Dozens of homes were left without water after E. coli was found in a nearby reservoir.
Bacteria were discovered by Thames Water in Stokechurch Reservoirs. Thames Water supplied bottled water to each household.
Approximately 68 homes were left without water after E. coli was found in half of reservoirs last Friday and Sunday as part of routine sampling.
The River Thames has closed half of the affected reservoir to the water main.
Chinnor's waterworks were used as an alternative means of maintaining local supplies.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) were also notified of the affected water.
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Geoffrey Swaine/REX/Shutterstock)Radiologist Gina Brown, 57, tells her mother, 83, who hasarthritisand her father (97) were moved to an annexe near her home in the North End so they could be closer to her. ``And I almost feel like I've made their situation worse in some ways by bringing them here. and all was well, because we were put in a situation that had never existed before.”
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Jonathan Buckmaster)Dr. Brown said, I repeatedly boiled the kettle and said I needed to "drag" the boiling water upstairs to wash myself.
She told her PA:
"And if you imagine my elderly parents trying to do that, I wouldn't recommend carrying a kettle or hot water up and down.
"They were supplied 2 They can't even lift a kilogram of water bottles.They couldn't flush the toilet.My father is stuck at home.So what should they do?"
A Thames spokesman apologized for the disruption in the North End and said the reservoir had been disinfected.
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PA)A spokesperson said: We believe that the failed sample may be related to the recently installed sample pump in the reservoir rather than the water actually delivered to the customer. All samples returned to clear.
"Preserving water quality is always our number one priority, so we conducted internal inspections of our reservoirs." However, no significant deficiencies were identified and additional precautions were also taken to ensure the integrity of the reservoir.
"Follow normal procedures before returning the reservoir to service. It was disinfected and two more clear samples were taken.
"We would like to inform our customers that there is no risk to public health."
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