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Lancashire water bug alert remains at 50,000 homes | Lancashire water bug alert remains at 50,000 homes |
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Residents at 50,000 Lancashire homes are still boiling tap water, United Utilities has said. | Residents at 50,000 Lancashire homes are still boiling tap water, United Utilities has said. |
Restrictions were lifted for 54,000 homes in Blackpool and Lytham St Anne's, and some southerly parts of the Fylde. | Restrictions were lifted for 54,000 homes in Blackpool and Lytham St Anne's, and some southerly parts of the Fylde. |
Up to 300,000 homeowners could not drink tap water for more than three weeks after cryptosporidium, a microbial parasite, was discovered. | Up to 300,000 homeowners could not drink tap water for more than three weeks after cryptosporidium, a microbial parasite, was discovered. |
The bug was found at a treatment works near Preston on 6 August. | The bug was found at a treatment works near Preston on 6 August. |
Water has been treated with ultraviolet light to kill the bug, which can cause diarrhoea and cramps. | Water has been treated with ultraviolet light to kill the bug, which can cause diarrhoea and cramps. |
United Utilities said it expected to be able to lift the restrictions for the "vast majority of remaining customers" by the end of Sunday. | United Utilities said it expected to be able to lift the restrictions for the "vast majority of remaining customers" by the end of Sunday. |
The remaining UV-dosing rigs will soon be up and running to remove the last traces of the bug from the water network, the firm added. | The remaining UV-dosing rigs will soon be up and running to remove the last traces of the bug from the water network, the firm added. |
The warning had affected residents in Blackpool, Chorley, Fylde, Preston, South Ribble and Wyre. | The warning had affected residents in Blackpool, Chorley, Fylde, Preston, South Ribble and Wyre. |
Those who have been affected are to be given up to £60 in compensation. | Those who have been affected are to be given up to £60 in compensation. |
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