Devon: South West Water refuses to say when boil water notice will be lifted after disease outbreak

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A disease outbreak in drinking water supplies in south Devon has left 16,000 people unable to use their tap water without boiling it as South West Water scrambles to solve the issue - which may have been caused by cow faeces leaking into water pipes.

A South West Water boss has refused to give a timeline on when a notice to boil tap water will be lifted after a parasite was found in a key reservoir. Speaking to Sky News, Laura Flowerdue, the company's chief customer officer, confirmed the suggestion it was likely a broken air valve contaminated by animal faeces that had caused the incident which left dozens ill and thousands unable to drink tap water.

Ms Flowerdue said: 'We have identified that there is a damaged air valve on the network near the Hillhead Reservoir - but we absolutely want to make sure that's the only source . 'We understand this a valve on one of the pipes heading towards the reservoir in a farmer's field, there are cattle in the field and it's a possibility that's the source of the contamination.

 

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