Kent Water Crisis Ends: South East Water Apologizes

0:00On April 5th, water woes and kents are finally over after a burst pipe left thousands high and dry for three days. Areas like Brinchley, Matfield, Pimbury, and Lamberhurst lost supplies starting Thursday morning from a glitch at the Beall Water Treatment works across. The border in East Sussex. South East Water fixed the pipe that same Thursday afternoon and promised most of the roughly 5,850 affected homes would. Have water back by Friday evening, but higher spots kept struggling with air locks so full restoration didn't hit until Sunday. Residents on elevated land in Brinchley and Pimbury felt at worst with taps running dry, longest. To help out, the company opened two bottled water stations Saturday morning, one at Matfield Village Hall, the other at the Tesco Superstore Inn, Pimbury. South East Water apologized for the hassle and says they're still flushing out those pesky air pockets in the pipes. This isn't their first rodeo earlier this year. Freeze thought damage and stormed already knocked out water to 30,000 properties, drawing heat on.

1:05The CEO and sparking a probe from regulator of what back in January. Now that flows of steady again, locals can fill those kettles without worry, though the spotlight stays on keeping the system solid long.