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| Lancashire tap water bug: Probe's 'unacceptable delay' | Lancashire tap water bug: Probe's 'unacceptable delay' |
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| A delay publishing a report into how the water supplies of thousands of people were contaminated by a bug for a month is "unacceptable", an MP has said. | A delay publishing a report into how the water supplies of thousands of people were contaminated by a bug for a month is "unacceptable", an MP has said. |
| Fylde Conservative MP Mark Menzies said trying to get an answer out of the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) was like "speaking to a brick wall". | Fylde Conservative MP Mark Menzies said trying to get an answer out of the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) was like "speaking to a brick wall". |
| The DWI said it would not comment until its investigation into the incident in Lancashire in August 2015 is completed. | The DWI said it would not comment until its investigation into the incident in Lancashire in August 2015 is completed. |
| United Utilities found Cryptosporidium in the supply for about 300,000 homes. | United Utilities found Cryptosporidium in the supply for about 300,000 homes. |
| Cryptosporidium is a parasite that can cause extreme diarrhoea. which meant that all those affected had to boil their tap water for almost a month. | |
| People with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable. For them, symptoms of cryptosporidiosis can be severe and even life-threatening. | People with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable. For them, symptoms of cryptosporidiosis can be severe and even life-threatening. |
| Mr Menzies said he was writing to Andrea Leadsom, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, urging her to "shed some light" on the delayed report. | Mr Menzies said he was writing to Andrea Leadsom, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, urging her to "shed some light" on the delayed report. |
| "It's an incredibly long time," he said. "In fact, it is so long it is unacceptable." | "It's an incredibly long time," he said. "In fact, it is so long it is unacceptable." |
| He said the outbreak "caused a lot of disruption, especially for people who are elderly or vulnerable". | He said the outbreak "caused a lot of disruption, especially for people who are elderly or vulnerable". |
| Mr Menzies said the DWI had not provided him with any answers, but it should have the tools at its disposal to at least update the public. | Mr Menzies said the DWI had not provided him with any answers, but it should have the tools at its disposal to at least update the public. |
| He said: "Its been like speaking to a brick wall - the DWI has been quite arrogant." | He said: "Its been like speaking to a brick wall - the DWI has been quite arrogant." |
| Householder Robert Willetts, from Warton, said: "I think it is disappointing we have not heard any more about what caused the contamination. | Householder Robert Willetts, from Warton, said: "I think it is disappointing we have not heard any more about what caused the contamination. |
| "As a consumer you assume that this couldn't happen again, but it might be the wrong thing to assume." | "As a consumer you assume that this couldn't happen again, but it might be the wrong thing to assume." |
| Gordon Marsden, Labour MP for Blackpool South, said: "I understand it might be difficult to find the problem, but I think United Utilities could be more open about what is preventing them coming to a definitive conclusion." | Gordon Marsden, Labour MP for Blackpool South, said: "I understand it might be difficult to find the problem, but I think United Utilities could be more open about what is preventing them coming to a definitive conclusion." |
| Routine tests by United Utilities found traces of Cryptosporidium at Franklaw water treatment works outside Preston. | Routine tests by United Utilities found traces of Cryptosporidium at Franklaw water treatment works outside Preston. |
| It affected properties in Blackpool, Chorley, Fylde, Preston, South Ribble and Wyre and lasted for four weeks. | It affected properties in Blackpool, Chorley, Fylde, Preston, South Ribble and Wyre and lasted for four weeks. |
| A DWI spokeswoman said: "The Inspectorate remains very conscious of the level of interest in this investigation, but to avoid risks of prejudice or impediment to the course of justice, the publication of a report must follow the conclusion of this process." | A DWI spokeswoman said: "The Inspectorate remains very conscious of the level of interest in this investigation, but to avoid risks of prejudice or impediment to the course of justice, the publication of a report must follow the conclusion of this process." |