Clean Water Access Remains Top Priority for JXN Water

JACKSON, Miss. — We know the word “lead” showing up in the news again this week 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 this week centers on water testing from 2010 to 2016 — a different era, before the ground-up rehabilitation of this system now underway. That’s the system this ruling doesn’t describe.

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 don’t 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 don’t 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 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 testing every month, in labs we don’t control. This ruling is about a chapter years before the rebuild we’re in the middle of now. We’re not asking anyone to forget what happened. We’re asking you to look at what’s happened since 2017, because that’s exactly what we’re building on, and we intend to keep proving it for as long as this system is in our care.”

— Ted Henifin, P.E., Interim Third-Party Manager, JXN Water

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.

About JXN Water

JXN Water runs Jackson, Mississippi’s drinking water and sewer systems under federal court oversight, with Ted Henifin, P.E. serving as Interim Third-Party Manager. Learn more at JXNWater.com.