TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Dec 21, 2015

A $615 million water-rights lawsuit filed against Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division, the city of Memphis and Tennessee will result in a 22 percent rate increase for MLGW customers. The increase is associated with the lawsuit and will add an average of $3.21 a month to customers’ water bills, The Commercial Appeal reports. The lawsuit, filed by Mississippi, claims the defendants have "forcibly" taken its water through excessive pumping from an aquifer underlying both states. The U.S. Supreme Court in June granted Mississippi’s request to file suit.