Thames Water criticised over brown water
Thames Water facing critical tweets as residents complain about water looking like it came "straight out of the Thames"
Thames Water faced a number of critical tweets this morning as residents complained of miscoloured water and low pressure from taps and showers.
@thameswater any particular reason for the tap water being this color today...?!!! pic.twitter.com/XEuQAoe3Ms
— The Butter Bakery (@BUTTER_BAKERY) April 12, 2017
According to one disgruntled Londoner, the water looked like it had “come straight out of the Thames”.
@thameswater Hi, any update on this brown water situation? Looks like it has come straight out of the Thames.
— Henry Hardwicke (@Henryhardwicke) April 12, 2017
But Twitter user Henry Hardwicke tried to look on the bright side of the situation.
@thameswater Ok Mandy, reckon it's alright to have a shower in it?
— Henry Hardwicke (@Henryhardwicke) April 12, 2017
@thameswater Cheers, mud is supposed to be good for your skin anyway. I'll give it a go.
— Henry Hardwicke (@Henryhardwicke) April 12, 2017
People affected by the miscoloured water were worried that the water wasn’t safe to use.
The brown water is affecting occupants in Paddington.
@thameswater my water is running brown in W11 is it safe??
— Smalltruth Theatre (@smalltruthstage)April 12, 2017
We're aware of an issue affecting customer supplies in the following postcodes. #W12, #W2, #W8, #W6, #W11 and #W1H 1/3
— Thames Water (@thameswater) April 12, 2017
2/3 Customers may be experiencing brown or discoloured water. We are sending our technicians to the area to investigate
— Thames Water (@thameswater) April 12, 2017
Thames Water expects the water to be back to normal by 6pm this evening.
#W2, #W6, #W8, #W10, #W11, #W12 and #W1H Update. Our teams are working hard to resolve the issue by flushing the mains since 12:45 1/2
— Thames Water (@thameswater) April 12, 2017
2/2 We expect everything to be back to normal by 18:00 and we’ll update this message with more information by 17:00.
— Thames Water (@thameswater) April 12, 2017
