Accidents happen. My own neighborhood had a boil notice for the better part of a week after a line break that flooded a freeway. [1] an issue at the O.B. Curti

Accidents happen. My own neighborhood had a boil notice for the better part of a week after a line break that flooded a freeway. [1] an issue at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility that was caused by the Pearl River flooding this past weekend. [0] Wealth is a lagging indicator for competence. Many systems can coast along even as problems pile up and don't seem to be problems even though the system cannot withstand an accident. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assessment team flagged numerous system problems in a July 2022 report, one month before the system failed. The problems highlighted in the report include: [0] - Poor administration, lack of staff - Finances are in shambles - Customer complaints - Lack of routine monitoring and maintenance - Water in storage tanks isn’t cycled - Frequent line breaks 0. https://www.wjtv.com/news/jacksons-water-crisis/jacksons-water-crisis-the-latest-updates/ https://www.wjtv.com/news/jacksons-water-crisis/jacksons-wat... 1. https://abc7.com/houston-water-main-break-city-of-flooding-outage/5971627/ https://abc7.com/houston-water-main-break-city-of-flooding-o...