.
The Ground Water Institute, part of The University of Memphis'sHerff College of Engineering, will hold a free public discussion ofwater resources in the Mid-South.
The lecture will present a sweeping view of the public watersupply for the Memphis area since the early 19th century. Othertopics on the agenda are: the methods Mid-Southerners use to obtaindrinking water, water treatment processes, maintaining waterquality and a description of the geologic makeup of theMid-South.
The program, which is sponsored by the Friends of the UniversityLibraries, will take place in the Ned R. McWherter Library, Room226, at 3 p.m. The program will close a month-long exhibit onNational Water Quality Month at the McWherter library.
For those fascinated with water but hungry too, refreshmentswill be served. Parking is available at the Fogelman garage.
Jerry L. Anderson, GWI director, said the main function of theinstitute is to collect research on Memphis Aquifer, the city's topwater supplier. The age of the ground water ranges from 16 to 2,000years, but Anderson is confident that Memphis tap water is as goodas any bottled water on the market.
"If you're going to buy bottled water, buy it only for thecontainer," Anderson quipped.
Most of Memphis's water is already clean, but the supply isstill aerated to get rid of dissolved iron.
