A technical issue at a water supply works in Hampshire has caused a water outage affecting thousands of properties across Southampton, Chandler's Ford, Romsey, Totton, Waterside and the New Forest.
About 58,000 properties across Hampshire have been affected by a water outage caused by a fault at a water supply works. The outage has hit large parts of Southampton, Chandler's Ford, Romsey, Totton, Waterside and the New Forest. Nick Adams-King, the leader of Hampshire County Council, said Southern Water confirmed the scale of the problem at a council briefing.
Southern WaterThe firm said the problem was caused by a 'technical issue' at its Testwood Water Supply Works, resulting in low pressure or a loss of water supply. It added that bottled water stations were being set up and it was continuing to deliver them to customers on its priority list. Stations have opened at Places Leisure Centre - formerly Fleming Park - in Passfield Avenue, Eastleigh, and the Lordshill Sainsburys in Southampton. Southern Water said tankers were also pumping water directly into the network to help reduce the impact.The lack of water also caused more than 20 schools to shut, including North Baddesley Infant School and Halterworth in the Test Valley, and The New Forest Academy, Cadland Primary School and Wildground in the New Forest and Mountbatten school Romsey.Leader of Hampshire County Council Nick Adams-King called the disruption 'damaging and unacceptable' Mr Adams-King said the council had been told 'an issue at Testwood Water Treatment Works led to an automated shutdown of the reservoir on Tuesday, December 17, due to water quality concerns'.14,500 properties have been 'rezoned' by Southern Water 58,000 properties across Eastleigh, the New Forest and Southampton areas will be impacted by a loss of supply Mr Adams-King said he was 'grateful' for the firm's speedy action, but called the disruption 'damaging and unacceptable'. 'This is the second year in succession that there has been an issue with water supply in the run up to Christmas,' he said
WATER OUTAGE SOUTHERN WATER HAMPSHIRE SCHOOL CLOSURES CHRISTMAS DISRUPTION
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