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A £4.3m programme of works to tackle unpleasant smells in the vicinity of Ashford Wastewater Treatment Works has been finished.

Our customers in the Waterside, New Forest, area of Hampshire and Ventnor, St Lawrence, Whitwell and Niton areas on the Isle of Wight, are experiencing either low pressure or a loss of water supply.  

The weather forecast is looking stormy, with heavy rain and high winds forecast across our region. As flooding is more likely during a storm and high winds can affect power supplies to our sites, we’re already taking action to keep the taps and drains flowing. Here’s how we prepare and what you can do during the bad weather.

You may notice some tankers in the area while we fix a burst rising main at our Golf Road pumping station in Deal, Kent.

Heavy rain over the past few days has caused significant surface water flooding in the Hastings area

The largest stretch of open water in the South East of England hits half century. 

Following extremely heavy rain over the past week on the Isle of Wight, there is extensive surface water flooding across the island.

Schools on the Isle of Wight are helping to reduce the impact of heavy showers on local sewers – by slowing the flow of rainwater across their roofs and play areas.

Wessex Archaeology - working with Southern Water carrying out archaeological investigations along the route of a new proposed pipeline in Hampshire discovered a Roman grave and coin.