UPDATE: Boil tap water notice REMAINS IN PLACE until at least Thursday in some South Yorkshire areas

A warning not to drink tap water unless it is boiled will REMAIN in place in parts of South Yorkshire until at least Thursday.
Yorkshire Water delivers bottled water to people in Moorends after problems with a bacterial contamination in the supply.Yorkshire Water delivers bottled water to people in Moorends after problems with a bacterial contamination in the supply.
Yorkshire Water delivers bottled water to people in Moorends after problems with a bacterial contamination in the supply.

Yorkshire Water has issued an update on the bacteria contamination in the water supply which has left 3,600 households relying on boiling water before drinking - or turning to bottled supplies.

The alarm was raised on Friday when Yorkshire Water issued a Do Not Drink notice to residents in DN8 postcodes in Doncaster, affecting Thorne, Moorends and Sandtoft.

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Today, the company has revealed that it is ‘making good progress’ on improving the water - but it says the boil water notice will stay until at least Thursday.

Charlie Haysom, the company’s Director of Service Delivery, said: “Our number one priority is our customers health and safety and this is why the boil order notice in Thorne is remaining in place until at least

Thursday.

“This assessment is supported by Public Health England who we have been closely consulting with. We’ve updated our website to show a full list of postcode areas for the residents who still need to boil their water

before using for cooking or drinking.

“We are encouraged that sample results are improving, but we need them to be completely clear before we can lift the boil order notice. Once again, we would like to thank local residents for their ongoing patience and we

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hope the £30 goodwill gesture payment we announced yesterday will help deal with this frustrating and inconvenient situation.

“We’re making good progress with our investigations into the cause of the incident and these continue to focus on the Coulman Industrial Estate as a potential source of the problem.”

The firm added that some water may become discoloured as chlorine is being used to flush the water of bacteria.

It added that some bogus callers have been ringing customers to tell them the Boil First notice has been lifted - but it has not.

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Those affected have been offered a £30 payment as a ‘gesture of goodwill’.

THE FULL LIST OF AFFECTED POSTCODES:

DN8 4BN,DN8 4BP,DN8 4BT,DN8 4BU,DN8 4DT,DN8 4DY,DN8 4EA,DN8 4EB,DN8 4ED,DN8 4EE,DN8 4EF,DN8 4EG,DN8 4EN,DN8 4EP,DN8 4EQ,DN8 4ER,DN8 4ES,DN8 4ET,DN8 4EU,DN8 4EX,DN8 4EY,DN8 4EZ,DN8 4HA,DN8 4HB,DN8 4HD,DN8 4HE,DN8 4HG,DN8 4HH,DN8 4HJ,DN8 4HL,DN8 4HN,DN8 4HP,DN8 4HQ,DN8 4HR,DN8 4HS,DN8 4HT,DN8 4HU,DN8 4HW,DN8 4HX,DN8 4JF,DN8 4JP,DN8 4JR,DN8 4JS,DN8 4JT,DN8 4JU,DN8 4JX,DN8 4JY,DN8 4JZ,DN8 4LA,DN8 4LB,DN8 4LD,DN8 4LE,DN8 4LF,DN8 4LH,DN8 4LJ,DN8 4LL,DN8 4LP,DN8 4LR,DN8 4LS,DN8 4LT,DN8 4LU,DN8 4LW,DN8 4LX,DN8 4LY,DN8 4LZ,DN8 4NA,DN8 4NB,DN8 4ND,DN8 4NE,DN8 4NF,DN8 4NG,DN8 4NH,DN8 4NJ,DN8 4NL,DN8 4NN,DN8 4NP,DN8 4NQ,DN8 4NR,DN8 4NS,DN8 4NT,DN8 4NU,DN8 4NW,DN8 4NX,DN8 4NY,DN8 4PA,DN8 4PB,DN8 4PD,DN8 4PE,DN8 4PF,DN8 4PG,DN8 4PR,DN8 4PS,DN8 4PT,DN8 4PU,DN8 4PX,DN8 4PY,DN8 4PZ,DN8 4QA,DN8 4QB,DN8 4QD,DN8 4QE,DN8 4QF,DN8 4QG,DN8 4QH,DN8 4QJ,DN8 4QL,DN8 4QN,DN8 4QP,DN8 4QQ,DN8 4QR,DN8 4QS,DN8 4QT,DN8 4QU,DN8 4QW,DN8 4QX,DN8 4QY,DN8 4QZ,DN8 4RA,DN8 4RB,DN8 4RD,DN8 4RE,DN8 4RF,DN8 4RG,DN8 4RP,DN8 4RR,DN8 4RS,DN8 4RT,DN8 4RU,DN8 4RX,DN8 4RY,DN8 4RZ,DN8 4SA,DN8 4SB,DN8 4SD,DN8 4SE,DN8 4SF,DN8 4SG,DN8 4SH,DN8 4SL,DN8 4SN,DN8 4SP,DN8 4SQ,DN8 4SR,DN8 4SS,DN8 4ST,DN8 4SU,DN8 4SW,DN8 4SX,DN8 4SY,DN8 4SZ,DN8 4TB,DN8 4TD,DN8 4TE,DN8 4TF,DN8 4TG,DN8 4TH,DN8 4TJ,DN8 4TL,DN8 4TN,DN8 4TP,DN8 4TQ,DN8 4TW,DN8 5AD,DN8 5BE,DN8 5BF,DN8 5BG,DN8 5BH,DN8 5BJ,DN8 5BL,DN8 5BN,DN8 5BP,DN8 5BS,DN8 5BT,DN8 5BU,DN8 5BW,DN8 5BX,DN8 5BY,DN8 5BZ,DN8 5DA,DN8 5DD,DN8 5DJ,DN8 5EU,DN8 5FL,DN8 5GG,DN8 5GH,DN8 5JL,DN8 5JN,DN8 5JP,DN8 5JR,DN8 5JS,DN8 5JU,DN8 5JX,DN8 5NP,DN8 5NR,DN8 5QH,DN8 5RX,DN8 5RY,DN8 5SD,DN8 5SE,DN8 5SF,DN8 5TX,DN8 5TZ

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