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Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday spelled out significant concerns with the city s water system, including necessary fixes to maintain safe drinking water, following the worst water crisis Jackson has seen in recent history.
EPA administrators in their first public appearance with city officials said it will take both short-term and long-term fixes to remedy the system, a prospect that will require millions of dollars of funding.
The visit follows an inspection by the federal agency, along with the state Department of Health, in February of last year that found several severe violations at the city s two water treatment plants, the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility and the J.H. Fewell Water Treatment Facility.
Some Jackson residents complain about smelly water
Boil water alert in effect for 43,000 water customers Share Updated: 5:31 PM CST Mar 11, 2021
Boil water alert in effect for 43,000 water customers Share Updated: 5:31 PM CST Mar 11, 2021
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Show Transcript 16 WAPT S ROSS ADAMS LIVE TONIGHT - WHAT S THE PROBLEM SOME SAY THE WATER HAS A FOUL SMELL TO IT. THEY DON T THINK ITS SAFE TO COOK OR SHOWER WITH. IT SMELL LIKE WOOD. LIKE STANK WOOD. I WOULDN T DRINK IT. RESIDENTS AT SUNSET PLAZA APARTMENTS SAY THEY RE AFRAID TO USE WATER COMING FROM THEIR TAPS. THEY SAY THE WATER HAS A FOUL SMELL. ENGINEERING 9914 19-23 EBONY YARBOR IT S GOT A SCENT TO IT IT S LIKE A HEAVY AROMA. ANTONIO THOMAS IT S NOT DRINKABLE IT S NOT DRINKABLE. DESCRIBE TO ME WHAT THAT SMELL IS TO YOU? I CAN T DESCRIBE THE SMELL. CAUSE I VE NEVER SMELLED ANY WATER THAT SMELL LIKE. OTHER PEOPLE WHO LIVE AT THE WEST JACKSON COMPLEX SAY THEY DON T WANT TO USE T
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