A water rate increase for Jackson customers appears unlikely in 2025, as a federal judge has once again delayed JXN Water's proposed plan, marking a setback in the utility's efforts to generate funds for sustaining the system.

U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate was expected to make a ruling during a Wednesday, Nov. 19, court hearing, on whether a proposed water-rate increase requested by JXN Water — the utility headed by Interim Third-Party Water Manager Ted Henifin , who manages the city's water system — would be implemented.

Wingate instead postponed the decision on raising rates, granting city officials time to review JXN Water's financial records. City officials previously appealed to the judge during a Nov. 13 court session, stating they could not support a rate increase wi

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