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What questions do you have about the Jackson water crisis?

by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today
August 30, 2022

<h1>What questions do you have about the Jackson water crisis?</h1> <p class="byline">by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today <br />August 30, 2022</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-image aligncenter size-full"><img src="https://mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MTAsks-JxnWater_newsletter.jpg" alt="On the left, the image says, &quot;What questions do you have about Jackson water?&quot; On the right side, the image says, &quot;Text your questions to 1-844-626-5588 and we'll find you answers.&quot;" class="wp-image-1080240" /></figure> <p><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/08/29/jackson-water-system-fails-emergency/">The drinking water system in Jackson is failing</a>, and officials cannot say when reliable service will be restored. </p> <p>As we work to get you the information you need, we want to know what questions you have and how the water crisis is affecting you. Please complete the survey below to share your questions, concerns and pictures. </p> <p> (function (c, i, t, y, z, e, n, x) { x = c.createElement(y), n = c.getElementsByTagName(y)[0]; x.async = 1; x.src = t; n.parentNode.insertBefore(x, n); })(document, window, "//publicinput.com/Link?embedId=66846", "script");</p> <h3 class="has-text-align-center" id="h-sign-up-for-text-alerts-on-the-water-crisis">Sign up for text alerts on the water crisis</h3> <p class="has-text-align-center">Subscribe using the form below or by texting "JACKSON" to 1-844-626-5588.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2022/08/30/what-questions-do-you-have-about-the-jackson-water-crisis/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1080221&amp;ga3=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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