The world's largest supercomputer is running in Memphis, TN. xAI promised to build a water reuse facility to stay off of the drinking water supply: the Memphis Sand Aquifer. On April 8, 2026, that promise was broken and construction is paused. Without the water reuse facility, xAI will require up to 5 million gallons of water per day in an area threatened with arsenic pollution and fragile water infrastructure.
Did you know Shelby County is only place in TN with a Groundwater Board? No new aquifer protection programs have been established since the Groundwater Board was created in the late 1980s. It's been 39 years and there is still no Groundwater Protection Plan. Let's make a community-led Groundwater Protection Plan happen!
Is it fair that the largest water users pay less per gallon than residents? MLGW is planning on raising our water rates in 2027. Sign the petition today and demand: Stop the steep regressive discount for industrial water users and reform rates into a fair, progressive structure.
