Chris Lockhart, a board member for Pearl Riverkeepers, points Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, along the Eubanks Creek in Jackson, Miss., where raw sewage has pumped into the creek, which empties into the Pearl River. Blair Ballou/MCIR
The number one thing the city of Jackson needs to do to solve its water crisis?
Hire the right experts to develop a first-class plan so the city can get all the funding it needs to repair its crumbling system, said Rengao Song, a water quality and treatment expert who works as an adviser to the Louisville, Kentucky, city water system.