The city's boil water notice, which began July 29, is still in effect.
September 4, 2022, 10:24 PMBottled water is carried to a residents car by a recruit at the Fire Department in Jackson, Miss., Aug. 18, 2022.Residents in Jackson, Mississippi, should have water pressure again, officials announced Sunday evening, following nearly a week ofWater tanks at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant saw "increased storage levels" overnight, with many of the tanks "approaching full," the city said in a"We no longer have any tanks at low levels.
At least 180,000 people went without reliable drinking water in Jackson after pumps at the main water treatment plant failed last week. A major pump at O.B. Curtis was damaged, forcing the city to use backup pumps until it was fixed, Gov. Tate Reeves said during a news conference last week.Staffing shortages, system issues and multiple equipment failures have led to the water crisis, Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said at a press conference on Tuesday.
A firefighter puts cases of bottled water in a resident's SUV at the Fire Station as part of the city's response to longstanding water system problem in Jackson, Miss., Aug. 18, 2022.City and state officials have distributed drinkable and non-drinkable water to residents since last week.
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