Severn Trent issues water warning across Derbyshire and Leicestershire

Thousands of people in the East Midlands were warned not to use their tap water following a scare over high levels of chlorine. Severn Trent issued the warning over the weekend after high levels of the chemical were found in a reservoir near Castle Donington. Around 3,700 people in Derbyshire and Leicestershire were told that as a precaution no tap water should be used for drinking, preparing food or bathing. The company is looking at ways it can compensate those affected by the problem. Pipes at the reservoir were flushed out as ... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
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