A kid runs near the water on Buffett Beach in Pascagoula, Miss., Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
While the Jackson County Utility Authority was able to quickly repair a leak that dumped approximately 550,000 gallons of untreated sewage into the Pascagoula River this past weekend, officials say the issue is part of a larger infrastructure need decades in the making.
