Water company supplies hospital while engineers fix leak affecting properties
A utilities company supplied a hospital with water while its engineers worked to restore supply to the area.
The supply issue affected homes and properties in the Llanfair Road area of Newtown.
It started in the early hours of Thursday due to a leak on Llanfair Road, but supplies have been restored with engineers now working on fixing the fault that caused the problem.
One of the sites affected was Montgomeryshire County Infirmary in Newtown.
Powys Teaching Health Board has said that the water company Hafren Dyfrdwy had reacted rapidly to ensure the hospital still has water supplies – piping water in through tankers parked outside.
Adrian Osborne, a spokesman for the health board, said: “The water company has responded quickly to ensure water continues to be provided to the hospital site and we are very grateful for their prompt action.”
It is understood that the company also delivered water to homes affected by the issue.
Hafren Dyfrdwy said it had restored supply to homes, shortly before 2pm.
A spokesman said: “We would like to apologise to customers in Newtown who may have experienced a loss of supply earlier today, caused by burst water pipe on Llanfair Road.
"Our teams have been working hard moving water around the network, and everyone’s water has been restored, so we’ll now focus on fixing the pipe. We’re sorry if this repair causes any inconvenience, but we’ll be working to get everything back to normal as quick as we can.”
