Ted Henifin, the City of Jackson's water system third-party administrator, speaks about the company that will be running the city's water treatment plant operations during a press conference at Hinds Community College in Jackson, Miss., Friday, February 24, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
A federal court Thursday halted, for now, a rate increase the manager of Jackson’s beleaguered water and sewer systems has for months said is necessary to keep the utility afloat.
