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A Liverpool contractor has been handed a fine for illegally tampering with the public water supply during the construction of an apartment block<\/h2>\n

Contractor Carpenter Project Ltd has been prosecuted for tampering with the water supply.\u00a0 The contractor interfered with the supply during the construction of an apartment block without consent.<\/p>\n

The case, which was brought before Liverpool Magistrates\u2019 Court, heard how the firm failed to gain consent from United Utilities<\/a> for the work. It was brought to the attention of the water firm after a resident of the flats reported the water<\/a> supply had a chemical and metallic odour.<\/p>\n

Water quality sampling was undertaken, which found high concentrations of organic compounds in the water. Residents were advised not to drink the water while the investigations were ongoing.<\/p>\n

Some 31 customers were affected.<\/p>\n

Water supply attached without following regulations<\/h3>\n

Principal contractor for the work Carpenter Projects said it instructed subcontractors to attach the pipe to the public water supply.<\/p>\n

United Utilities said it had no idea if the method of connection was safe or met UK regulatory requirements for the provision of drinking water to domestic properties.<\/p>\n

Investigators had to use high-tech specialist equipment called a \u2018thumper\u2019 device to locate the connection point, which was hidden.<\/p>\n

New pipework was then laid over a period of weeks by a water engineer to ensure the 100-bed apartment blocks were supplied with safe drinking water.<\/p>\n

The firm pleaded guilty to one breach interfering with a water main without consent under section 174(1)(a) of the Water Industry Act 1991 and was ordered to pay a fine of \u00a34,770.<\/p>\n

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