JACKSON, Miss. — In a press conference this afternoon, Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. announced that the city’s water system pressure had been restored. The restored pressure indicates that all households citywide should have water and good water pressure.
City crews worked to bypass the 54-inch main near the O.B. Curtis plant and both the O.B. Curtis Plant and the J.W. Fewell Plant pumped a combined 60 million gallons of water into the system to recharge the lines and fill various water tanks that service Jackson.
City workers will pull 120 samples from locations around Jackson Friday to send to the Health Department. After two consecutive days of clear tests from the Health Department the Precautionary Boil Water can be lifted.
Crews determined that a cap did blow off of the 54-inch main and city workers and contractors will be repairing the line tonight.
“I want to commend our city crews who searched throughout the early morning hours today to try and determine what was making our system loose pressure,” said Mayor Johnson. “As I stated this morning, the water main was discovered at 4:45 a.m. this morning in a very isolated section of Jackson after several hours of crews searching. It is very significant that we were able to address this problem within a number of hours.”
Residents across the city are reminded that they are still under a precautionary boil water notice until two consecutive days of testing come back clear Water should be brought to a rolling boil for one minute for the following: cooking or baking, making ice cubes, taking medication, brushing teeth, washing food, mixing baby formula or food, mixing juices or drinks feeding pets, and all other consumption. Water does not have to be boiled for the following activities: showering, washing dishes or clothes.
Test results of the water samples will be shared with the media.
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