Protect Our Aquifer: Memphis Sand Aquifer

Based in Memphis, Tennessee, Protect Our Aquifer is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a force of citizen advocates challenging threats to the Memphis Sand Aquifer. The Aquifer is the drinking water supply for West Tennessee and many communititesi n the Mid-South. 

Formed out of necessity in 2017, Ward Archer founded the organization thinking it would be a short-lived legal fight. It soon became apparent there is no entity working to protect the source of drinking water for Shelby County, Tennessee and much of the Mid-South. POA has become a leading voice in the science-based protection of the Aquifer and the people that depend on it. The organization serves as a critical tool to unify the diverse stakeholders of water management to Protect Our Aquifer.