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CAESER is a multidisciplinary research center based at the University of Memphis where we work with public, private and government partners in both natural and populated environments.
Our mission at CAESER is to strengthen communities by improving the environmental and social conditions through collaboration and research.
WHAT WE DO
In the winter of 2018, the Memphis City Council approved the establishment of a special fund paid by the citizens of Memphis and unincorporated Shelby County through their MLGW (Memphis Light Gas and Water) bills. This fund was used to pay for research on our drinking water, specifically the condition of the protective clay layer above the Memphis aquifer. To do this, CAESER had 22 projects studying breaches, or breaks, in the clay layer.
CAESER developed and implemented a mobile application for Shelby County Public Works to visually inspect and collect data for 160 miles of streams.
Mapping water levels in the shallow aquifer has helped us identify where water of poorer quality is bypassing the protective clay layer that overlies our primary drinking water aquifer.