When asked what they want the nation to know with the spotlight on their city, here is what residents of Jackson, Mississippi said.
when excessive rainfall led to flooding at the Pearl River, and one of the city's two water-treatment plants failed. Low or no water pressure left many residents without sufficient water to drink, bathe or flush toilets.that water from the tap is safe to consume. But Jackson residents say the crisis is nothing new, and are wary of quick fixes. USA TODAY Opinion asked residents what they want the nation to know with the spotlight on their city.
A lot of people on the news are talking about what happened, and who is responsible and I think a lot of them haven't done what they were supposed to. They should have taken care a long, long time ago. But a lot of them, most of them in charge now, are really doing their best to fix it. I really do believe that they're doing their best.
Now, we’re worrying about whether or not the toilets will flush that day, whether the dishwasher and the coffee machine will be able to do their jobs, whether we have enough bottled water for customers, and ultimately whether we can open our doors. For my staff, that whether or not isn’t just business. It’s their livelihood.
We have a complicated past here, and it’s made for a complicated present. Mississippi succeeded and fought against a federal government that it now relies on – the same federal government that was the only thing standing between businesses including mine going under in the last few years. I’m fortunate enough to live about two miles north of where the water crisis has hit my neighbors in Jackson, Mississippi, so when I turn my water on it runs clean. But my siblings and other family in the city weren’t so lucky. Just two miles away from where I live, you can’t do anything with the water in your home.
We’re talking about heavy medical equipment that needs water to operate with coolants, and dialysis systems that need clean water to keep people alive. When we’re talking about something as simple as running water, it’s almost difficult to think about how many things fail without it. How simple a thing it is that we forget.
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