UNIFIED COMMAND JOINT STATEMENT: Chlorine Leak O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant

( 19 September 2022 ) Pearl, Miss– This morning, September 19, 2022, at 9:04 a.m. on-site safety personnel were notified of an alarm at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant. Officials identified a chlorine leak in the chemical building. All personnel were evacuated immediately from the chemical building. That building is designed to have air scrubbers to keep chlorine from [...]

SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Mississippi Small Businesses Affected by the Jackson Water Crisis

( 19 September 2022 ) WASHINGTON – Mississippi small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses, and private nonprofit organizations affected by the Jackson Water Crisis that began Aug. 30, may apply for low-interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced today. Administrator Guzman made the loans available in response [...]

State to Begin Closing Water Distribution Sites

( 15 September 2022 ) State to Begin Closing Water Distribution Sites Pearl, Miss.- As the city of Jackson’s boil water alert has been lifted, the State will begin closing its water distribution sites. The Mississippi State Fairgrounds site will close Thursday, September 15, at 6:30 pm. “Due to the State Fairground’s prior, scheduled commitments, we will close this site [...]

SBA Approves Governor Reeves’ Request for Assistance in Response to Jackson Water Crisis

( 15 September 2022 ) For Immediate Release Contact:  Shelby Wilcher September 14th, 2022 press@govreeves.ms.gov SBA Approves Governor Reeves’ Request for Assistance in Response to Jackson Water Crisis JACKSON, Miss. – The U.S. Small Business Administration approved Governor Tate Reeves’ request for assistance for businesses affected by the Jackson Water Crisis. Many businesses within Hinds County, including the City of Jackson, [...]