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Brixham residents 'don't trust the drinking water' a year after disease outbreak, MP says

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A Devon MP says her constituents "still don't trust the drinking water" a year after the cryptosporidium outbreak - after it was announced South West Water is being taken to court. The water firm apologised after it found "small traces" of the parasite cryptosporidium - which causes cryptosporidiosis - in the Hillhead reservoir in May last year.

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Brixham residents 'don't trust the drinking water' a year after disease outbreak, MP says

Caroline Voaden, MP for South Devon, spoke after it was announced a court summons had been issued to South West Water for prosecution for potential offences under the Water Industry Act 1991.

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South West Water Faces Court Over Devon Water Contamination

South West Water will go to court over a parasite outbreak in Brixham, Devon last summer. The contamination affected 16,000 households and made over 140

26 days ago

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