Posted on Sep 2, 2022
Newsday - US city with 'no water to drink’ - BBC Sounds
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Some 180,000 residents in Jackson, Mississippi have "indefinitely" lost access to reliable running water.
Both the city and state are distributing bottled drinking water to residents as well as non-potable water for toilets via tanker truck, with Mississippi's National Guard assisting relief efforts.
Chris Bell is a Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 65 in Jackson. He told Newsday: “It’s very difficult especially for our elderly and our disabled residents…only thing I can tell them is just to be patient. We’re gonna get this thing working as soon as possible.”
Both the city and state are distributing bottled drinking water to residents as well as non-potable water for toilets via tanker truck, with Mississippi's National Guard assisting relief efforts.
Chris Bell is a Republican member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 65 in Jackson. He told Newsday: “It’s very difficult especially for our elderly and our disabled residents…only thing I can tell them is just to be patient. We’re gonna get this thing working as soon as possible.”
Newsday - US city with 'no water to drink’ - BBC Sounds
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..."It was not a matter of if our system would fail, but a matter of when," he said.
The White House said it was "closely monitoring" the crisis and has been "in regular contact" with Mr Lumumba.
Governor Tate Reeves said during an emergency briefing Monday night that the city would be without "reliable running water at scale" indefinitely as the plant's main motors and the backup pumps too had failed.
"It means the city cannot produce enough water to fight fires, to reliably flush toilets, and to meet other critical needs," said Mr Reeves.
Local media reports that Governor Reeves, a Republican, and Mayor Lumumba, a Democrat, are at odds over the response.
The latter rejected a claim by the former that Jackson homes are receiving "raw water from the reservoir" through their pipes, saying "there was no raw, untreated water that went out" on Monday.
Officials have boosted production at a second treatment facility from 20 to 30 million US gallons per day, but water pressure has dropped system-wide.
All public schools in Jackson shifted to virtual learning on Tuesday amid the crisis, while businesses and restaurants reported needing to purchase ice and water jugs.
The southern state's capital is more than 80% African American."...
..."It was not a matter of if our system would fail, but a matter of when," he said.
The White House said it was "closely monitoring" the crisis and has been "in regular contact" with Mr Lumumba.
Governor Tate Reeves said during an emergency briefing Monday night that the city would be without "reliable running water at scale" indefinitely as the plant's main motors and the backup pumps too had failed.
"It means the city cannot produce enough water to fight fires, to reliably flush toilets, and to meet other critical needs," said Mr Reeves.
Local media reports that Governor Reeves, a Republican, and Mayor Lumumba, a Democrat, are at odds over the response.
The latter rejected a claim by the former that Jackson homes are receiving "raw water from the reservoir" through their pipes, saying "there was no raw, untreated water that went out" on Monday.
Officials have boosted production at a second treatment facility from 20 to 30 million US gallons per day, but water pressure has dropped system-wide.
All public schools in Jackson shifted to virtual learning on Tuesday amid the crisis, while businesses and restaurants reported needing to purchase ice and water jugs.
The southern state's capital is more than 80% African American."...
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