The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says he wants Mississippi’s capital city to receive “its fair share” of federal money to repair a troubled water system.
was in Jackson to meet with residents and state and local elected officials Wednesday. He touted the $1 trillion federal infrastructure law that President Joe Biden signed in November.Mississippi is set to receive more than $4 billion from the law, with most of the money designated for highways and bridges,. The state's allocation includes $429 million over five years to improve water systems.
Jackson's main water-treatment plant malfunctioned in late August after torrential rain caused flooding along the Pearl River. The influx altered the quality of the raw water entering the plant from a reservoir. That slowed the treatment process, depleted supplies in water tanks and caused a dangerous drop in pressure.But even before the rainfall, officials said some water pumps had failed and a treatment plant was using backup pumps.
About 25% of Jackson's residents live in poverty, and the city's tax base has declined with a sharp decrease in population since 1980 — a change that happened along with mostly white flight that started about a decade after public schools began integrating in 1970. Thompson pointed out during the community meeting that Regan is from North Carolina, which also has a large Black population.
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