The water crisis in Jackson follows years of failure to fix an aging system
BY PGF
2 years, 3 months ago
NPR:
For years, residents of the majority-Black city have endured everything from service disruptions and recurring boil-water advisories to concerns over contaminants like lead and E. coli bacteria, thanks to failures to upgrade Jackson’s aging infrastructure.
With the city now under a state of emergency, officials are scrambling to distribute bottled water to tens of thousands of people in a city where roughly 1 in 4 people live in poverty. Amid the fledgling response, officials have sent mixed signals about how long it may take to restore service. City officials have said it could be “days,” but Gov. Tate Reeves has said it is unclear exactly how long it will take.
On September 1, 2022 at 9:49 pm, George 1 said:
It’s almost like if you have a place with enough third world people in, it becomes like the third world. Who knew? We were assured that the magic dirt would take care of that.
On September 2, 2022 at 7:37 am, June J said:
From Wikipedia:
Lumumba was elected mayor in June 2017 with 93% of the vote. The Nation commented that “Lumumba lit up the left press with his promise—delivered later that month in a speech at the People’s Summit in Chicago—to make Jackson ‘the most radical city on the planet.’”
If radical means vastly decreased quality of life he’s achieved his goal.
On September 2, 2022 at 9:03 am, Don't mind me said:
The Monrovia Principal.
On September 2, 2022 at 9:50 am, Bradley A Graham said:
Clean water is white privilege.
On September 2, 2022 at 6:33 pm, Steady Steve said:
Where Africans are, there is Africa. And the residents will not be able to connect the way they vote to their current circumstances.
On September 5, 2022 at 9:10 pm, John said:
Lived north of Jackson in a suburb called Madison for a while. Problem has a lot to do with communist running the government, but the main issue is the soil. It’s all about 6 inches of topsoil on a giant clay bed. They clay won’t absorb water, so when it rains everything moves. Only houses without foundation cracks are the ultra wealthy that had pilings driven 50+ feet down in the soil. Though I’m sure a less thieving, corrupt government could’ve done a better job.