A water company has said it is"increasingly confident" tap water in thousands of homes is not contaminated after finding E. coli at one of its treatment works.
People living in Oxted, Redhill, Horley, Biggin Hill, Tonbridge, Limpsfield, Godstone and Sevenoaks are being advised to boil their drinking water after the problem was uncovered on Thursday. SES Water said one sample from its Westwood Water Treatment Works tested positive for the potentially deadly bacteria on Thursday, prompting the"boil notice" forBut after multiple tests, it is thought the water will be cleared for drinking soon.
On Friday evening, Tom Kelly, SES' wholesale director said:"I am pleased to say that through our investigations over the last 24 hours, involving sampling and analysis of water quality throughout the area covered by the precautionary boil notice, there is no indication of contaminated water leaving the treatment works.
He apologised for the"inconvenience and concern" but said it was"the right thing to do, based on the information available at the time".
Another bonus for getting rid of those pesky EU fit for human consumption standards .. another brexit bonus . Not only in the sh.t , but swallowing it too
At what point did they progress to “increasingly” confident? Was it once the shits started to INCREASINGLY solidify?
England is so lucky to be looked after in such a way, that their water companies are increasingly confident that they've not been drinking shitwater from their taps. Fingers crossed.