ANGRY residents are still waiting for their drinking water supply to be restored – and say there has been a lack of information from those responsible.

‘Nothing has changed,’ claim residents who have been without drinking water since Tuesday last week.

Households in the area received a letter warning them not to drink from their taps, yet they’re still unaware of the cause and how long the no drinking policy will go on for.

A Severn Trent spokesman said: “We still have a do not drink in place, but as it’s not an issue on our network anything else is best directed to those responsible.”

Mainstay is the property management provider for the area. A spokesman said: “We are not responsible for this. You will have to get in touch with Taylor Wimpey who is in control of the Diglis water.”

Worcester News was unable to contact anyone at Taylor Wimpey.

One resident of Woodhouse Close said: "Three to four large vans come daily from Severn Trent to deliver water bottles.

"On the first day we received 48 bottles of water. I thought to myself, that’s going to last us ages. We must have had another three packs of 48 bottles since then!"

The problem arose last Tuesday (24 July), meanwhile everyone is still being advised not to wash up in their sinks or use their washing machines.

The residents have been told that the cause of the issue could have possibly been from a plumbing job, supposedly the wrong material had been used to seal a joint. The investigation is still ongoing.

A resident at Woodhouse Close in Diglis, who wishes to remain unnamed, said: “Severn Trent are doing the best they can. Nobody is short of water, it is just the inconvenience of it all.

“We can bathe as long as we don’t get any water in our mouths. But they have told us we cannot wash our clothes.

“There are people around here with little ones, and you have to bathe them. They must really be struggling. It makes you realise how much water you use and how we take it for granted.

“I just hope it gets resolved sooner rather than later. I think they should have somebody visit each day to inform us on what is happening.”

An engineer has taken samples of the water last Friday (27 July) to test the chemicals found in the water. However, the source has not yet been identified.