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When destitute small towns mean dangerous tap water

Jameel Green speaks to The Associated Press about the drinking water in Ferriday, La., on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. He said he will not drink the water and tells his kids not to drink the water, too. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis) Water plant operator Mike Gandy takes a water sample of the Ferriday water system from a neighborhood in neighboring Ridgecrest, La., which is now in the Ferriday system, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. The water is now tested regularly and plant operators are working on new treatment methods. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Plant operator Mike Gandy flushes sand out of a filter as part of the newer water plant equipment in Ferriday, La., Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. The water is now tested regularly and plant operators are working on new treatment methods. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Toney Lewis shows a bottle of tap water he saved, before his neighborhood was recently switched to the current Ferriday, La. water system, in Ridgecrest, La., Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. In many places, people struggle to find water or else drink water that isn't clean. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)