JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) lifted the expanded water contact advisory for a portion of the Pearl River, following a significant sewer line break reported earlier this month by JXN Water.
The expanded advisory, issued June 5, 2025, extended from the Swinging Bridge near Byram to the Na Sandifer Memorial Highway Bridge north of Monticello.
MDEQ officials said the advisory was issued based on elevated bacteria levels observed in initial sampling after the sewer line break. On June 12, 2025, JXN Water installed corrective measures that stopped the discharge of untreated sewage…