Weeks-long boil water notice lifted in Mississippi capital

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A boil-water notice has been lifted in Mississippi’s capital city after nearly seven weeks.

Gov. Tate Reeves and Jackson officials made the announcement Thursday. Emergency repairs are still underway after problems at Jackson’s main water treatment plant caused most customers to lose service for several days in late August and early September.

Problems started days after torrential rain fell in central Mississippi, altering the quality of the raw water entering Jackson’s treatment plants. That slowed the treatment process, depleted supplies in water tanks and caused a precipitous drop in pressure.