Jackson well water crisis continues

Jackson well water crisis continues

KEEGAN FX.OXTHE CITY OF JACKSON HASLIFTED A PRECAUTIONARYBOIL WATEROT NICE FOR SOMETWO-THOUSAND CUSTOMERSAHEAD OF THE HOLIDAYWEEKEN D.AS 16 WAPT'S CECILHANNIBAL REPORTS - WORKCREWS ARE WAITING FOR PARTSTO FULLY REPAIR TWO MAJORWATER WELLS.

GRAY7895-BERNICE TURNER -SOUTH JACKSON RESIDENT00:09- WE LOW PRESSU REWATER WE DON'T HAVE TOO MUCHPRESSURE FOR OUR WATER00:12VOASHE T CITY LIFTS ITS BOILWATER NOTICE...SOMEPEOPLE IN SOUTH JACKSON AREGETTING FRUSTRATED AFTERSTILL HAVING LITTLE TOO NWATER PRESSURE...ANONGOING ISSUE FOR ALMOST 2WEEKSSOT GRAY7895-BERNICETURNER - SOUTH JACKSONRESIDENT00:26- NOW IT'S A BIGPROBLEM NOW WE GOTTA PAY FORWATER THAT WE NOT EVEN USI NGWE CAN'T DRINK THE WATER WECAN'T DRINK THE WATER WECAN'T COOK WITH THE TEWAR SOWHAT WE PAYING A WATER BILLFOR 00:34VOTHE CITY OF JACKSON SAYSTHEY'VE PLACED A TEMPORARYPUMP AT THE WELL ON SIWELLROAD AND EXPECT THATPERMANENT PUMP TO BEINSTALLED JUNE 3RD...MEWHANILE THE WELL ON TVROAD IS STILL OFFLINE AND INNEED OF SEVERAL PARTS TOMAKE REPAIRS...PUBLICWORKS DIRECTOR DR. CHARLESWILLIAMS SAYS COVID-19 ISAFFECTING THE SUPPLY ANDDISTRIBUTION OF THOSEPARTS.SOT- DR. CHARLES WILLIAMS05:22- IT'S TAKING A LITTLEBITLONGER BECAUSE WE ALSOVEHA TO HAVE PARTS IN PLACEIN ORDER TO MAKE THOSEREPAS IRAND SOME OF THATWILL JUST NOT BE AVAABILLETO US UNTIL LATE NEXT WEEK05:31VOAN END TO THE WELL WAT ERISSUE STILL DAYS MAYBE EVENWEEKS AWAY...MANY ARE WONDERING WHY T HECITY OF JACKSON ISN'TDISTRIBUTING WATER...T SOGRAY7879- AARON BANKS04:35- THIS MIGHT NOT BE ANEMERGENCY FOR EVERYBODYBUT TO THOSE 500 PEOPLE OUTTHERE IN SOUTH JACKSON IT'SIS AN EMERGENCY 04:41VOCITY COUNCIL PRESIDENTAARON BANKS WHOSE DISTRICTENCOMPASSES MADDOX ROA, DRAYMOND ROAD , AND FORESTHILL...SOME OF THE HARDESTHIT AREAS DURING EACHCRISIS....HE SAYS THISTIME HE DOESN'T VEHA THERESOURCES AND QUESTIONSWHY THE CITY ISN'T MAKINGPLANS FOR DISTRIBUTION.SOTGRAY7879- AARON BANKS05:23- MY EXPECTATION AND ITHINK THE EXPECTATION OFTHE CITIZENS IS THAT IF YOUKNOW THERE'S 1500 PEOPLEWITHOUT WATER OR 1000PEOPLE OR 500 PEOPLEWITHOUT WATER LET'S MA KESURE THOSE RESOURCES AREAVAILABLE 05:35ONCE THAT PERMANENT PUMPIS IN PLACE ON SIWELL ROAD