Chris gets SES to fix Betchworth water tower

8 Dec 2025
tower

SES will be spending £600,000 between January and April to fix Betchworth water tower. After hundreds of people suffered frequent power cuts and loss to water, I spoke to UK Power Networks and SES water to get this sorted. UK Power Networks told me they fixed a power fault in August and are monitoring the situation. 

The interim water pump is also now remotely resettable, which should stop extended water outages now. This is great news, and I’ll keep a close eye on this to make sure it happens.

I spoke to BBC Radio Surrey about this: 

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