Heatwave: Elderly and vulnerable left without water on one of hottest days of the year in Doncaster
Residents in Doncaster have been left with no water, or low pressure, during heatwave
Elderly and vulnerable have been left without water, or with low water pressure, on the hottest days of the year so far.
One person contacted the Free Press to say her 75 and 78-year-old parents who live on Cotswld Drive in Sprotbrough were among those suffering, along with people living on Boat Lane, Cadeby.
She said: “Many homes were left without water yesterday and now low pressure/hardly any water. Unacceptable anyways, but in hottest week of year with no supply of bottled water to vulnerable elderly this is awful.
“My parents are affected and are 75 and 78. Yorkshire Water need to be held to account and exposed for terrible treatment of customers.”
She said having contacted YW they responded that they couldn’t deliver water as the water is back on , even though with low pressure, and you have to apply for a delivery while it’s off.
A Yorkshire Water spokesperson said: “Due to exceptionally high demand for water across the region, a small number of properties may have experienced no water for a couple of hours yesterday evening whilst we made some network changes to their water supply.
“Some properties may also experience low pressure as a result of these network adjustments, and we’d like to apologise for any disruption this might be causing. These changes are essential to maintain adequate water storage levels across the system and ensure overall network stability.”