RESIDENTS of St Leonards, Hastings and areas in and around Westfield are still without water today (May 3).
Southern Water announced yesterday that this was due to a burst in the water main and it is expected that residents will still have no water throughout the weekend.
Bottled water stations are now open in the following locations:
- Asda in St Leonards, TN37 7AA
- Tesco in Church Wood Drive, St Leonards, Hastings, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9RB
- Sea Road, Hastings, TN38 0AG
The company issued the following statement, which said: “We’re sorry customers in St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings and areas in and around Westfield have woken up to no water this morning (May 3).
“This is due to a burst water main in an area of dense woodland (Keeper’s Wood) that has impacted the flows to Beauport Water Supply Works.
“We have located the burst, and our teams worked through the night to get machinery and equipment ready to start making the repair today.
“We will provide further updates about this throughout the day, but we expect this incident to continue into the weekend as making the repairs will take time but we’re working as quickly as is safe to do so.
“All of our three bottled water stations are now open but anyone travelling to them should be aware of traffic and waiting times this morning.
“We are continuing to deliver bottled water to our vulnerable customers on our Priority Services Register: https://ow.ly/5JnR50RvqBZ
“Our helpline number for vulnerable customers needing access to bottled water as a priority, or for other customer queries relating to the supply interruption, is 0330 303 0368.
“We are very sorry for the impact and inconvenience this is causing, and are doing everything we can to restore supplies.
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