Devon (South West Water)have been advised to boil their tap water

[arista]

[People across south Devon have been
advised to boil their tap water after
16 cases of a diarrhoea-type illness
were confirmed.
A further 70 suspected cases are also
being investigated.

The UK Health Security Agency said
cryptosporidium was "predominantly
a waterborne disease".

Infections can be caused by
drinking contaminated water or swallowing it
in swimming pools or streams.
Image shows South West Water vans in the area]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd1q1d51w27o

[Vanessa]

I usually buy sparkling water. My tap was is ok, but just doesn't taste very nice. So I only use it for cooking or the kettle.

[arista]

I usually buy sparkling water. My tap was is ok, but just doesn't taste very nice. So I only use it for cooking or the kettle.


Yes Best Way

[Liam-]

Totally normal for a world leading super power country

[arista]

Totally normal for a world leading super power country


If only Labour could Nationalise all the Rich Water Companies.


Slick Liam.

[Cherie]

what they have done to the waterways is disgusting

[DemRed]

I stopped drinking tap water a couple of years ago. Even my kettle gets spring water.
If I taste tap water now, it has both a horrible smell and taste.

[arista]

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[arista]

BBC News Text:
[The paper leads with a report on
Britain's water companies are now discharging
so much sewage into the
nation's rivers - a 54% increase
in 2023 - that they are unable to tackle
major discharges just down the road
from their own company headquarters.]


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[Redway]

Ewo.

[Mystic Mock]

Just be careful in general guys.

They're reporting about South West England for now, but normally the Government doesn't tell the whole truth straight away (think back to the early days of Covid) and basically stock up on bottled water for the time being would be my advice.

[Zizu]

I heard something about animal waste getting into the system ??


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[Vanessa]

Yeah, drink bottled water. It's really cheap these days.

[user104658]

I feel quite lucky to know exactly where my water is coming from and how far it's travelled... ALWAYS sus about "city water". I'll shower in it but I sure as heck ain't drinking it.

[user104658]

Yeah, drink bottled water. It's really cheap these days.

Well it can be. My wife drinks Actiph9 and it's like £2.20 a litre. But to be fair, it actually is genuinely tastier than any other bottled water... I often find them a bit "flat".

[user104658]

You do sometimes get it for £1.50 on a clubcard deal which always makes for an exciting, if heavy, trip to the shop :flutter:.

[Vanessa]

Well it can be. My wife drinks Actiph9 and it's like £2.20 a litre. But to be fair, it actually is genuinely tastier than any other bottled water... I often find them a bit "flat".
I just get the sparkling water. Don't really like natural water.
I drink it sometimes, but only if they don't have sparkling.

[joeysteele]

Just be careful in general guys.

They're reporting about South West England for now, but normally the Government doesn't tell the whole truth straight away (think back to the early days of Covid) and basically stock up on bottled water for the time being would be my advice.

Probably a strong point there from you Mock.

[Zizu]

I can’t understand how these companies are allowed to dump sewage in the first place !!!!


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[user104658]

I can’t understand how these companies are allowed to dump sewage in the first place !!!!


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I don't think they're "allowed" but, often, the fines companies get for dumping/polluting are less than it would cost to dispose of the waste properly... so they just accept the fine.

The way to stop it would be to make the CEO of the company criminally responsible (prison time, not financial cost) if they knowingly allow this to happen.

[arista]

They located the Valve
and now fixed it.

It was coming off from a Farm
loads animal poo.

[Kate!]

I drink sparkling water. Tap is vile.

A bottle of Ashbecks is 70p.

[Vanessa]

I drink sparkling water. Tap is vile.

A bottle of Ashbecks is 70p.

Same. Love sparkling water. Sometimes I get natural water as well.

[Gusto Brunt]

I've never drank water from the tap for about three years. Ever since I saw stringy white things in a glass of water I poured to drink.

Luckily I saw what this sh** water actually looks like. :fist:

I don't even use the water for coffee. All bottled water. No stringy things. :D

I brush my teeth in bottled water. :p

I do use tap water to wash my clothes and shower.

I remember telling this to people on another forum and they said I am overacting.:laugh:

Proof I wasn't. :D:hee:

[arista]

The diarrhoea-type illness
has infected, over 200 people
reports have said.

The Good News now is
the water company has fixed the leak
that was coming from a Farm outlet.

[arista]

[Water investors have withdrawn Billions,
says research


Shareholders in some of the UK's largest water
companies have taken out tens of billions of
pounds but failed to invest, new research claims,
with firms planning to raise household bills
to fund future spending.
Investors have withdrawn £85.2bn from 10 water
and sewage firms in England and Wales since
the industry was privatised more than
30 years ago, analysis by the
University of Greenwich suggests.

Companies are under pressure following sewage spills
and water leaks, which critics have blamed
on under-investment in the country's infrastructure.

Ofwat, the industry regulator, said it
"strongly refuted" the figures.]


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