JACKSON, Miss. – A nearly weeklong water crisis may not end when the city restores water pressure, according to Jackson’s mayor.

The city’s aging infrastructure could fail, leading to “rupturing of pipes across the city” as the water pressure increases, according to comments made by Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba on Friday. It’s the latest potential problem as efforts to restore running water to the city continue amid high temperatures.

Crews have been working to fix a pump at the city’s largest water treatment plant, which failed in August flooding, cutting off water to much of the city.

The new comments come as officials reported some progress. But even residents who do have water pressure will remain under an ongoing boil-water order due to poor water quality.

“More areas throughout Jackson now have some pressure,” the city said in a news release Friday. “Many are now experiencing normal pressure. Areas further from the plant and at higher elevations may still be experiencing low to no pressure.”

What’s likely in store for Jackson’s 150,000 residents: a long weekend of watching water boil for a minute before cooking, as they’ve done since July; hoping water bottles don’t run out as they wait in sprawling water distribution lines amid 90-plus-degree heat; and having to shower with their mouths closed, as instructed by officials Thursday.

“I’m tired,” said Derykah Watts, a lifelong Jackson resident and a senior at Jackson State University. “We are all very tired that we have to work so hard just to get water, something that should be readily available to any and everyone at any time.”

Watts won’t even face the shower head. 

“I don’t feel comfortable,” Watts told USA TODAY. “I spend most of my shower looking away so I’m not accidentally ingesting water.”