Burst water pipe causes disruption to Shrewsbury water supply

Residents in the SY2 area are affected.

Shrewsbury residents experience disruption to water supply due to burst water pipe.

Severn Trent Water have warned that some people in the SY2 postcode area may have no supply, poor pressure or discoloured water this afternoon (October 28) due to a burst water pipe.

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At 5.30pm, a spokesperson for the water supplier said: “Our teams are on site working to repair this and restore your water supply as soon as possible. We are confident the repair will be completed by 6pm.

“We are very sorry for any inconvenience this may be causing.”

As of 6.30pm, the warning is still in place.

Further updates on this fault can be found on the Severn Trent Water website.

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