Severn Trent criticised over burst water mains in Cropthorne

Richard Nardini, who lives in Kennel Bank in Cropthorne, near Pershore, has been frustrated at the lack of action taken to resolve the reoccurring issues.

Continuous burst water mains have impacted the villages' roads - particularly Kennel Bank, Brook Lane and Main Street.

But while Severn Trent has been regularly contacted to fix the endless burst water mains, it remains an ongoing issue.

"They have been a problem for the last 15 years when we first moved into the village," said Mr Nardini.

"They are bursting all the time, at least every two months.

Water has been running down Main Street for more than one month (Image: Richard Nardini)

"They let them just run and run - Brooks Lane has been running since July last year.

"It is just getting worse and worse. They leave them until the burst water mains leave us with no running water.

"We went three consecutive days without water in February. One of those nights the water was turned back on and then was turned off again the following morning."

Despite successfully campaigning for Main Street and Kennel Bank around five years ago to be resurfaced after the state the roads had been left in by endless leaks, the problems have reoccurred - with dozens of patches following endless water mains repair.

"Everybody has complained, there are dozens of complaints online," said Mr Nardini.

"The parish council said they were helpless to do anything about it.

"It annoys me. Our water bill will go up next month and there's gallons of water that has been running for months.

Brooke Lane has also been left affected by the endless issues (Image: Richard Nardini)

"It's just a sham. They do not care. There was a crisis meeting two weeks ago but we haven't heard anything back.

"There's now a new leak on Brook Lane and by the village hall on Main Road which is running down the lane. Every day of the week there is a burst main - they just need to replace it."

Luke Coles, water network regional lead at Severn Trent, said: “We know that there have been some intermittent issues with water supply to Copthorne and would like to apologise to residents who have been affected.

“We are currently gathering information to find the best long-term solution to this issue, including looking at a widespread renewal of the local water network.”