This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-35786378
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| 'High chlorine' water hits 3,700 Derbyshire homes | 'High chlorine' water hits 3,700 Derbyshire homes |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| Severn Trent has warned thousands of customers not to use water while it investigates problems with high levels of chlorine in its supply. | |
| The water company said it is investigating an issue at the Castle Donington reservoir in Derbyshire. | |
| It has told residents in the DE11, DE65 and DE73 areas of Derbyshire not to use water for anything, including drinking and bathing. | It has told residents in the DE11, DE65 and DE73 areas of Derbyshire not to use water for anything, including drinking and bathing. |
| A total of 3,700 properties could be affected. | A total of 3,700 properties could be affected. |
| Updates on this story and more from Derbyshire | |
| Severn Trent, which uses chlorine in its filtration process to make water clean enough for drinking, said it does not know how long it will take to resolve the problem. | |
| "It looks like there's been over-chlorination," a spokesman said. | |
| "Once we've got through this incident and we've flushed the water through the system, we can go back, take a look and see exactly what happened. | |
| "A Do Not Use notice means that customers shouldn't use their water supply for anything - including drinking, preparing food and bathing." |