Frequent water shortages and contamination have troubled Jackson, Mississippi, for years. A leaking water main located under the Colonial Country Club golf course, which had been leaking since 2016, was one of the biggest issues fueling the water crisis. Affecting one of the main pipes carrying water from the local treatment plant to the rest of the city, the leak resulted in the loss of 5 million gallons of water per day. This leak alone could have supplied water to 50,000 people every day. With pipes over 100 years old, the aging water system in Jackson was prone to breaking, … Continue reading Jackson’s Decades-long Water Nightmare Aggravated by Leak Under a Golf Course