Southern Water

It blamed leaks caused by changes in temperature and recent heavy rainfall. The company said it had limited customers' supplies in order to protect Southampton ...

"This means our water treatment works are having to work harder to treat the water before we can supply to our customers," it added. Southern Water appealed to unaffected customers to reduce demand to ease the problem for others. "It does mean that currently demand is outstripping supply so we have needed to reduce and limit water supply in the area, so we are protecting critical infrastructure such as the hospital in Southampton." Customers in affected areas can expect to see reduced water pressure or loss of water throughout Wednesday afternoon, according to the company. Southern Water said it was dealing with several leaks following the recent freeze and thaw in south Hampshire. Residents in parts of Hampshire are set to face disruption to their water supply over the next two days due to problems on the network.

The company says demand for water is outstripping its ability to treat it. It's affecting households in Southampton, Eastleigh, Hedge End - and Chandlers ...

"We are very sorry for the disruption and inconvenience this is causing, particularly in the days before Christmas. In a post on Facebook, the company said: "We are constantly looking for updates on the situation to find out when we will be able to reopen and will endeavour to let you all know as soon as we find out more information. Southern Water said in a statement: "Throughout the day, our teams have worked hard to minimise the impact of restricting water to our customers.

Parts of Hampshire will face restrictions on their supply of water over the next 48 hours due to mounting pressure on Southern Water caused by the recent ...

This has meant demand for water is "outstripping" the ability of water treatment sites to keep taps running. We are also opening bottled water stations for our customers across this area. The utility company, which supplies large parts of the county, says its supply within Hampshire is facing "significant pressure" caused by a combination of factors including leaks resulting from the recent ‘freeze/thaw’ event. We will be supporting vulnerable customers with bottled water deliveries. "We are very sorry for the disruption and inconvenience this will inevitably cause in the lead up to Christmas, and are working as hard as we can resume services by Sunday." "This is why we unfortunately have to restrict water supplies to some customers in the

Chair of the committee, cllr Clare Apel, said that following recent heavy rains there had been reports of sewage flowing down a residential street and the ...

“Committee members are well aware of the serious problems that some of the residents that they represent have experienced. Southern Water have confirmed that they will be attending. "Does Southern Water think that is acceptable?

Water has been restored to thousands of homes in Kent, but outages remain in other parts of the county and across Sussex. Southern Water said a burst pipe ...

During the past 24 hours, this has increased by 100 million litres to 620 million," a spokesperson said. You can also expect to see bubbles and discolouration," a spokesperson said. Customers in Selsfield, West Hoathly, Sharpthorne, Crawley Down and Crowborough will slowly start to see supplies return, South East Water said. "We're very conscious of Christmas so we're trying to get the water supply back on before then and make it sustainable." A water company boss says he is "very confident" that supplies in parts of Kent and Sussex will be back to normal by Christmas. Meanwhile, South East Water said tap water was returning across Sussex and Kent, but customers in Tunbridge Wells still had an intermittent supply.

'The handling of the situation by South East Water has been, and continues to be, unacceptably bad and in some instances chaotic' said Tunbridge Wells MP ...

Our team of technicians are working around the clock using a variety of methods to reroute water around the network and ease pressure on our system." "I know how big an impact this is having on everyone, at a time of the year in which people were hoping to enjoy themselves," he added. I also discussed with William Benson providing facilities for people to shower and he has kindly agreed to look at opening the St John’s Leisure Centre for this later today." That caused reservoir levels to dramatically drop, and water has been [on and off for locals during the weekend](https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/residents-slam-frustrating-weekend-tunbridge-7945230) with pressure varying. The Tesco Pembury site was overwhelmed – not surprising since South East Water had only one other site open (in East Grinstead) covering Kent and Sussex, many areas of which were affected. He said "finally" a site was opened at the Salvation Army in Bayhall Road last night. Tesco then – understandably – said that the disruption to their business was intolerable and things needed to improve. South East Water has shown itself to be deficient in all of these," Mr Clark said. And the problems are likely to continue as it is suspected there are still undiscovered large water leaks from the pipes, which means although the reservoir is filling, just as much water is escaping. He slammed the water company's approach to the crisis as "unacceptably bad and in some instances chaotic". Mr Clark has been phoning South East Water's chief executive every day about the "ongoing appalling situation" and has raised it in the House of Commons. This is a depressing conclusion, which means there is no end in sight, but I don’t want to hide from you my own assessment from these calls."

The issue is affecting Southern Water customers in Marchwood, Hythe, Dibden, Holbury, Fawley and Blackfield. The company apologised for the disruption and said ...

"This means our water treatment works are having to work harder to treat the water before we can supply to our customers," it added. Southern Water appealed to unaffected customers to reduce demand to ease the problem for others. "It does mean that currently demand is outstripping supply so we have needed to reduce and limit water supply in the area, so we are protecting critical infrastructure such as the hospital in Southampton." Customers in affected areas can expect to see reduced water pressure or loss of water throughout Wednesday afternoon, according to the company. Southern Water said it was dealing with several leaks following the recent freeze and thaw in south Hampshire. Residents in parts of Hampshire are set to face disruption to their water supply over the next two days due to problems on the network.

Customers in East Kent are back in supply, but issues continue in Tunbridge Wells and Sussex.

During the past 24 hours, this has increased by 100 million litres to 620 million," a spokesperson said. You can also expect to see bubbles and discolouration," a spokesperson said. Customers in Selsfield, West Hoathly, Sharpthorne, Crawley Down and Crowborough will slowly start to see supplies return, South East Water said. "We're very conscious of Christmas so we're trying to get the water supply back on before then and make it sustainable." A water company boss says he is "very confident" that supplies in parts of Kent and Sussex will be back to normal by Christmas. Meanwhile, South East Water said tap water was returning across Sussex and Kent, but customers in Tunbridge Wells still had an intermittent supply.

Some 20000 households across Hampshire have woken up to no water or very low pressure due to the demand on Southern Water surpassing its supply.…

- Temporary water stations have been opened including two in Winchester - Some 20,000 households have woken up to no water or very low pressure - Southern Water has said the restrictions will last at least two days - The issue is due to demand outweighing the supply after leaks caused by the drop in temperatures.

Water supplies to some Waterside residents could be restricted for 48 hours due to "significant pressure".

This includes some of our customers in postcode areas SO45." The statement said customers could expect to see reduced water pressure or loss of water and added: "We are very sorry for the disruption and inconvenience this will inevitably cause in the lead-up to Christmas and are working as hard as we can resume services by Sunday." SOUTHERN Water is warning customers in the Waterside they may see their supply restricted for 48 hours due to "significant pressure".

Delays of up to 20 minutes are building around Places Leisure, Eastleigh. Queues are backing onto Passfield Avenue between Chestnut Avenue and Leigh Road. A ...

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Delays of up to 20 minutes are building around Places Leisure, Eastleigh. Queues are backing onto Passfield Avenue between Chestnut Avenue and Leigh Road. A ...

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Households in and around Southampton are worst affected - as well as homes in Eastleigh, Hedge End and south Winchester. | ITV News Meridian.

"We’re working as hard as we can to solve this issue, tackling leaks and stabilising supply, but we had to make really difficult decisions to reduce demand on the network – in order to protect critical Hampshire infrastructure like hospitals." In a statement, a spokesperson for Southern Water said: "The recent heavy rain has caused the amount of sediment in the water we take from rivers to be higher than normal which means our water treatment works are having to work harder to treat the water before it’s supplied to customers. The supplier which has recently experienced problems on the network in Kent, has apologised to customers, and says it is working as quickly as possible to fix the problem.

HOMES on the eastern edge of the New Forest are currently without water - or facing low pressure - as a result of leaks and heavy rain.

In a message to water bosses, one person posted: "Have you not been told of the burst pipe on Southampton Road in Hythe? Bottled water stations are expected to be provided but the locations have yet to be confirmed. "Customers in these areas can expect to a see reduction in water pressure or loss of water, and we will be supporting vulnerable customers with bottled water deliveries. "This is why we have unfortunately had to restrict water supplies to customers in the Southampton, Eastleigh, Hedge End, and Chandler's Ford areas of Hampshire, for a period of at least 48 hours. Bottled water stations are being set up across the area and Southern Water says supplies will be delivered to its more vulnerable customers. SOUTHERN Water has warned that supplies to customers across Hampshire will have to be "restricted" for at least two days.

Southern Water has set up bottled water stations in Hampshire to combat supply issues plaguing the county in the run-up to Christmas.

We fully appreciate the distress this will be causing our customers especially in the run up to Christmas and we’re sorry." This combined with the increased number of leaks we’ve experienced since the recent ‘freeze/thaw’ event has meant demand for water is outstripping the ability to keep taps running. [ Southampton](https://www.hampshirelive.news/all-about/southampton) and the New Forest have been left without water. You can check the live status of each station online [here](https://www.southernwater.co.uk/the-news-room/the-media-centre/2022/december/loss-of-water-in-hampshire), where Southern Water continues to provide updates on the situation across Hampshire. This is caused by a combination of factors.