Since you found this site, you can find someone to test your water, you can find out on your search engine if YOUR neighborhood still has lead pipes and if that's too hard find numbers for the MS Environmental Dept and ask them. He should take the whole staff to the restaurant for lunch. Konradi owes an apology but frankly, apologies mean little and provide nothing to the victim. However, the do-gooders at the state newspaper just couldn't help themselves as they took a cheap shot at a Jackson business trying to survive.Įxecutive Editor Mark M. Mayor Lumumba only said 16 meters had elevated levels of lead without providing more specific information. It is understandable why the newspaper would conduct such tests. Keep in mind " All independent testing results by the CL and MCIR met allowable government standards for safe drinking." Unfortunately, the damage was done.
Customers were suddenly requesting bottled water and asking the staff about the article. Well, guess what happened at the restaurant last night. in Northeast Jackson also displayed elevated lead levels. Unfortunately, the damage was done as it named a restaurant that will not be named in this post:įorest Hill High School, The Mississippi State Capitol Building, xxxxx xxxxxxx, a residence on Red Oak Drive in South Jackson and a residence on Normandy Dr. Despite the front-page hysteria, the newspaper finally tells the truth on page 8A: the water is safe.
The microsampling by the CL and MCIR does not constitute a complete scientific testing but serves as an example for the challenges Jackson faces. The newspaper didn't mention one little crucial fact until page 8A:Īll independent testing results by the CL and MCIR met allowable government standards for safe drinking.
Testing of those samples by Waypoint Analytical in Ridgeland showed low levels of lead in the water in seven of those locations. The Clarion Ledger commissioned and paid for testing independent of the city or state. In a combined effort between the Clarion Ledger and the MCIR, samples were collected from faucets at 17 locations throughout Jackson, including residences, businesses, schools and restaurants as well as the State Capitol Building.
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