Leak deluge cuts Colchester smallholding access

Bulk water line burst leaves community without water since Friday; repeat ruptures trigger 31 days of dry taps this year

For the fourth time in the past six months, the bulk water supply line at Colchester has burst, leaving locals with dry taps.

Colchester and Cannonville residents, many of them elderly, have experienced 30-odd days without tap water since the beginning of the year, because of the repeat failures on the line...

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