Residents in parts of district warned not to drink tap water

RESIDENTS in Streatley, Ashampstead, Upper Basildon, Tidmarsh and Pangbourne are being warned not to drink tap water due to a strange 'odour'.
Thames Water has issued a ‘do not drink’ notice to customers in the RG8 postcode after reports of strange smelling tap water were confirmed on Thursday evening.
Around 1500 properties are affected in the Pangbourne and Streatley areas and advice has been delivered to the affected homes overnight.
The source of the odour was identified as a newly repaired water pipe and this issue has been resolved.
Engineers are working on the issue , but Thames Water say they do not know how long it will be until it is safe to drink the water.
Work is currently underway to flush through the water network to remove the rest of the odour.
Bottled water will be supplied to the affected areas this morning until the issue is resolved.
Thames Water’s head of water production, Simon Earl, said:“The risk to public health is very low and this is being done as a precaution.
“Drinking water standards in the UK are very high and we take any quality issues very seriously.
“We’re very sorry for the inconvenience and are working to resolve this as quickly as possible."