cryptosporidium Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

05 Mar 2026

Water firm pleads guilty to supplying water unfit for human consumption

Image description: a person in a grey jumper filling up a glass of water from a tap. Photo by SHTTEFAN on Unsplash South West Water (SWW) has pleaded guilty to supplying water unfit for human consumption after a parasitic outbreak in Devon left about 17,000 households and businesses issued with a ‘boil water’ notice last year. The prosecution […]

22 May 2024

Thousands in southwest still need to boil water

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South West Water says that around 2,500 properties in the Brixham area of Devon continue to be impacted by a boil water notice. Around 17,000 households were impacted over the weekend. The boil water notice was initially put in place after the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed it is investigating cases of cryptosporidium, which […]