The city of Jackson issued the following statement.
The new pump for the Siwell Road Well was delivered to the contractor today. Unfortunately, parts for the installation of the piping shaft did not arrive today. The contractor anticipates delivery this weekend. As such, the new pump installation has been delayed to the morning of Monday, June 7, 2021.
On Monday, the contractor will start work to replace the temporary pump at the Siwell Road Well with the new pump. The contractor will
have an additional crew onsite to then take the temporary pump from the Siwell Road Well and install it at the TV Road Well.
A precautionary boil water notice will be in effect on Monday for the impacted areas when the Siwell Road Well is taken offline from the temporary pump.
The City asks residents to start preparing this weekend for low water pressure or no water pressure beginning Monday morning and lasting
throughout the day until both wells are placed back in service. The City also requests that residents continue to conserve water over the weekend to help reduce demand on the entire Jackson Maddox Well System.
The Jackson Maddox Well System serves approximately 16K well water connections primarily in South Jackson and the City of Byram. It
is estimated that approximately 2,000 connections have been impacted by recent disruptions at the Siwell Road and TV Road wells.
The City is still not receiving many reports of low or no water pressure in the impacted areas. Some customers, particularly those at higher elevations, may experience disruptions in their service until all repairs are complete. Residents should report if they are experiencing low or no water pressure to 311 (or 601-960-1111).
7 comments:
So the city NOW has a new pump to replace the temporary pump that was installed at a well that over two years ago they new was failing. Fantastic. Congratulations Dr. Williams. And also to our wonderful Mayor - y'all have reacted so well to this pending problem that was shown to you literally more than a year ago and that you should have been aware of prior to that.
Now, those poor folks in south Jackson (and Byram, of course, but who the hell cares about them, they can't vote on June 8th in Jackson) that didn't have the sense enough to move to NE Jackson to be close to the water treatment plant in the decades prior to the conception of a treatment plant near the reservoir, may finally get running water to their homes. And once they can get the water, they can flush their commodes so that the house doesn't smell like raw boo boo. But, of course, due to the failure of the city to address the failing sewer lines, once they can start flushing, their front yards and the neighborhood streets will begin to fill up again with ---- raw boo boo from the overflows
What comes around comes back around. Fix one problem, raise up another. Guess that's the reason for our city's refusal to address the problems when they arise - fixing them timely will only cause the others to raise their stinkin' heads.
Same song, different verse.
Problems you’d expect in a Third World Country
All these problems are cause by racism.
Darn, for a while I was getting all pumped up about the pending repairs. I guess it's only a perception of water.
Oh well then. Trophies for all !!!!
That doctorate in water pumps hasn't helped much.
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