Jackson’s water teams are sending water samples to test while the city suspends a boiling water notification that is still valid for 43,000 plumbing points. City officials said 120 water samples from different locations must be cleared for the day on two consecutive days, in the meantime residents must continue to boil their water, as they did last month. The reference to boiling water has been removed for 16,000 well water connections. “I’m scared to cook with it. To tell the truth, my wife doesn’t even want to make coffee with it,” said Roger Long, a Jackson resident. “People can’t brush their teeth.” People are afraid to wash dishes. People are afraid to boil with this water, so it offers an alternative until we restore absolute confidence in our water system, “said Aaron Banks, President of Jackson City Council. World Central Kitchen has partnered with local agencies and restaurants to to provide them with food and water in need. “They came to Jackson with a U-Haul. They bought water from Jackson companies, “said Rickey Thigpen, President and CEO of Visit Jackson. In addition to the water, the group handed out 600 meals for lunch and dinner from local restaurants. Banks said the aid couldn’t get any better Time comes when Jackson Public Schools students are in the spring break. “Friday some of the kids were out early. We have several children who go to this place whose parents are at work and then go home and say, “I’m getting it for my brother and sister” and then go home. See? That’s the kind of help we do, “Banks said. Water was available Monday at Forest Hill High School, New Jerusalem South, and Callaway High School. Pearl Street and the Progressive Missionary Baptist Church also provided water Additional lunch and dinner plates were available for collection at each location.
JACKSON, miss. –
Jackson’s water teams are sending water samples to be tested while the city suspends a boiling water notification that is still valid for 43,000 water connections.
City officials said 120 water samples from different locations must be clear for two consecutive days for the notification to be lifted.
In the meantime, like last month, the residents have to keep boiling their water. The reference to boiling water has been removed for 16,000 well water connections.
“I’m scared to cook with it. To tell the truth, my wife doesn’t even want to make coffee with it,” said Roger Long, a Jackson resident.
“People can’t brush their teeth. People are afraid to wash dishes. People are afraid to cook with this water. So it offers an alternative until we restore absolute confidence in our water system,” said Aaron Banks , President of Jackson City Council.
World Central Kitchen has partnered with local agencies and restaurants to provide food and water to those in need.
“You came to Jackson with a U-Haul. They bought water from Jackson companies, ”said Rickey Thigpen, President and CEO of Visit Jackson.
In addition to water, the group distributed 600 lunch and dinner meals offered by local restaurants.
Banks said help couldn’t come at a better time since Jackson Public Schools students are in the spring break.
“Friday some of the kids were out early. We have several kids who have to go to this place whose parents are at work and then go home and say, ‘I’m getting it for my brother and sister,’ and then back That’s the kind of help we do, “Banks said.
Water was available Monday at Forest Hill High School, New Jerusalem South, and Callaway High School. Pearl Street and Progressive Missionary Baptist Church also offered water. In addition, plates were available for collection at each location for lunch and dinner.
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