Frustration mounts over Kent water supply disruption

Frustration mounts over Kent water supply disruptionJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHsin-Yi Lo,South EastandLili Sheppard,Herne BayLili Sheppard/BBCGreg Lawrence says he has "no confidence" South East Water would resolve the problem soonResidents have expressed anger as water supply issues cause misery for thousands of people across Kent during soaring temperatures.South East Water (SEW) has blamed the demand for water amid the hot weather for causing outages at 18,000 properties, and has urged customers to use water for essential purposes only when they have supplies.Greg Lawrence from Whitstable, who was queuing at the Herne Bay bottle water station, told BBC Radio Kent it was "very frustrating" to have supply issues during the hot weather."We've had a wet May and several days of heat, and this crisis happens," Lawrence added.Areas impacted include the towns of Maidstone, Ashford, Herne Bay, Whitstable, and several Kent villages. SEW has been approached for comment."We've had low pressure on Tuesday evening and I woke up today without water. We can't do washing or flush the toilet, it's not nice especially in this heat.He added he did not have "confidence" in SEW to resolve the problem soon, adding the company "didn't seem to have any contingency plans for extreme weather"."We had to wait in the queue for nearly one hour for them to open and there was one pallet of water left."Lawrence believed the nationalisation of water companies could be the answer to improved services. Areas impacted include the towns of Maidstone, Ashford, Herne Bay, Whitstable, and several Kent villages. Lili Sheppard/BBCSEW has opened a bottled water station in Herne BayJeff Higgins, a jam maker for the Wooden Spoon in Wye, told Radio Kent that the company has not been able to make any jam since Monday. "Our cooking vessels use steam and the alternative, which is gas cooking, is no goo...