Water filters available for some Jackson residents - WAPT Jackson
Water filters available for some Jackson residents
$100K donation from UnitedHealthcare provides filters
Jackson leaders are ready to move into the next phase of getting out of the water crisis. That will come in the form of water filters.
The filters will go to two specific groups: households with pregnant women and children 5 years old and younger.
A $100,000 grant from United Healthcare was used to buy the filters, which are available at Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center on W. Northside Drive.
During a Wednesday news conference, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba talked about why it took so long to get to this phase.
"The priority was to get actual water pressure to residents. That's why the first allocation of donations was in the form of water bottles because a filter doesn't provide you any benefit if you don't have any water coming out of the tap,” Lumumba said.
The mayor added the filters will help build confidence that the water is safe to drink.
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