Residents under Jackson Surface Water connections are moving into week two of their second boil water notice of the summer.Byram residents said they are also feeling the effects. “When they mention that Jackson’s got surface water, they ain’t never say Byram has got a problem, but we buy our water from them,” said Byram Mayor Richard White. One resident said they use clean water for dialysis treatments her for husband.    Reather Anderson said she has to lift heavy bags if there is a boil water notice in order to do the treatments four times a week. “It’s really not safe for us to take baths and showers because I’m puncturing his arm four times a week. That means it’s open and it can go straight to his blood vessel and heart,” said Anderson. “I go to bed wondering will I have to boil water tomorrow. How will I get through the day lifting those bags and everything? It’s just so stressful.”Byram fire stations provided water for residents, so they did not have to travel into Jackson for clean water.     “I understand what Jackson is going through. It’s expensive to replace those pipes, but they should have done it years ago,” said White.Mayor White estimates the boil water notice impacts about 3,000 residents and businesses in Byram combined. Many Byram residents have already said they are OK with paying more money to have reliable, clean drinking water. White said he plans to meet with Jackson officials to begin the process of getting off the Jackson water system.”If I’m going to mess with the water every day, then I’m going to want it to belong to us,” said White. The city’s plan to install wells and water tanks will take a few years in order to be up and running.

BYRAM, Miss. —

Residents under Jackson Surface Water connections are moving into week two of their second boil water notice of the summer.

Byram residents said they are also feeling the effects.

“When they mention that Jackson’s got surface water, they ain’t never say Byram has got a problem, but we buy our water from them,” said Byram Mayor Richard White.

One resident said they use clean water for dialysis treatments her for husband.    

Reather Anderson said she has to lift heavy bags if there is a boil water notice in order to do the treatments four times a week.

“It’s really not safe for us to take baths and showers because I’m puncturing his arm four times a week. That means it’s open and it can go straight to his blood vessel and heart,” said Anderson. “I go to bed wondering will I have to boil water tomorrow. How will I get through the day lifting those bags and everything? It’s just so stressful.”

Byram fire stations provided water for residents, so they did not have to travel into Jackson for clean water.    

“I understand what Jackson is going through. It’s expensive to replace those pipes, but they should have done it years ago,” said White.

Mayor White estimates the boil water notice impacts about 3,000 residents and businesses in Byram combined.

Many Byram residents have already said they are OK with paying more money to have reliable, clean drinking water.

White said he plans to meet with Jackson officials to begin the process of getting off the Jackson water system.

“If I’m going to mess with the water every day, then I’m going to want it to belong to us,” said White.

The city’s plan to install wells and water tanks will take a few years in order to be up and running.

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