More than 5,000 properties across a town in Kent are facing water supply disruption following “a technical issue”. Residents in Tunbridge Wells have been warned they may experience issues including low pressure, intermittent supply or no water at all.
The local supplier, South East Water (SEW), blamed the disruption on a technical problem at water treatment works in the area. SEW incident manager Robert Anthony-Scorse said around 5,600 properties may be experiencing the supply issues.
He also said: “We’re working hard to resolve the issue as soon as possible. The site is in operation again and we are working hard to increase the storage levels to get the booster pumps back up and running.
“We are using tankers to increase drinking water storage levels to help support the affected areas.”
SEW, he said, had been delivering bottled water to customers on its priority register, adding the firm would set up bottled water stations and publicise their locations of these stations.
He said: “We’re also working to set up bottled water stations in the Tunbridge Wells area.”
That issue erupted as the country was experiencing a record-breaking June heatwave, with temperatures reaching nearly 38C.
In July, several areas of the country experienced the third heatwave of the year, with temperatures steadily remaining above 30C for several days.