State Takeover of Jackson Water System Passes Senate
Jackson’s water system could soon be under the control of a state-appointed body after the Mississippi Senate passed a bill to transfer authority.
Jackson’s water system could soon be under the control of a state-appointed body after the Mississippi Senate passed a bill to transfer authority.
Lawmakers are renewing efforts to create a regional utility authority to take over the Jackson water system after a similar bill failed last year.
Roughly 12,000 Jackson residents are currently dealing with low or no water pressure following a series of broken pipes and high usage during the cold,
JXN Water Interim Third-Party Manager Ted Henifin’s new proposal would lower water rates for Jackson residents who receive SNAP food assistance.
At a special reception hosted at the Jackson Convention Complex on Aug. 29, the City of Jackson honored Nancy Gaynor and others deemed the “unsung heroes and community champions” of the 2022 Jackson water crisis.
Students, residents and city workers spent Monday morning beautifying Percy V. Simpson Drive in Jackson, Miss., while also commemorating the anniversary of last year’s water
“As an ecologically oriented individual, environmental justice has always been an area of curiosity and passion for me, and Jackson, Miss., is a pronounced example of environmental infrastructure gone wrong,” Worth Wade Wilsey writes.
Jackson’s “water is safe because it meets the standards of the Safe Drinking Water Act,” Ted Henifin, the federally appointed interim third-party manager who is in charge of overseeing the Mississippi capital city’s water system, told a federal judge on Wednesday.
The City of Jackson is receiving an initial $115 million investment to repair its crisis-prone water system, the White House announced and The Grio first reported Tuesday.
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