JXN Water Faces Demand for Public Records Access in Jackson Water Case

A group of intervenor-plaintiffs is requesting for a federal judge to require JXN Water to comply with the Mississippi Public Records Act as part of their motion to address transparency and accountability in Jackson’s water and sewer system.

Attorneys representing civil rights advocacy groups in the Safe Drinking Water Act lawsuit against the city filed a motion in 2025 to amend an interim stipulated order.

The order, court approved in November 2022, was enacted to address a public health emergency triggered by the collapse of the city’s drinking water system in August 2022. It was intended to support efforts to stabilize the system…