Major incident declared after 30,000 homes experiencing water shortages across South East

Approximately 30,000 homes sussex And City I am experiencing water scarcityin conclusion City County Council declares ‘major incident’ – MPs say man in charge of Southeastern Water should be sacked.

Ten postal codes, including Tunbridge WellsCanterbury and Maidstone still have problems some time later weekend blackoutAccording to warnings issued by water company.

South East Water said a number of issues were responsible for the water pressure problems. Including fallout from Storm GorettiThe water main burst and there was a power outage at the pump plant.

water company He explained that the storm affected the ability to purify water at a normal rate, and this was combined with the water main bursting due to freezing conditions. City And sussexcaused drinking water levels to drop.

But ministers in the affected region have called on the government to sack the company’s chief executive, David Hinton.

East Grinstead, Uckfield and Villages Conservative MP Mims Davies, who brought the issue to Parliament, said the water bottle stations were “poorly organised”.

He added: “Given the multiple and repeated serious failings of South East Water over the last five years, does the minister agree with me that this water company urgently needs new leadership that can deal with emergencies properly?”

Water minister Emma Hardy offered no support to SEW’s chief executive, saying the situation at the company was “beyond belief”. “He is quite right to bring up the problems in this company,” he said.

Some customers have been told their supplies may not be back until Tuesday and that bottled water stations will close at 10pm today. where they are located Tunbridge Wells Rugby Football Club (TN2 5LS), Headcorn Airport (TN27 9HX), East Grinstead Sports Club (RH19 4JU) and Queensway Car Park (RH19 1BG).

In a post on X/Twitter, Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran said: “A major incident has been declared in Kent as more households and environments have been affected over the last 24 hours and we are making additional arrangements to prepare for further potential disruption.”

Water supply problems have affected many schools in Kent and sussexPublic libraries in East Grinstead were also closed for the day.

Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead has also had to hold some appointments virtually. Water tankers are carrying additional supplies and measures are being taken to ensure essential services continue at the hospital.

A spokesman said: “The safety and health of our patients and staff remains our priority. “We have had a water tanker on site since Saturday to maintain our supply and our teams have been working tirelessly behind the scenes to minimize any disruption to care.

“While water issues remain, we have been able to continue our essential services and continue to monitor the situation. We want to reassure patients that appointments and surgeries are still ongoing and we will contact you if anything needs to change.”

“Our drinking water storage tanks in the boroughs are running low due to leaks and burst water mains following recent cold weather,” South East Water said in a post on Facebook.

“As a result, around 30,000 properties in parts of Kent and Sussex may be experiencing no water, intermittent water supply or low pressure.

“This includes 16,500 properties in East Grinstead, with the remainder spread across parts of Kent including Tunbridge Wells, Headcorn and intermittently across our Maidstone system.

“We are sorry for the impact this has caused and know how disruptive this is to your daily lives. We are doing our best to stabilize our network and restore supplies to as many customers as possible.”

It comes after 24,000 customers in Tunbridge Wells, Pembury, Frant and Eridge experienced loss of water or low pressure due to “water quality issues” in December.