Overview
- Around 100 customers in Hastings reported low pressure or no supply on Christmas Day across postcodes TN34, TN35, TN37 and TN38.
- Southern Water attributed the disruption to very low levels at Fairlight Reservoir and a 25-minute power outage at the Brede Water Supply Works.
- The burst main north of the town was repaired on Christmas Day after work began on 23 December, and both supply works are now running well.
- The company says storage will take several days to recover and warns it cannot rule out further short interruptions as reservoirs refill.
- A bottled water station is operating from 9am at Pelham Place Car Park, with direct deliveries for those in need, as local MP Helena Dollimore criticises the utility’s recent record.