Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba: “It’s Not A Matter Of If These Systems Will Fail Again, It’s A Matter Of When”

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By Malaika Jabali· Updated September 15, 2022

After nearly seven weeks of urgent water treatment issues in Jackson, Mississippi, the city’s boil water notice was lifted on Thursday.

An online statement from the city government notes that, along with lifting the notice, water “pressure should be stable throughout the city.”

A city website also acknowledges the support and attention its crisis brought outside of the capital city. “We are hopeful the

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