Friday 13 May 2022 03:56 PM Families on Welsh estate are warned NOT to drink, cook or brush teeth with tap ... trends now
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Families on a Welsh housing estate have been told not to use tap water for drinking, brushing their teeth or even cooking after it failed to meet safety standards.
Residents of St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, were issued with a letter telling them to avoid the mains supply and use bottled water instead.
According to residents, they were informed not to use their water supply on Thursday, May 12.
It's been claimed they were told bottled water would be delivered to their addresses, but were later told to attend collection points to pick up supplies.
Residents say they have been told that the issue will last one to two days, but no formal communication about when the water will be okay to drink has been received.
In a letter dated May 12, the chief executive of provider Ancala Water Services, Mike Howarth, told residents to not drink the water and said bottled supplies would
