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Water Efficiency & Conservation
The most important part of water efficiency is determining if your home has water leaks. Visit our Leak Checks section to get helpful information for checking your home for leaks. Check for visible or hidden leaks around your home. If leaks are found, replace or repair fixtures to prevent leaking.…
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Cross Connection Control & Backflow Prevention
Jackson Energy Authority works to deliver the safest, highest-quality drinking water to your home. However, your home piping system could have cross connections and cause backflow without your knowledge. Help protect yourself, your family and your community by understanding cross connections and what causes backflow. What is a Cross Connection?…
System Maintenance
In order to protect the integrity of our water system and ensure that the quality of our water is safe and clean, a bit of unusual maintenance is required. Fire Hydrant Flushing If you’ve ever noticed a Jackson Energy Authority serviceman at a fire hydrant that’s gushing water and it’s…
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Fire Hydrants
Fire hydrants are a main component of active fire protection for our community, serving up a connection point by which firefighters can tap into a consistent water supply. The hydrants are for fire suppression or emergency use only and are not intended for use by the public for filling tanks,…
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Fire Hydrant Colors
As you move about the city and travel to different communities, you may have noticed that all fire hydrants are not the same color. The difference in colors is not for aesthetics or curb appeal but for hydrant flows for firefighting purposes. The colors denote how much water a particular…
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Fire Protection
The capacity to provide water for fire suppression is one of the three basic functions of a water utility. While most water utilities around the country charge customers a public fire protection fee, Jackson Energy Authority offers public fire protection as a service to its customers and community.
Safe Practices
While Jackson Energy Authority provides clean, safe drinking water, it’s important to for everyone to be diligent in understanding and respecting the risk of water contamination. With a little effort, we can all help keep our drinking water and its supply safe. When using household chemicals or hazardous products, make…
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Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
Helping keep our water source safe and our drinking water clean requires many processes that include ongoing inspections, monitoring and testing. Regardless of the source and testing, it must meet EPA standards and regulations for the presence and levels of over 90 different contaminants. Samples of water are processed through…
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Emergency Disinfection
Certain emergency situations such as a fire, tornado, flood or major water main break could cause catastrophic effects on water services. In the event of water service interruption, recommendations may be made to boil water to ensure clean water for drinking, cooking, or brushing teeth. Boiling water is sufficient to…
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Lead & Copper
Lead is not usually found in the source or treatment of drinking water but in the water when it reaches the tap. This contamination is the result of lead leaching into the water from corrosion of fixtures and/or fittings in the service lines or plumbing. These fixtures or fittings include…
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