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Tens of thousands of homes could be without water until weekend, says Southern Water

Homes in Southampton, Romsey, Eastleigh, Totton, and parts of the New Forest have been affected by problems at the Testwood water supply works preventing water from leaving the site. Southern Water apologised and said it was working hard to restore supplies, but warned the issue might continue until the weekend.

Long queues have been reported at bottle stations which have been set up at the Places Leisure Centre in Eastleigh, Sainsbury's superstore in Southampton and Asda superstore in Totton.

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Tens of thousands of homes could be without water until weekend, says Southern Water

Almost 60,000 homes across Hampshire are without water because of a "technical issue" at a Southern Water supply works, the company has said.

Homes in Southampton, Romsey, Eastleigh, Totton, and parts of the New Forest have been affected by problems at the Testwood water supply works preventing water from leaving the site.

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Brighton water plant 'needed due to contamination'

Southern Water has applied to build a new treatment plant at a company site in Falmer

A new water treatment plant for Brighton and Hove is needed because of an increased risk of contamination, Southern Water has said. The company has applied to build a nitrate treatment plant building at its site in Lewes Road, Falmer. It received a notice from the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) after a small number of checks found unacceptably high nitrate levels at the Housedean borehole site in the Lewes Valley.

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Severn Trent issues water warning across Derbyshire and Leicestershire

Thousands of people in the East Midlands were warned not to use their tap water following a scare over high levels of chlorine. Severn Trent issued the warning over the weekend after high levels of the chemical were found in a reservoir near Castle Donington. Around 3,700 people in Derbyshire and Leicestershire were told that as a precaution no tap water should be used for drinking, preparing food or bathing.

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United Utilities apologises as Merseyside tap water update issued

People across the region noticed changes in the taste and smell of their tap water

United Utilities has apologised to people in Merseyside who have noticed changes in the taste and smell of their tap water as it issued an update. Last week, the ECHO reported that tap water in certain homes across the region had an "ashy" taste, with one man describing it as "tasting like mud".

The man who lives in the Orrell Park area, asked: "Anyone else's water tasting like mud? People are having problems all over the city".

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Saxton Apartments: Residents at Leeds apartment block claim 'unsafe' water causing 'vomiting' and illness

Residents at a housing development in Leeds city centre claim they have been left with “unsafe” water that is causing illness. People living at the Saxton apartments site have reported issues with running water since last week. The Yorkshire Evening Post understands the issue has impacted dozens of people. Those using the water to bathe have also claimed to have been left “feeling sticky and itchy” and said that the water smells “like chlorine”.

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Anger in Bramley as water crisis enters fourth day

A resident in a Surrey village which is facing weeks without mains water due to a contamination scare has described becoming "violently sick" after drinking from her tap. More than 600 households in Bramley have been told not to use tap water as work continues to contain a fuel leak from a petrol station. Thames Water, which has reopened bottled water stations in the village, says the work will take several weeks after alerting customers last week about a “possible deterioration in quality” of water supplies.

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‘Yorkshire Water left me with brown tap water – I’m one of 12,000 affected’

A burst water pipe in Goole, East Yorkshire impacted 12,700 households between October and November 2023cAfter a water pipe burst in Goole, East Yorkshire, residents described their horror when “very discoloured, very dirty” brown water flowed from their taps. Ryan Longley, 31, who owns livestock, kennels and a cattery, is one of the thousands of people affected in the area. Mr Longley claims he received “no warning” from Yorkshire Water, which is responsible for providing wastewater services in Goole, before murky water began flowing from his kitchen faucet.

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UK households warned 'do not drink tap water' and it could 'last up to a month'

UK households warned to "not drink the tap water" have been told the advice and guidance could last up to a MONTH. Households with Thames Water in Surrey impacted by the new guidance have been warned it could say in place for WEEKS.

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Forever chemicals found in 55 per cent of Scottish drinking water

Potentially toxic ‘forever chemicals’ – including some linked to cancer – were found in more than half of samples of Scottish drinking water taken in 2023, according to new data obtained by The Ferret.

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Manchester residents told to boil tap water after technical fault

17,000 households advised to boil water for drinking, cooking food and brushing teeth after untreated water enters pipe network

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United Utilities fined £200k over Bolton 'inadequate' water supply

A water company has been fined £200,000 for supplying "inadequately disinfected" drinking water to almost 80,000 people. United Utilities admitted supplying the water twice from Sweetloves treatment works in Bolton, Greater Manchester. The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) said there had been "serious failures" by the company.

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Welsh Water: Sewage spills rise blamed on wet weather

Welsh Water released sewage into rivers, lakes and the sea around Wales for more than 916,000 hours last year, latest data shows. The water company recorded 105,943 spills in 2023, 93% of which were ranked "significant". The 68% rise in hours of spills compared with last year could be "directly linked to the wet weather", Welsh Water said.

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Welsh Water downgraded over sewage pollution by Natural Resources Wales

Wales' largest water company has been downgraded for the second year running after a rise in pollution incidents. Welsh Water caused 89 sewage pollution incidents in 2022, five of which were classed as "having a high or significant impact". Natural Resources Wales (NRW) reduced the company's rating of three stars to two stars, meaning it "requires improvement".

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Wales' water pollution spikes, despite £483m spend

Welsh Water's pollution incidents shot up last year, despite the company spending hundreds of millions of pounds to "improve services".

The company recorded 107 pollution incidents in 2023-24, up from 89 the year before. Welsh Water has faced criticism in recent months over its performance on leaks and raw sewage spills. Chairman Alastair Lyons said the company had "still more to do" but was making "good progress".

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Thames Water tests for vomiting bug contamination as families fall sick

Exclusive: after cryptosporidium outbreak in Devon, residents in south-east London report stomach cramps and diarrhoea

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Thames Water checking west London water quality after concerns raised

Thames Water, London’s water supplier, is looking into west London’s water quality after concerns were raised about contamination of drinking water.

Dozens of people in the Beckenham area of south-east London reported being unwell with stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhoea over the weekend. Their symptoms mirrored similar reports coming out of Devon earlier this month, where unsafe drinking water led to more than 100 cases cryptosporidium, a parasite found in faeces which can cause gastrointestinal and respiratory illness.

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London tap water contaminated by ‘forever’ chemicals

Samples of tap water were tested from three locations in the capital - Harrow, Heathrow and Battersea

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