Bottles of water vanish from shelves due to contaminated water of Severn Trent

Bottles of water have disappeared from the shelves of supermarkets in Derbyshire and Leicestershire because of panic buying following detection of high levels of chlorine in a nearby reservoir. Severn Trent Water has warned nearly 3,700 customers across south Derbyshire and north east Leicestershire not to drink, bathe or even 'wash their toilets' with the tap water.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 11 March 2016.

However, the water company has not disclosed the exact levels of chlorine in the water or how the problem started. Up to 0.7mg of chlorine per 1litre of water is considered to be safe, but the exact level of chlorine in the Castle Donington reservoir has not been revealed. The authorities have assured that rectification has been taken up on priority ant normalcy would return soon. Severn Trent have indicated that they have 'cut off the service' to the reservoir where the problem was observed and is now in the process of 'flushing the pipes' at the reservoir to wash out the contaminated water.


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