Anger as Tunbridge Wells water supply misery continues for second day

The company said on Saturday that supplies would not return until Sunday evening “at the earliest”, however, previous outages have continued for longer than predicted.

Steven Benton, SEW incident manager, said on Sunday that the water treatment works were “now stable”.

He added: “Low storage levels from this disruption and high demand mean we cannot pump water to some areas, particularly on higher ground.

“To ensure a stable, continuous flow, we must allow tanks to replenish.”

He added that the company was continuing to deliver bottled water to customers from the priority services register, a free support scheme for people who need extra help.

Two bottled water stations reopened earlier on Sunday at Tesco Superstore on Pembury Road and Tunbridge Wells Rugby Club.

A third opened later at the Odeon cinema car park in Knights Way.

They will stay open until 20:00 BST, SEW said.

The rugby club station closed briefly on Sunday morning while bottled water was restocked, but has since reopened.