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Mississippi capital: Water everywhere, not a drop to drink

Derek Emerson, co-owner of Walker's Drive-In, speaks about the challenges he and many restaurants and small businesses face daily in Jackson, Miss., due to longstanding water system problems, including cloudiness and low pressure, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Recent flooding worsened problems in one of two water-treatment plants and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice in late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Customers at Walker's Drive In, are provided bottled drinking water and imported ice, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. The restaurant is one of many businesses that face the city's longstanding water system problems, including cloudiness and low pressure. Recent flooding worsened problems in one of two water-treatment plants and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Derek Emerson, co-owner of Walker's Drive-In, speaks about the challenges he and many restaurants and small businesses face daily in Jackson, Miss., due to longstanding water system problems, including cloudiness and low pressure, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. Emerson rented a 500 gallon tank as a backup which will provide the restaurant with water for cleaning dishes and bathroom use only. Recent flooding worsened problems in one of two water-treatment plants. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Pallets loaded with cases of water are unloaded at a Kroger grocery store in north Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. The grocery chain and other stores are facing the challenges of the city's longstanding water system problems, by making more drinking water available for its customers. Recent flooding worsened problems in one of two water-treatment plants and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Many customers at this Kroger grocery store in north Jackson, Miss., carry out a couple of cases of drinking water, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. The grocery chain and other stores are facing the challenges of the city's longstanding water system problems, by making more drinking water available for its customers. Recent flooding worsened problems in one of two water-treatment plants and the state Health Department has had Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice since late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Rajwinder Singh carries a case of drinking water to his vehicle, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, after purchasing 15 cases from a Kroger grocery store for his convenience store in Jackson, Miss. Parts of Jackson were without running water Tuesday because recent flooding worsened problems in one of two water-treatment plants as part of the city's response to longstanding water system problems. The city already been under a boil-water notice for a month because the Health Department found cloudy water that could cause digestive problems. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Rajwinder Singh, a gas station/convenience store owner, pats into place the 15 cases of drinking water he purchased from a Kroger grocery store into his vehicle, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. Parts of Jackson were without running water Tuesday because recent flooding worsened problems in one of two water-treatment plants as part of the city's response to longstanding water system problems. The state Health Department put Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice in late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Rajwinder Singh, a gas station/convenience store owner, prepares to load one of the 15 cases of drinking water he purchased from a Kroger grocery store into his vehicle, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. Parts of Jackson were without running water Tuesday because recent flooding worsened problems in one of two water-treatment plants as part of the city's response to longstanding water system problems. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) A Kroger customer places a case of drinking water into her vehicle, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022, in Jackson, Miss. Parts of Jackson were without running water Tuesday because recent flooding worsened problems in one of two water-treatment plants as part of the city's response to longstanding water system problems. The state Health Department put Mississippi's capital city under a boil-water notice in late July. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) A recruit for the Jackson, Miss., Fire Department puts cases of bottled water in a resident's truck, Aug. 18, 2022, as part of the city's response to longstanding water system problems. On Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he's declaring a state of emergency after excessive rainfall worsened problems in one of Jackson’s already troubled water-treatment plants. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Recruits for the Jackson, Miss., Fire Department place cases of bottled water in a resident's car, Aug. 18, 2022, as part of the city's response to longstanding water system problems. On Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he's declaring a state of emergency after excessive rainfall worsened problems in one of Jackson’s already troubled water-treatment plants. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) A recruit for the Jackson, Miss., Fire Department carries a case of bottled water to a resident's car, Aug. 18, 2022, as part of the city's response to longstanding water system problems. On Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he's declaring a state of emergency after excessive rainfall worsened problems in one of Jackson’s already troubled water-treatment plants. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) A Jackson, Miss., Fire Department firefighter puts cases of bottled water in a resident's SUV, Aug. 18, 2022, as part of the city's response to longstanding water system problems. On Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he's declaring a state of emergency after excessive rainfall worsened problems in one of Jackson’s already troubled water-treatment plants. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Firefighters and recruits for the Jackson, Miss., Fire Department carry cases of bottled water to residents vehicles, Aug. 18, 2022, as part of the city's response to longstanding water system problems. On Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he's declaring a state of emergency after excessive rainfall worsened problems in one of Jackson’s already troubled water-treatment plants. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Floodwaters covered the streets in some parts of the North Canton Circle neighborhood of Jackson, Miss., on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Goldberg) Looking more like a boat ramp, the receding Pearl River flood waters hide the parking lot of the athletic fields on Westbrook Road in northeast Jackson, Miss., Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) Hinds County Emergency Management Operations deputy director Tracy Funches, right, and operations coordinator Luke Chennault, wade through flood waters in northeast Jackson, Miss., Monday, Aug. 29, 2022, as they check water levels. Flooding affected a number neighborhoods that are near the Pearl River. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)