'Contemptible and incompetent': MP slams water company's response to Devon parasite crisis
A Devon MP has branded a water company's response to a parasite being found in the water supply as "contemptible and just generally incompetent".
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A Devon MP has branded a water company's response to a parasite being found in the water supply as "contemptible and just generally incompetent".
However around 2,500 properties in Hillhead, upper parts of Brixham and Kingswear should continue to boil their drinking water.
Thousands of households in the Brixham area of Devon can now safely use and drink their tap water, South West Water (SWW) has said.
South West Water's chief executive has said she is truly sorry for failing to deliver clean, safe and fresh water to Brixham residents, admitting the parasite contamination shouldn't have happened.
Residents in the Brixham area of Devon has been heavily affected by the outbreak of cryptosporidium, a sickness parasite which has some nasty symptoms including vomiting.