Since Saturday the water has been a horrible colour and one can only assume that it is unfit for human consumption. The most annoying thing is that I was only informed of it yesterday- I'm not the most observant of people and the discolouration is more noticeable if you fill a sink and examine it. Therefore for 3 days I have been washing and drinking and brushing my teeth in water that has got god knows what type of bugs in it. My mom has been complaining of feeling very unwell lately believing she has a virus but I'm thinking the contaminated water is a more likely culprit.
The water company has done little to notify people of this. I only found out last night by looking on the internet and am about to phone up and try and get some bottled water - but many other residents are complaining that South West Water have failed to deliver the bottled water they promised so I am not hopeful.
Does any one know if I am being unreasonable to assume that water rates will be reduced because of this- the companies advice of running the taps to clear out the bad water should surely warrant this? And also there is the mega inconvenience.