Thousands without water in Rotherham and Sheffield after power outage hits pumping station
Hundreds of households in Sheffield and Rotherham are without water this morning.
A power outage has reportedly hit a pumping station in South Yorkshire, leaving thousands of people with no running water since around 10pm on Saturday night (February 28).
Postcodes affected include S25/S26 near Dinnington and S66 east of Rotherham.
Update as of 5.15pm, Yorkshire Water reports: “All customers now have water supply or should see it returning shortly.”
An update on the Yorkshire Water website reads: “We’ve had a power outage at a pumping station on our network, which means customers in S25/S26/S66 may have low water pressure or no water. Thank you for bearing with us whilst we work to restore supplies as soon as possible.”
As of 11.30am, bottled water stations have now been set up at the following locations:
- Chapel grounds, John St - S66 9HJ. (What3Words: ///adjust.bookcases.reclined)
- Grassed area opposite Manvers Close, S25 4AS. (What3Words: ///alienated.piglets.cuter)
- Welfare Hall and Sportsground, grassed area - S25 4DL. (What3Words: ///widen.receive.soggy)
- Grassed area - Stradbroke Road, S13 7ET. (What3Words: ///below.unique.stands)
- Recreation Ground, Chestnut Grove, S25 2LW. (What3Words: ///jams.threading.comet)
Residents have reported problems accessing updates on the Yorkshire Water website, with an incident page set up for the outage crashing or failing to load frequently.
One resident said in a message to The Star: “No warning, 100s of home without running water in Dinnington and surrounding areas right now [11.15pm, February 28].
“The online reporting site is not working for Yorkshire Water There was no warning to residents. They initially stated it was a power failure at a local pumping station.
“No updates as yet. No running water is a health and safety issue.”
A resident on the Anston Community Forum Facebook page wrote at 4am today: “Spoke to Yorkshire Water there contractors are on the way with pallets of water.
“They advised people who are on priorities register they will get delivery after 7am of water.
View Yorkshire Water’s incident page for the outage here: https://www.yorkshirewater.com/your-water/problems-in-your-area/?incidentRef=ACSH-DRQTZJ