Hillhead

Indeed. It’s chlorine resistant, so Puricleans won’t be good enough. 

Site will have to close pool as well and sort this out. (If it’s open yet) used to take us two full days, shock dosing, filtering, backwashing, shock dosing, filtering, backwashing, and repeat😱 Then re testing at Health Labs to get all clear.

(Timely reminder for those with babies and toddlers, always use a proper pool nappy if you take them in a pool👍)

How do SWW plan to clean up all their storage, systems, pipes, and the homes of each and every customer. Just wondering out loud 🤔.

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SWW has previous history in terms of water quality issues. Just Google Camelford Water Incident.☹️

That was before privatisation so things are bound to be better now 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

And we have the highest water bills in the country😤😤

Its all over our local news. Sadly many B&Bs etc are receiving cancellations, not good at this time of year. Bottled water is being delivered to residents in the area and some schools are closing. I would not want to be visiting the Hillhead site, the advice is for locals not to drink the water and to boil water. Not good that SWW at first told people the water was fine. As Tinwheeler said, we have the dearest water bills in the country.

Yes, it was around the time we started to visit regular. I think we only stayed in Camelford area once, we were usually down near Fowey.

SWW does have a shocking reputation. Others aren’t far behind though. I think 70% of England’s Water/ Sewage provision is in the hands of overseas companies. The Scot’s didn’t fall for the blather back in 1989. I think Welsh Water is not for profit.

Camelford isn’t the most picturesque place.

The latest BBC info has an item about a campsite.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgyg47wg16o

We are in a deep valley on the edge of the moor and most of the scattered farms and houses  here get water via private supplies piped in from springs and streams high on the hill.There are cattle, sheep, and ponies on the moor, and deer, badgers and foxes  in the belt of woodland below, so the possibilities of polluted water from those private supplies are wide open, but it hasn’t happened in the 42 years we have lived here. Or perhaps we have become immune.

The following has now been added to the club before you travel section  (but would probably only be viewed by most members a day or two before travel) 

"There is currently an outbreak of Cryptosporidium in the Brixham area. The Hillhead site is open as usual and the site team is following guidelines from South West Water. For more information please following the link to South West Water Information."

Sadly there is no link to follow !