{"id":331448,"date":"2025-12-05T17:27:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/tunbridge-wells-mp-calls-for-covid-style-water-recovery-package\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T17:27:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:27:31","slug":"tunbridge-wells-mp-calls-for-covid-style-water-recovery-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=331448","title":{"rendered":"Tunbridge Wells MP calls for Covid-style water recovery package"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gtLOOD\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20251203-121739-f954f14c69-web-2.35.1-2\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2224\/live\/e1731820-d1a9-11f0-83cd-5b415fb0080a.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/2224\/live\/e1731820-d1a9-11f0-83cd-5b415fb0080a.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2224\/live\/e1731820-d1a9-11f0-83cd-5b415fb0080a.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/2224\/live\/e1731820-d1a9-11f0-83cd-5b415fb0080a.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/2224\/live\/e1731820-d1a9-11f0-83cd-5b415fb0080a.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/2224\/live\/e1731820-d1a9-11f0-83cd-5b415fb0080a.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/2224\/live\/e1731820-d1a9-11f0-83cd-5b415fb0080a.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2224\/live\/e1731820-d1a9-11f0-83cd-5b415fb0080a.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"BBC A man in a brown coat standing in a car park.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">BBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Mike Martin, Tunbridge Wells MP, has called for residents to stop abusing South East Water staff <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;Covid-style&#8221; compensation should be made available for businesses affected by water supply issues which led to taps running dry for 24,000 properties, an MP has said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c4gp2zpx4mro\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 iCaRzc\">Water had been restored to almost all the households<\/a> across Kent and East Sussex by Thursday evening &#8211; six days after supply issues began due to a problem at a water treatment works.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\"><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cq5q41v2qvdo\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 iCaRzc\">A health alert issued by South East Water (SEW)<\/a> for families <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southeastwater.co.uk\/help\/works-and-outages\/boil-notice-for-customers-in-tunbridge-wells\/\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 iCaRzc\">to boil water remains<\/a> in place, while businesses were counting the cost from a loss in trade and an increase in costs. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Tunbridge Wells MP Mike Martin called for an \u00a318.5m recovery package, and said he was told of hotels losing \u00a330,000, and a cafe chain losing up to \u00a350,000. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Watch: South East Water&#8217;s Douglas Whitfield speaks to BBC South East amid public anger at the outages<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;This period before Christmas is vital for retail and hospitality,&#8221; he added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;The money they make now ensures they can survive in January and February.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">He proposed every business should receive \u00a325,000 if they had been unable to open due to the water crisis. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Businesses have previously <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c4gp2zpx4mro\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 iCaRzc\">told the BBC<\/a> how the situation had severely impacted them financially. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Mr Martin also reiterated his <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/c0r0pdvp0ent?page=3\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 iCaRzc\">demand for the resignation of SEW boss David Hinton<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I won&#8217;t be resting until there&#8217;s a resignation at the top,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;You need people to lead and calm people down during a crisis. The people of Tunbridge Wells won&#8217;t forget that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20251203-121739-f954f14c69-web-2.35.1-2\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9ef9\/live\/afad1500-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/9ef9\/live\/afad1500-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/9ef9\/live\/afad1500-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/9ef9\/live\/afad1500-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/9ef9\/live\/afad1500-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/9ef9\/live\/afad1500-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/9ef9\/live\/afad1500-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/9ef9\/live\/afad1500-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Phil Harrison\/BBC A blonde woman wearing a green puffer coat. She is standing on a residential street. \" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Phil Harrison\/BBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Kate Bickmore, who runs a plumbing business, says she has been helping to deliver water to residents<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">A woman who runs a plumbing and heating businesses in High Brooms told the BBC how trade had been affected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Kate Bickmore said she had to &#8220;cancel a lot of jobs&#8221; during one of the busiest weeks of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">She said: &#8220;It&#8217;s hit me financially. Hopefully work will pick up again, but I won&#8217;t recover the money which I lost this week.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Despite the difficulties, Ms Bickmore said the community spirit has been &#8220;amazing&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">She said people have been looking after the elderly and vulnerable people, and she has been helping to deliver water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;South East Water need to do better,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;We shouldn&#8217;t be without water for a week in this day and age.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20251203-121739-f954f14c69-web-2.35.1-2\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/53e0\/live\/2b045bb0-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/53e0\/live\/2b045bb0-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/53e0\/live\/2b045bb0-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/53e0\/live\/2b045bb0-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/53e0\/live\/2b045bb0-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/53e0\/live\/2b045bb0-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/53e0\/live\/2b045bb0-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/53e0\/live\/2b045bb0-d1bf-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Phil Harrison\/BBC A man with grey hair and wearing a navy coat is standing in a residential street beside a car.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Phil Harrison\/BBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Phil Cramp, from High Brooms, said his three children had to live with his parents in Tonbridge during the water crisis<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Other residents have been telling the BBC about water returning to their households. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;There&#8217;s now disgusting brown substance coming out of the taps,&#8221; said Phil Cramp, from High Brooms<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">He added his three children lived with his parents in Tonbridge during the water crisis. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">He said: &#8220;We&#8217;ve been buying water and the price has certainly gone up in a lot of shops locally.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 gXrNRM\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-5340b511-1 cMIbKV\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20251203-121739-f954f14c69-web-2.35.1-2\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 gUePlo hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/5207\/live\/41842d00-d1c1-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/5207\/live\/41842d00-d1c1-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5207\/live\/41842d00-d1c1-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/5207\/live\/41842d00-d1c1-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/5207\/live\/41842d00-d1c1-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/5207\/live\/41842d00-d1c1-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/5207\/live\/41842d00-d1c1-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/5207\/live\/41842d00-d1c1-11f0-9af0-d7cf64408750.jpg.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Phil Harrison \/ BBC A woman with dark hair and a black coat. She is standing in front of a house.\" class=\"sc-5340b511-0 hLdNfA\"\/><span class=\"sc-5340b511-2 jVqbAn\">Phil Harrison \/ BBC<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-536eff7b-0 gnQokQ\">Anita Jarrett says she has been relying on friends driving her to water stations <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Anita Jarrett, who lives in Sherwood, said her closest water station was in Knights Way &#8211; more than one mile from her home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t drive, so I&#8217;ve been relying on lifts from friends and family,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;My water is OK now. When the water cut out on Saturday I had hair dye on and couldn&#8217;t wash it off!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Mr Martin has also urged residents to &#8220;stop abusing SEW technical staff on the streets repairing burst mains or airlocks in the system&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">He has also warned residents to be cautious of &#8220;disinformation&#8221; on social media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">SEW&#8217;s water supply director Douglas Whitfield told the BBC in an exclusive interview that &#8220;there has been no indication of contamination in the water&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">When asked what went wrong at the Pembury Treatment Works, Mr Whitfield explained: &#8220;We haven&#8217;t been able to remove the cloudiness of the water to the standard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;Cloudiness are natural particles in water. We do see seasonal trends in the water quality that comes through the Pembury Treatment Works. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;These trends are outside of what we would normally expect, which caused challenges to the treatment process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">When asked if the company could guarantee the boiled water notice would be lifted according to their planned timeline, Mr Whitfield said they had &#8220;every intention of removing the 10-day boiled water notice&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Mr Whitfield said the priority was to &#8220;resolve the issue&#8221; before confirming what had caused all the problems in the first place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">He added the treatment works were &#8220;performing much better&#8221; over the last 24 hours, and the boiled water notice was implemented as a &#8220;precautionary step&#8221; while disinfection of water takes place. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;Public health is our priority,&#8221; he added. &#8220;The changes we&#8217;ve made have resolved the issues we were seeing that led to interruptions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Addressing the earlier confusion over some areas of Tonbridge that had been included in the boiled water notice, he said: &#8220;Customers can go to our website and enter their full postcode, that should tell them whether they are included or not. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;Communication in any event is always a challenge, we certainly accept that there are some things we could learn from, particularly in first 48 hours when we aren&#8217;t sure what happened ourselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">He said the current problem was not caused by infrastructure at Pembury Treatment Works, but believed it was an issue with raw water.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">When asked why Mr Hinton has not responded to numerous interview requests, Mr Whitfield said the CEO had been &#8220;working with MPs, stakeholders, ministers and Defra&#8221; to ensure the company had all the resources it needed to manage the crisis. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;We put forward the most appropriate people to deal with media requests,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">He said Mr Hinton &#8220;absolutely understands&#8221; the level of anger from customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h2 class=\"sc-f98b1ad2-0 gXmhTb\">SEW updates<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-3b6b161a-0 dPVOKT\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">SEW&#8217;s latest statement, published just after 08:30 GMT, said customers who live on the highest ground in Tunbridge Wells &#8220;may still be experiencing low pressures or intermittent supply while they remove the final airlocks from the network&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">A spokesperson said while they &#8220;understood the frustration&#8221;, they urged customers to &#8220;respect staff out in the field and at bottled water stations&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;They are working hard to do all they can to restore supplies and provide customers with water during this time,&#8221; they added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Bottled water stations will open again at 09:00 GMT at the following locations:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sc-6f869981-0 diUlgm\">\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 cRgahm\">Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre, St John&#8217;s Rd, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9TX <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"sc-6f869981-0 diUlgm\">\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 cRgahm\">Odeon car park, Knights Way, TN2 3UW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"sc-6f869981-0 diUlgm\">\n<li class=\"sc-734a601e-0 cRgahm\">B&amp;M Store with Garden Centre, Linden Park Road, Kent TN2 5QL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Mike Martin, Tunbridge Wells MP, has called for residents to stop abusing South East Water staff &#8220;Covid-style&#8221; compensation should be made available for businesses affected by water supply issues which led to taps running dry for 24,000 properties, an MP has said. 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