United Utilities has now fully the lifted boiled water advice across the whole of Lancashire and all customers can now use their water supply as normal.
The boil water notice was put in place on 6th August following discovery of the cryptosporidium parasite in the company’s water supply network.
United Utilities has confirmed that through the combination of installing ultraviolet dosing rigs and flushing the network, water supplies are now back to the usual high standard.
Compensation payments to customers are expected to run to millions of pounds.
Gary Dixon, Customer Services Director at United Utilities, said:
"We're satisfied that the water at all our customers' taps is now safe to use as normal. We thank everyone for their patience and understanding during this difficult time.
"Compensation cheques are already starting to arrive in the areas where the boil water advice was lifted first and we expect to issue all payments by the end of this month.”
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