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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.
The Mississippi State Department of Health did not consistently document deficiencies in the Jackson water system or notify city officials about significant problems after the department conducted ...
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 ...
The Mississippi State Department of Health failed to report deficiencies or enforce Safe Drinking Water Act regulations on Jackon's water system from 2015 to 2021, contributing to a system-wide ...
The Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition, led by the People’s Advocacy Institute, is working with the city of Jackson to distribute bottled water daily.Those who are interested in getting water ...
Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi.Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County.The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city. [4]
A city investigation discovered that the Jackson Zoological Society had mismanaged funds and failed to pay $6 million in water bills. [13] Lumumba took direct control of the zoo and approved $200,000 to renovate it. [14] The zoo reopened in August 2020 under city control. [15]
Jackson’s already-frail water system suffered a dayslong outage over the summer, in a crisis that sparked national outrage and called attention to the decades of water struggles in the city of ...