Week-long water supply issues resolved, says firm
BBCAll households affected by disruption to their water supply for more than a week should have their taps running consistently again, their supplier has said.
Thousands of South East Water customers have experienced spells without running water or an inconsistent supply since 23 May.
About 22,000 properties were impacted at the peak of the issues, but the water company said on Tuesday afternoon that "no one is currently out of supply or experiencing intermittent supplies".
Bosses continued to ask customers to only use water for essential purposes.
"If customers are still experiencing supply issues then we would encourage them to call us so we can investigate it further," a spokesperson said.
South East Water previously attributed the problems to "high demand" after warm weather and the company's "ability to take the water from our water sources and get them to customers quickly".
An executive from the company said on Monday that he "absolutely can't guarantee it will not happen again" but staff were "doing their absolute best".
The disruption followed an incident in November where some 24,000 customers lost water supply or pressure in the Tunbridge Wells area.
Weeks later, about 30,000 households in Kent and Sussex faced days of supply issues, which bosses blamed on freezing temperatures and Storm Goretti.
South East Water announced in May its chair had departed and its chief executive would leave following the failures.
Ofwat has proposed fining SEW £22m for separate incidents between 2020 and 2023.
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