'Do not drink water' notice lifted after petrol leak

The advice was issued after a fuel leak from a petrol station

A warning to more than 600 households in a Surrey village not to drink their tap water has been lifted.

Thames Water issued the “do not drink” notice on 30 May after a fuel leak from a petrol station on Station Road.

The company said a section of pipework near the petrol station had been replaced and that following sampling and analysis, the advice to 618 properties had been lifted.

The "do not drink" notice remains in place at three schools where further testing is needed, it added.

Sampling to continue

Thames Water said it had taken water samples for testing from more than 100 properties in the area, all of which had come back clear.

It said results could be found on the company’s website.

The three schools still under the "do not drink" notice are Bramley Oak Academy, St Catherine’s and Gosden House Schools.

Thames Water said the schools had complex internal piping, which was why it was taking longer.

Thames Water said a section of pipework had been replaced

Deliveries of bottled water ended on Wednesday night, the company said.

It said: “The removal of the petrol is the responsibility of Asda, which has employed specialists to carry this out.”

Asda, which owns the petrol station site, has previously said it inherited the issue when it bought the site and was committed to resolving it as quickly as possible.

To remove the risk of further contamination in the future, Thames Water said it would replace more pipes in Bramley on some of the smaller roads.

It said it would start investigation work to ensure all the work was carried out safely and efficiently but "without the level of disruption seen in recent weeks".

It said sampling tests in the area would continue.