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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 14, 2024 at 2:50 AM. 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 ...
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 ...
The City of Jackson received DWSRF loans of $10.8 million in 2016 and $12.9 million in 2019 at a 1.95% interest rate for 20 and then 30 years, respectively, with $1 million total subsidized from them.
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 ...
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 ...
The investigation began in late 2022 after the Mississippi and national NAACP, as well as several other private citizens, filed a complaint with OECRC following the Jackson Water Crisis in August ...
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 ...