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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 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 Water ...
August 15, 2024 at 12:52 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 ...
Ward 6 Councilman and Council President Aaron Banks and other members of the Jackson City Council have come out in opposition to a proposed Mississippi Senate bill that would give the state the ...
Mississippi’s state health department did not adequately enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act in Jackson, contributing to the 2022 crisis that left 150,000 residents without drinking water ...
Texas Southern University ( JD) Chokwe Antar Lumumba (born March 29, 1983) is an American attorney, activist, and politician serving as the 53rd mayor [ 1] of Jackson, Mississippi, [ 2] the 7th consecutive African-American to hold the position. He was first elected in 2017. In the primary election, Lumumba soundly [ 3] won the Democratic ...
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, sponsored by Sen. David Parker, R-Olive Branch, would seek to establish a public utility authority with the nine-person board, as well as a president to shadow Henifin until the ...