South Jackson residents without water for almost a week

City engineers said they thought the problem had been fixed, but that it may take longer to get the water flowing again.

CAROL CAMERON- HOMEOWNER- GRAY1802 @ :54-:59 "TRYING TO BATHE,TRYING TO COOK, EVEN JUSTBRUSHING YOUR TEETH...YOURSCARED TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH WITHTHAT WATER."CAROL CAMERON SAYS HER WATER ATHOME HAS BEEN BROWN FOR ABOUT ALITTLE MORE THAN 3 WEEKS.SHE'S BEEN LIVING IN THECARRIAGE HILLSSUBDIVISION FOR ABOUT 17 YEARSNOW AND SAYSSHE FED UP WITH WATER ISSUES.CAROL CAMERON- HOMEOWNER- GRAY1802 @ 1:31- 1:42 "YESTERDAY ITRIED TO COOK SUNDAY DINNER.

IWENT THROUGH ALMOST HALF ACASE OF WATER TRYING TO COOK.EVEN WHEN YOU'RE BOILING WATERTRYING TO COOK YOU STILL HAVE TOUSE WATER ALLTHROUGH THE COOKING PROCESS."SHE SAYS SHE HAS CALLED CITYLEADERS SEVERAL TIMES.SHE TELLS ME HER HOUSE FLOODEDTWICEEARLIER THIS YEAR DUE TO SEWAGEISSUES.ONE JACKSON COUNCILMAN SAYS THECITY NEEDS TO PROVIDE BASICSERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY.DE'KEITHER STAMPS- WARD 4 CITYCOUNCILMAN- CITY OF JACKSON-GRAY 1795 @ :07-:19 "IT'SDISAPPOINTING THAT I'M A PART OFA GOVERNMENT WHOSE RESPONSEMAKES PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEGOVERNMENT DOESN'T CARE.

WE'VEBEEN WITHOUT WATER FOR A WEEK."COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAY THEY NEEDCLEANWATER NOW MORE THAN EVER BECAUSEOF THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC.DE'KEITHER STAMPS- WARD 4 CITYCOUNCILMAN- CITY OF JACKSON-GRAY 1795 @ 1:29- 1:38 "HOW CANYOU WASH YOUR HANDS FOR 20SECONDS WITH NO WATER?

HOW CANYOUEVEN BATHE YOURSELF PROPERLYWHEN YOUR WATER ISBROWN AND IT'S BEEN BROWN FOR AWEEK?"CAROL CAMERON- HOMEOWNER- GRAY1802 @ 1:09- 1:14 "I CAN'T USESANITIZER.

I'M ALLERGIC TOSANITIZER.

SO I HAVE TO USE SOAPAND WATER."SOME PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THECEDAR HILLSSUBDIVISION ARE EXPERIENCING THESAMETHING.ONE MAN PICKED UP 25 CASES OFBOTTLEDWATER FROM A FIRE STATION..

TOGIVE TOOTHERS.ERNEST WARD- PRESIDENT OF CEDARHILL HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION-GRAY 1796 @ :39-:49 "PICKING UPSOME WATER TO BE ABLE TO PASSOUT TO SOME OF THESENIOR CITIZENS IN MYNEIGHBORHOOD AT THIS TIME.

ANDALSO THEY HAVE WATER IF YOU NEEDTO CLEAN YOUR HOUSE ANDALSO TO FLUSH YOUR TOILETS." INJACKSON SHALEEKA POWELL 16 WAPTNEWS.

FOR SOUTH JACKSON RESIDENTSAFFECTED BYTHE WATER ADVISORY AND YOU AREIN NEE