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As of 2023, many Jackson residents refuse to use the city's water due to ongoing lead contamination and discoloration problems. In February 2023, documented evidence revealed Jackson homes not under a boil water advisory still had contaminated and discolored water.
Ted Henifin supports a bill that would turn over the Jackson water system to a new state authority rather than returning control to the City of Jackson.
The Mississippi Senate Accountability, Efficiency and Transparency Committee on Wednesday moved forward a bill for the second year in a row that would establish a water utility authority for...
The Mississippi Senate passed Senate Bill 2628 Tuesday, which would put the City of Jackson's water and sewer infrastructure into the hands of the state after federal Third Party...
For several years, the city water supply failed to meet federal drinking water standards and was subject to many boil water orders in 2021 and 2022. Due to deteriorating water infrastructure, some parts of the city experienced low water pressure, and in some neighborhoods residents reported untreated sewage flowing in city streets. [61]
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...
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. 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.
April 4, 2024 at 1:08 PM. A bill that would designate a state government appointed board to take over the Jackson water system in the near future has died in the Mississippi House of ...
JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Mississippi officials on Friday approved the city of Jackson’s request for $35.6 million in federal funds to help fix its crumbling water infrastructure, following this ...
The Ross Barnett Reservoir is managed by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District (PRVWSD), an agency of the State of Mississippi. In addition to recreation, the reservoir serves as the primary source of drinking water for the City of Jackson's O. B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant.