Homes without water or suffering low pressure as Severn Trent carries out emergency repairs in Staffordshire

Homes in Staffordshire have been left without water or experiencing low pressure as Severn Trent carries out essential repair work.

The water company has confirmed that customers in the ST20 postcode area of Butterhill have been affected by supply issues this morning (Tuesday, October 20).

Some residents have reported having no water, poor pressure or discoloured water as engineers work to complete repairs in the area.

Severn Trent said the work was not initially expected to affect customers, but some supplies have since been disrupted.

In an update issued at 9:52 am, a spokesperson said: "We’d like to apologise to those experiencing no supply, poor pressure or discoloured water in the ST20 area of Butterhill this morning.

"Our teams are carrying out some essential repair work.

"Although we didn’t anticipate this affecting our customers, we are aware that some customers’ supplies have now been impacted.

"The team on site are committed to getting this resolved quickly and efficiently so the water supply is back to normal as soon as possible."

Severn Trent expects the repairs to be completed by 2pm today.

The spokesperson added: "We’re very sorry for any inconvenience this may be causing and are confident this repair will be completed by 2pm."

The company said further updates would be provided as more information becomes available.