WORK is being carried out to clean water mains to safeguard the quality of drinking water in Petersfield.
South East Water is carrying out the programme as part of ongoing maintenance on the company’s underground mains.
The process, known as flushing, involves directing water through the pipes quickly to draw sediment deposits, such as iron and manganese, out of the network.
South?East Water’s distribution manager Philip Cereda said: “Flushing our water mains from the start to finish of our network – from our service reservoirs, which store fully treated drinking water, to the point at which it supplies our customers – is a very effective way of cleaning the inside of our water mains.”
The work will take about six weeks but will be finished by Christmas.