Boil water notice lifted for thousands of homes
Thousands of homes have had the boil water notice lifted by United Utilities. It is after a three week ban after an outbreak of the parasitic bug Cryptosporidium.
No timeframe on when boil water notice will be lifted in certain towns and cities in Lancashire
United Utilities has said there is no timeframe of when the boil-water notice will be lifted in certain towns and cities in Lancashire.
It's two weeks today since the notice went out for homes to boil their water after an outbreak of the Crytosporidium bug was found in the area's water supply.
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300,000 Lancashire homes still boiling tap water
300,000 homes in Lancashire are still boiling their tap-water more than two weeks after an outbreak of the parasitic bug Cryptosporidium.
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Water tests under way as 'boil water' warning continues
Hundreds of thousands of people in Lancashire have been warned to continue boiling tap water.
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What is Cryptosporidium?
Click here to find out more about Cryptosporidium and how it may affect you.