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Interruption to your water supply - Colchester - CO7

Tuesday 1st July 2025

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Your water is back on

We’re really sorry for the problems with your water today. We’ve fixed the broken valve and you’ll see your water flowing back to normal soon.

Appearance of your water

If your water is discoloured or cloudy, don’t worry this is normal. We know it doesn’t look nice, but it’s not harmful and you can help by running your cold tap until it’s clear. To find out more, please click here.

We updated this message at 14:50 and we'll remove it after 18:50


What's happened so far?

(14:45) The repairs have been completed and water restored to all properties.

(14:10) Our technician has managed to throttle the mains instead of shutting them, meaning all customers are in supply albeit at low pressure.

(13:20) Our technician has shut the mains in order for the repairs to continue, customers within this zone will have no water, please see streets affected above.

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