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Prichard Water board member John Johnson Jr. speaks to the media at Mobile's Government Plaza after the Mobile County Commission voted to allocate $1.5 million to the Prichard Water Board for upgrades and maintenance to its aging water system. Standing next to Johnson is Severia Campbell-Morris, a former member of the Prichard City Council. .
According to the SELC petition, the water system in Prichard -- a city of about 20,000 people just north of Mobile -- is so full of holes that nearly 60% of the water entering the system leaks out, creating the risk of contamination of the city’s drinking water, sky-high water costs and other safety concerns.
The groups Monday asked the agency to intervene using emergency powers under the Safe Drinking Water Act because “Prichard’s water system failures create an imminent and substantial endangerment to human health.” That scandal became known as ‘Gucci-gate,’ after charges that former water works manager Nia Bradley used water works credit card for perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal expenses, including trips to New York, Chicago and Sandestin, Fla., as well as luxury items like Gucci handbags, designer clothes and firearms.The petition cited one Prichard resident -- Tyrone Pettway -- who reported receiving a water bill for $2,384.51.
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