JACKSON, Miss. - Employees at the O.B. Curtis Water treatment plant were evacuated from the chemical building around 9 a.m. (Sept. 19) today following a chlorine leak was discovered, according to a news release from the State Emergency Operations Center. All personnel were evacuated. There were no injuries reported. The building's air scrubbers, that keep chlorine from escaping, worked as designed, the release states. First responders, along plant maintenance, identified three leaking valves and secured the area. No other evacuations of the surrounding area were needed. Agencies responding included the Ridgeland Fire Department, and Jackson Fire Department Hazmat Team. “While this was a chlorine leak, engineers monitored the water disinfection during the leak. The disinfection process was uninterrupted,” said Jim Craig, an incident commander with the Mississippi State Department of Health. (WLBT 09/19/22) Emergency officials respond to chlorine leak at O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant (wlbt.com)
Hemphill contracted to manage Jackson water facility
Florence, Miss.-based contractor Hemphill Construction was awarded more than a $1M contract to manage and "facilitate" the state’s continued response at the city’s O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility in Jackson. The 60-day contract began today (Sept. 19), Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director of Communications Malary White said. (WLBT 09/19/22)
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