Discoloured water in Kettering is harmless, say Anglian Water

Kettering residents may be noticing their water is brown, orange or yellow.

The area's water supplier, Anglian Water, has said a harmless disturbance of Iron has caused the discolouration.

Anglian Water said: "We're really sorry but some customers in Kettering may be experiencing brown, orange or yellow discoloured water due to a disturbance of iron sediments in the water main.

"Iron in the water is harmless and is usually short lived but we are carrying out localised flushing to remove the discolouration."

Anglian Water have more information about discoloured water on their information page available here.

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