Water Outage ST16 17/8/18

[littleme]

Severn Trent sent me this text a little while ago...

Hi, this is Severn Trent. Your area may have no water or low water pressure. We aim to resolve by 9PM. Your water should gradually return to normal. Sometimes the water may be slightly discoloured once restored. Gently running the kitchen cold tap for 20 minutes should clear this. More info can be found at www.stwater.co.uk/discolouration Reply STOP to opt out of updates on this incident

...may be in other postcodes too....

 

[Gramaisc]

Pretty much the whole north and northwest of the town - https://www.stwater.co.uk/in-my-area/check-my-area/

 

[littleme]

Hmm doesnt say why though..housesand a friend appear to have a fb ban for talking about it with a friend on the new houses opposite Parkside....weird.

 

[Gramaisc]

I've just had another look and the area involved has expanded dramatically - nearly up to the edge of Stone and including Sandon, Salt and Hopton, plus the MOD, the Tech Park and a few houses* town-side of Beaconside - almost down to Weston Road.

Time to fill a few bottles, I think...




* The old RAF houses.

 

[littleme]

But why..

 

[littleme]

Latest advice ...

Hi, this is Severn Trent. Good news, your water should gradually return to normal but sometimes the water may be slightly discoloured. Gently running the cold tap in the kitchen for 20 minutes should clear this. Sorry for any problems this has caused. Thank you for your patience. More info can be found at www.stwater.co.uk Reply STOP to opt out of updates on this incident

 

[Gramaisc]

But why..

Who knows...?

There's lots of digging going on all over the place.

There are some large pipes lying in Lidl's car park now, for example.



There is now no 'red area' shown for it at all on the Check My Area map.

 

[jacs]

We had a letter a few days ago saying they’d be doing work so the supply might be interrupted. Unsurprisingly, the letter was dated two days after the interruption was meant to start.

 

[Pooryorick]

Meanwhile, the Stafford Stink seems to have returned since Thurs. Any connection?

 

[Sir BoD]

Meanwhile, the Stafford Stink seems to have returned since Thurs. Any connection?

Sorry. I've flushed it now.