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A public health crisis in and around the city of Jackson, Mississippi, began in late August 2022 after the Pearl River flooded due to severe storms in the state. [1] The flooding caused the O. B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, the city's largest water treatment facility, which was already running on backup pumps due to failures the month prior, to stop the treatment of drinking water indefinitely.
August 15, 2024 at 3:52 PM. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — “Layers of inadequate oversight and enforcement” by state and federal agencies contributed to a water crisis in Mississippi's capital city ...
JXN Water spokesperson Ameerah Palacios declined to answer specific questions about the charge but said customers with questions about parts of their bill should contact the JXN Water customer ...
JXN Water announced on Friday that five different apartment complexes in Jackson have past due water balances of more than $267,000. The five complexes water balances, collectively, totaled to ...
The crisis was caused by decades of mishandled and out-of-date water and waste infrastructure that led to at least 2,300 U.S. gallons (8,700 liters) of sewage overflowing into the Pearl River. Overflowing water from the Ross Barnett Reservoir and the Pearl River caused the water treatment plant in Jackson to completely fail. With the system ...
Water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi developed during failures in oversight, watchdog says. Tens of thousands of people were left without safe drinking water for weeks in 2021 and 2022 due to lack ...
The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD) is a governing entity within the state of Mississippi tasked to manage a portion of the Pearl River basin, including the Ross Barnett Reservoir area, and its watersheds. The responsibilities of the district include: overseeing land management, maintaining natural resources, and providing ...
Senate Bill 2628, which would have designated a state government appointed board to take over the Jackson Water System, failed in the Mississippi House of Representative Tuesday.