Clean Water Access Remains Top Priority for JXN Water
JACKSON, Miss. — We know the word “lead” showing up in the news recently brought up hard memories for a lot of Jackson families. We want to say clearly and simply: this ruling is not about the water coming out of your tap today.
The case decided recently centers on water testing from 2010 to 2016 — a different era, before the ground-up rehabilitation of this system that is now underway.
Here’s where things actually stand today:
● Our water has tested below the federal limit for lead every single time since 2017.
● Under the newest federal testing rules (UCMR5), we came back with zero violations.
● We test for about 150 things in the water every month — and we do not grade our own homework. It’s done by independent, federally certified labs.
● JXN Water’s system is in full compliance with state and federal drinking water regulations, verified through consistent, ongoing testing.
● Every result is public. You do not have to take our word for it — see it yourself at JXNWater.com/lead.
“The Fifth Circuit answered a legal question, not a values question. Whatever the Constitution does or doesn’t require, we still believe every family in Jackson deserves water they can trust — and that belief is what gets our crews out at 2 a.m. and keeps us rigorously testing water throughout our system every week. This ruling is about a chapter years before the rebuild that we’re in the middle of now. We’re not asking anyone to forget what happened. We’re asking you to look at the investment that’s happening now, because that’s exactly what we’re building on, and we intend to keep that standard for clean drinking water for as long as this system is in our care.”
— Ted Henifin, P.E., Interim Third-Party Manager, JXN Water
This note is about your water, not the court case itself — we’ll leave the legal analysis to the lawyers. You can find current testing results, past reports, and answers to common questions about lead at JXNWater.com/lead, or call us anytime at 601-500-5200.
