Water supply back to normal days after pipe burst

The water supply is back to normal and a repair for a burst main has been completed, after a street was under water in Wolverhampton.

On Friday, Severn Trent Water said people experienced no supply, poor pressure or discoloured water, because of a burst pipe on Church Street in Bilston.

It later added, at about 09:35 BST on Sunday, that the repair for the main in the WV14 and WV13 areas had been finished.

The company thanked people for their patience and apologised for any inconvenience caused.

West Midlands Fire Service said it arrived at the scene in Bilston at about 03:30 BST on Friday and started working to unblock drains.

Representatives from Severn Trent Water also attended. They said it was "really hard to say what caused" the burst.

They added: "This is a busy, well-used high street and we are sorry for the impact this will have both to businesses on the high street and those visiting."

During Friday afternoon, Severn Trent Water advised people that while work was taking place, water may have been at slightly lower pressure than usual or discoloured in appearance, but this was "nothing to worry about".

At around 06:40 BST on Sunday, Severn Trent Water stated the supply could be back on earlier than it expected, "although it may be intermittent for a little while".

Later in the morning, the company said it had been returned to normal, adding: "For those that were impacted by this we'd like to thank you for your continued patience whilst this was being carried out."

Flooding impacted people in the West Midlands for a number of days, including on Thursday, when there were fresh storms, hours after it was confirmed 55 properties had flooded in Birmingham.

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