Leading up to the arctic blast that brought dangerously cold weather to Jackson, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba warned that the city's water distribution system remained a 'huge vulnerability.
"The system has lost pressure due to line breaks that have not been identified. These breaks are likely caused by the weather. Water crews are actively trying to find these breaks in order to repair them as quickly as possible," the city said in a statement Sunday.
"Some areas may be experiencing very low pressure. We will continue to work to maximize production at the plants to restore pressure to as much of the system as possible. Even if your pressure is restored, the boil water notice remains in effect until further notice." Leading up to the arctic blast that brought dangerously cold weather to Jackson, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba warned that the city's water distribution system remained a"huge vulnerability.
The City of Jackson's O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility's sedimentation basins in Ridgeland, Miss., Sept. 2, 2022. Jackson has had water problems for decades. In late August, most of the city lost running water for several days after heavy rainfall exacerbated problems at the city's main water treatment plant. When that happened, Jackson had already been under a boil-water advisory for a month because health inspectors had found cloudy water that could make people ill.
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