Market Drayton residents face disruption to water supply due to essential repairs

Some residents experiencing no supply, poor pressure or discoloured water in the TF9 area.

Market Drayton residents are facing disruption to their water supply due to essential repair works.

Severn Trent Water became aware of some residents experiencing no supply, poor pressure or discoloured water in the TF9 area of Shropshire shortly after 5.30pm this evening (October 19).

They explained that this was due to teams carrying out some essential repair work on Moreton Saye and apologised to the customers affected.

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Water pouring into a tap

A spokesperson for the water supplier said: “Although we didn’t anticipate this affecting our customers, we are aware that some customer’s supplies have now been impacted.

“The team on site are committed to getting this resolved quickly and efficiently so the water supply is back to normal as soon as possible.

“We’re very sorry for any inconvenience this may be causing and are confident this repair will be completed by 9pm.”

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

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