11th Mar 2016 18:15
LONDON (Alliance News) - Severn Trent PLC Friday warned up to 3,700 customers not to use their water for any purpose, including to flush a toilet, due to an issue at one of its service reservoirs in Castle Donnington in Leicestershire.
Up to 3,700 customers in the DE11, DE15, DE65, DE73 and LE65 postcodes, covering Derbeyshire and Leicestershire, were told not to use their water "as a precaution" by the company, which told them to use bottled water being supplied at a J Sainsbury PLC store in Swadlincote.
"The issue was at one of our service reservoirs in Castle Donnington, and we are now working to flush the water out the system and are constantly testing the quality of water at customers? taps," said Severn Trent.
"We believe around 3,700 customer are potentially affected in total, and we have been in touch with our most vulnerable customers to see what their needs are," the company added.
Severn Trent said any customers with health concerns should contact their local GP.
The company did not detail the cause of the issue, but media sources including ITV PLC and the BBC claimed there were concerns about chlorine levels within the water.
Severn Trent shares closed up 1.9% to 2,063.0 pence per share on Friday.
By Joshua Warner; [email protected]; @JoshAlliance
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