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Published:
September 4, 2008
Tap
water supplies returning to normal in Burnham-On-Sea
 Tap
water supplies are starting to get back to normal across Burnham-On-Sea
after two days of problems caused by a burst water main.
Bristol
Water spokesman Jeremy Williams told Burnham-On-Sea.com on Thursday
evening (September 4th): "The water main which burst between
Cheddar Treatment Works and Brent Knoll is now fully back in action."
"The
major main involved feeds the local treated water storage reservoirs
and these ran very low overnight. A large number of properties
in the area, especially those at higher levels, experienced poor
pressure or lost their supplies for a time early this morning."
"The
situation has improved steadily today, with customers reporting
supplies returning as the system slowly recharges. The reservoirs
are gradually refilling now and the situation is beginning to
return to normal. There may still be some instances of poor pressure,
but these should gradually disappear."
"It
is also possible that for a short time in a few places the water
may appear discoloured. Just run the tap and this will disappear."
He
added that Bristol Water would like to thank all those customers
who responded so well to advice during the incident to use as
little water as possible in order to make scarce supplies stretch
further.
Burnham-On-Sea.com
reported yesterday
how Bristol Water had urged residents to use as little water as
possible to conserve supplies following a water main burst at
Rooksbridge.
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