Governor: Mississippi capital's water is again safe to drink
Source: AP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) After nearly two months of being forced to boil their water before drinking it or using it to brush teeth, people Mississippis largest city were told Thursday that water from the tap is safe to consume but Jacksons water system still needs big repairs that the mayor says the cash-strapped city cannot afford on its own.
Gov. Tate Reeves and Jackson officials said in separate announcements that the state health department lifted a boil-water notice that had been in place nearly seven weeks in the city of 150,000. We have restored clean water to the city of Jackson , Reeves said during a news conference. But a state health department official, Jim Craig, said households with pregnant women or young children should take precautions because of lead levels previously found in some homes on the Jackson water system.
Craig said although recent testing showed no lead or lead below the action levels set by the EPA, people should continue to avoid using city water to prepare baby formula. Emergency repairs are still underway after problems at Jacksons main water treatment plant caused most customers to lose service for several days in late August and early September. Reeves said the water system remains imperfect.
It is possible, although I pray not inevitable, that there will be further interruptions, Reeves said. We cannot perfectly predict what may go wrong with such a broken system in the future. Problems started days after torrential rain fell in central Mississippi, altering the quality of the raw water entering Jacksons treatment plants. That slowed the treatment process, depleted supplies in water tanks and caused a precipitous drop in pressure. When water pressure drops, theres a possibility that untreated groundwater can enter the water system through cracked pipes, so customers are told to boil water to kill potentially harmful bacteria.
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peppertree
(21,635 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(9,993 posts)constituent-selected faucets and knocking back a couple servings each?
Delphinus
(11,830 posts)That's what I would want to see. Drinking, bathing, brushing teeth ... don't quite trust him.
pwb
(11,263 posts)Oh ? OH ?
Polly Hennessey
(6,796 posts)I would give him a glass and say, after you.
Marthe48
(16,952 posts)who wants to drink it?
patphil
(6,173 posts)I think every elected state official should have to drink 1 quart of Jackson water each day until their water system is actually fixed.
jimfields33
(15,793 posts)Theyve known about this longer then two months.
Mawspam2
(729 posts)...a water truck to supply HIS water.
patphil
(6,173 posts)Callous disregard for others runs deep in the Republican Party.
Vogon_Glory
(9,117 posts)You can sample the water for us straight from the tap.
harumph
(1,900 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,728 posts)Random grab samples by Independent EPA sampling teams. C'mon America, stop the lies and do some meaningful intervention when state and locals don't want to.
Mr. Evil
(2,844 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,972 posts)CTyankee
(63,912 posts)That poor people are subjected to living this way should NEVER happen here in the United States.