Jackson, Miss., residents travel to find clean water amid system problems.
/Gray News) - The city has been under a boil water notice for more than a month. During that time, residents have had to boil their water before using it.
“I’ve been in line maybe for almost an hour there are other things I could be doing,” said Patricia Watkins, who lives in Jackson. The latest round of water woes is due to a failure at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, the city’s main treatment facilityMayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said Jackson’s water system is troubled by short staffing and “decades of deferred maintenance,” the Associated Press reported.
Holmes spent the day lending a hand at the different water giveaways, helping residents get safe drinkable water during the ongoing crisis.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Dixmoor water systems suffers multiple breaks, at least 1,000 residents without clean supplyLarge portions of Dixmoor were again without water Tuesday, including some 1,000 residents of a mobile home park, as multiple water main breaks cascaded through an already-taxed water supply system.
Read more »
Mississippi Capital: Water Everywhere, Not a Drop to DrinkMississippi’s capital city is struggling with multiple water problems — too much on the ground after heavy rainfall in the past week, and not enough safe water coming through the pipes for people to use. Parts of Jackson were without running water Tuesday because flooding worsened problems in one of two water-treatment plants. The city of 150,000 had already been under a boil-water notice for a month because the Health Department found cloudy water that could cause digestive problems. Gov. Tate Reeves said late Monday that he’s declaring a state of emergency for Jackson’s water system.
Read more »
Boil-water alert issued for communities in Chester and Lancaster CountiesPennsylvania American Water advised residents in several communities to boil their tap water after a water main break in Parkesburg put the system at risk of contamination.
Read more »
Jackson water system is failing, city will be with no or little drinking water indefinitelyBREAKING: The drinking water system in Jackson has failed, and officials cannot say when reliable water service will be restored.
Read more »
President Biden approves emergency declaration as Mississippi’s largest city lacks water accessThe approval will allow Federal Emergency Management Agency resources to augment local and state officials in responding to the crisis. Nearly 170,000 residents in the Jackson area lack access to water.
Read more »