{"id":208376,"date":"2021-03-10T14:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T19:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=208376"},"modified":"2021-03-10T14:00:41","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T19:00:41","slug":"water-crisis-in-miss-enters-fourth-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/water-crisis-in-miss-enters-fourth-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Water crisis in Miss. enters fourth week"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwater-crisis-in-miss-enters-fourth-week%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=208376&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2384816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2384816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE \u2013 In this Feb. 22, 2021, file photo, Doris Devine in Jackson, Miss., stores containers with potable water provided by City of Jackson councilman and State Rep. De\u2019Keither Stamps in her tub. (AP Photo\/Rogelio V. Solis, File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:50 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, March 10, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Some residents in Jackson, Mississippi are entering their fourth week without access to safe drinking water. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2021\/03\/09\/jackson-mississippi-water-crisis-how-started-and-what-know\/4641990001\/\">reports<\/a> Tuesday, officials in the city of nearly 200,000 people are still restoring water service that was depleted by a winter storm in February.<\/p>\n<p>The storm brought bitter cold temperatures to the south, causing as many as 80 local water main pipelines to freeze and crack. This rendered water pressure inadequate. As a result, residents remain under a boil notice, which was originally issued on February 16.<\/p>\n<p>Recent testing revealed the water contains high levels of cloudiness, which increases the chance it may contain disease causing organisms. City Council chair Alen Banks said the pollution is a major problem considering the sanitary sewer overflows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though we have pressure, the problem we have now is the water being contaminated because of the amount of debris that got into the springs and then now with that you have SSOs (sanitary sewer overflows),\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba said the water crisis highlights issues that have existed for decades like the inability to replace aging pipes. He estimated it would cost $2 billion to bring his city\u2019s water system up to date and the city\u2019s total annual budget is around $300 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Non-potable water is still available for residents in need. Please share. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JuuUmV23lC\">pic.twitter.com\/JuuUmV23lC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chokwe Antar Lumumba (@ChokweALumumba) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChokweALumumba\/status\/1369708198161231880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the meantime, however, the community is coming together to do what they can. City officials and the National Guard have distributed more than 26,000 bottles of water and about 7,000 gallons of non-potable water to residents. Outside organizations, including Capital City Beverages and Molson-Coors, have also offered aid.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2384817\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2384817\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2384817 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-99.jpeg\" alt=\"Mississippi Army National Guard Sgt. Chase Toussaint, right, and Staff Sgt. Matthew Riley, both with the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site of Camp Shelby, fill 5-gallon water drums with non-potable water, Monday, March 1, 2021, at a Jackson, Miss., water distribution site on the New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church parking lot. Water for flushing toilets was being distributed at seven sites in Mississippi&#039;s capital city, more than 10 days after winter storms wreaked havoc on the city&#039;s water system because the system is still struggling to maintain consistent water pressure, authorities said. (AP Photo\/Rogelio V. Solis)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-99.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-100.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-101.jpeg 655w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-102.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2384817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mississippi Army National Guard Sgt. Chase Toussaint, right, and Staff Sgt. Matthew Riley, both with the Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site of Camp Shelby, fill 5-gallon water drums with non-potable water, Monday, March 1, 2021, at a Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo\/Rogelio V. Solis)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/watchdogs-file-complaints-against-democrat-lawmaker-who-didnt-disclose-over-half-a-million-in-stock-trades\/\">Watchdogs file complaints against Democrat lawmaker who didn\u2019t disclose over half a million in stock trades<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE \u2013 In this Feb. 22, 2021, file photo, Doris Devine in Jackson, Miss., stores containers with potable water provided by City of Jackson councilman and State Rep. 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