Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThousands of residents across Kent, specifically around Tunbridge Wells, are facing severe water supply issues, with approximately 7,000 properties experiencing low pressure, intermittent supply, or no water. South East Water (SEW) attributed the widespread disruption to an "instrument failure" at a local water treatment works and issued an apology to affected customers. SEW stated they were "on target" for supplies to begin returning by Sunday evening at the earliest and provided bottled water stations and tanker deliveries to priority customers. This incident follows a recent order from industry watchdog Ofwat for SEW to pay £30.5 million, including a £22 million fine, for previous supply interruptions affecting hundreds of thousands of households between 2020 and 2023. SEW also revealed in its annual report that it needs to secure fresh financing to stay afloat after a £55 million hit from winter outages and a recent downgrading of its credit rating. In fullBeleaguered South East Water apologises as thousands again face supply issuesMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Thousands in Kent face supply issues again due to South East Water outage
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThousands of residents across Kent, specifically around Tunbridge Wells, are facing severe water supply issues, with approximately 7,000 properties experiencing low pressure, intermittent supply, or no water. South East Water (SEW) attributed the widespread disruption to an "instrument failure" at a local water treatment works and issued an apology to affected customers. SEW stated they were "on target" for supplies to begin returning by Sunday evening at the earliest and provided bottled water stations and tanker deliveries to priority customers. This incident follows a recent order from industry watchdog Ofwat for SEW to pay £30.5 million, including a £22 million fine, for previous supply interruptions affecting hundreds of thousands of households between 2020 and 2023. SEW also revealed in its annual report that it needs to secure fresh financing to stay afloat after a £55 million hit from winter outages and a recent downgrading of its credit rating. In fullBeleaguered South East Water apologises as thousands again face supply issuesMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
