The failure of the main water treatment plant in Jackson, Mississippi, means 180,000 people in the capital city and its surrounding areas will be without ...

Jun 28, 2023 · Mississippi city's water problems stem from generations of neglect ... On Aug. 29, 2022, the largest water treatment plant in Jackson, Mississippi ...

Sep 7, 2023 · Breaches in the city's overwhelmed and antiquated sewer system have resulted in more than 2,300 violations alone. During heavy rains, the system ...

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 ...

Jan 16, 2024 · The drinking water system in Jackson, Mississippi, has suffered from serious safety and reliability problems for decades.

Feb 9, 2024 · Jackson was out more than $450 million in fees and lost revenue. It had no way to repair failing equipment and aging pipes that left city water ...

Jan 17, 2023 · Jackson's already-frail water system suffered a dayslong outage over the summer, in a crisis that sparked national outrage and called attention ...

Oct 17, 2023 · Last August and September, infrastructure breakdowns caused many people in Jackson to go days and weeks without safe running water. A federal ...

Feb 5, 2024 · As a water shortage ballooned into a crisis in Jackson, Miss., the leak grew bigger and bigger, gouging out a swimming pool-size crater in the ...

Water is a human right, but for many families in Jackson, Mississippi, regular access to clean water is out of reach. The state currently has millions of ...