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I've just filled a 2 litre bottle but it took 3 minutes so I guess the water's back on but not up to pressure yet.

From United Utilities Website at 4PM Sun 23rd:-

"23 May 2010

United Utilities is dealing with an unrelated water supply issue in the Wallasey area of Wirral.

The 14,500 customers who have been affected since last Thursday are all back on water supply.

However approximately 4,500 customers who have not previously been affected are experiencing either low pressure or no water supply.

This has been caused by a lack of pressure feeding the area as repairs to a faulty valve remain ongoing.

We have mobilised alternative supply vehicles to the area so they can start pumping water into the main as quickly as possible.

Arrangements are also being made for bottled water to be delivered to the area.

We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.

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Hmmmmm!

Hubby came back from asda half an hour ago with 15 litres of the stuff.

6pm Update from the website.......


United Utilities is dealing with an unrelated water supply issue in the Wallasey area of Wirral.

The 14,500 customers who have been affected since last Thursday are all back on water supply.

However approximately 4,500 customers who have not previously been affected are experiencing either low pressure or no water supply.

This has been caused by a lack of pressure feeding the area as repairs to a faulty valve remain ongoing.

We have alternative supply vehicles on-site and water is being pumped into the network.

We are also in contact with Wirral Borough Council to make arrangements for bottled water to be made available from 7pm at the following locations:

Cricket Club, Rake Lane, Wallasey
Atherton House , Albion Street, Wallasey
Kirkway Junction of Mount Pleasant, Wallasey

Arrangements are also being made to deliver bottled water to vulnerable customers.

We hope to have supplies in the area back to normal by the morning.

We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.

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I can see the tankers working outside Gorse Hill Tower.
21:35 Sun.

Stopped a UU worker before. They're hoping for a limited service for tomorrow (Mon 24/5/10) with a return to full service for Tuesday. Whether that is close of business or time for people's breakfast I'm not sure (I'd assume the former though).

Once water is back on it's likely to be sludgy/brown. Run until clear and then boil or filter any water you want to use for drinking for a few days afterwards just to be safe.

FWIW Tesco Express Liscard and Seacombe are both out of bottled water.

Our water came on briefly but has been off since 4 o clock. We have some water flow just now. Hope it's enough to fill the loo!

United Utilities battle to restore water for thousands of homes in Wallasey



ANGRY scenes erupted after around 4,500 households were left without water on one of the hottest weekends on the year.

Wirral council emergency workers arranged to distribute bottles of water in three different locations in Wallasey while United Utilities battled to restore the supply.

But the bottles quickly ran out and people were forced to wait while more were delivered. Around 14,500 homes in Wallasey were left without water on Friday morning after United Utilities engineers encountered problems while repairing a leak on a 21in mains pipeline in Reeds Lane, Moreton.

United Utilities said the affected households had their supply restored, but 4,500 others, which were previously unaffected, then experienced low pressure or no water supply.

A spokesman said: “This was caused by a lack of pressure feeding the area as repairs to a faulty valve remain ongoing. “We have alternative supply vehicles on site and water is being pumped into the network. We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.”

Dave Dring, 39, of Penkett Road, Wallasey, said: “Our water went off at lunchtime and it was on and off all day. “I was going to ring United Utilities but saw on its website that it was trying to fix the problem.

“At 6.30pm, it posted an update saying it was giving out bottled water in three places so we went down at 7.10pm and they had run out. “There were cars everywhere and people were having a go at the workers delivering the water.

“There must have been about 40 to 50 people down there and they were all confused and trying to get answers. Some people were getting angry. “It was pandemonium. People were losing their rag slightly.

“You could see people stopping and talking to each other in the street, trying to find out what to do.”

Rumours were circulating in the area that some households could be without water until Thursday. But United Utilities said it was hoping to have supplies back to normal by this morning.

New Brighton Cllr Tony Pritchard said: “I had calls all day from people saying their water was off.

“If you have no water when it is one of the hottest weekends we have had, it is not very good for people.”

A council spokeswoman said: “United Utilities has not given us a formal indication yet of when the water is going to be back on, so staff delivered bottles of drinking water to anyone who was without it.

“We had three set-up points in the Wallasey area and we also delivered to vulnerable residents’ homes.”

She said anyone without drinking water should ring 0845 7462200 for advice on how to obtain it. The spokeswoman said a decision on any school closures would be made this morning on put online at www.wirral.gov.uk


THE ECHO

As bad as it is, there's really no point in having a go at the people who are delivering the water or those trying to fix the problem. They didn't do the damage!!

Listening to the radio before, the main complaints were, lack of communication and the distribution of water. One of the problems discussed was not everyone is on the net, so informing people by the web is not good for everyone and people were complaining about having to phone an 0845 number and having to hold on for ages, at a high cost. One person remarked, if you phone about paying your bill or anything to do with a bill, you are seen to right away, but was left holding the line when trying to find out about water drop offs.

Water back on in Wallasey





WATER was being pumped to homes from tankers last night as United Utilities kept working on a damaged valve.

It followed a difficult few days for thousands of families in Wallasey, who were left without supplies during the hottest weekend of the year.

Engineers were still repairing the valve in a pipe next to Ford Road, on the Beech-wood estate, last night.

It meant tankers holding thousands of litres of clean, chlorinated water, were pumping directly into the mains to keep homes supplied.

Two tankers were pumping into the network in Wallasey Village to help homes with poor pressure.

United Utilities said the repair work was difficult because of the valve’s size, the deep excavation and nearby power lines.

THE GLOBE

Water tankers deployed in Wallasey as United Utilities tackle supply problems




RESIDENTS and visitors to Wallasey are advised that, because of ongoing work to address water supply issues in the area, United Utilities has deployed large water tankers to a number of locations.

These large vehicles are parked up at the roadside while United Utilities carry out their duties, resulting in the potential for some disruption to traffic flow and access in these areas.

As a result, people are being advised to avoid, if possible, the following locations: Gorsehill Road, by the Gorsehill tower, Belvidere Road in Wallasey Village, near the junction with Queensway and Warren Drive, near to the junction with Ennerdale Road.

It is estimated that this pumping work may go on for two to three days.

Members of the public with concerns about their water supply or pressure can call United Utilities on 0845 746 2200.


THE GLOBE

exactly my thoughts!

Jase - did you take that photo or is it from the press.
I'm sure that the one they keep showing on the telly is the field between Seven Stiles and M53 where they are digging just now.

from the globe, just spoted i never put link.