OL13, Bacup

Reference number
08615036
Last Updated
Issue type
No water/poor pressure/Discoloured Water

Status : Completed

Discoloured Water

Incident updates 2 in total

Good news, we’ve now repaired the fault on our network in your area and your taps should be flowing again. However, it may take up to two hours for your water pressure to return to normal.

You may also experience some discolouration to your water, this happens when historical sediments that have built up over time in the water pipe have been disturbed causing discolouration to your water. 

We know it doesn’t look nice but don’t worry, it’s unlikely to be harmful and will settle down again with time. You can help by letting your cold water tap run at a slight trickle until your water runs clear again.

In the meantime, we’ll be keeping an eye on this to make sure your tap water returns to normal again as quickly as possible.

Please take a look at our discoloured water page for more information.

Sorry for the disruption, thanks again for your patience.

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OL13, Bacup

OL13, Bacup

Discoloured Water

Important Notice

Heavy rainfall and sewer flooding

Heavy rainfall across the North West may be causing flooding in some parts of the region. Our teams are out working hard across the region helping our customers who have experienced sewer flooding in their homes.

If you’re experiencing flooding from a road or footpath and there is no evidence of sewage (toilet paper etc.) please report this to your local council, who are responsible for highways drainage flooding.

Please be aware that our phone lines are much busier than normal, take a look at our flooding page for further advice on what to do if you’re affected by flooding.

Heavy rainfall across the North West may be causing flooding in some parts of the region. Our teams are out working hard across the region helping our customers who have experienced sewer flooding in their homes.

Flooding advice

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