An urgent call has been made for a full investigation into a seaside resort's sewerage system after a main pipe burst for the second time in seven months.
Thousands of litres of sewage has been pumped out and transported by tanker following the damage at Jaywick.
Contractors worked round the clock to remove it and ensure that customers' water supply was not affected.
Tankers took the sewage away along Clacton seafront to Holland-on-Sea all day Wednesday and into the night as repairs were made.
It was a similar situation in January.
The main pipe burst on December 29 and the liquid sewage was pumped 24 hours-a-day and taken away so that residents could continue to flush toilets and use their services. That continued for 16 days.
Tendring district and Essex county councillor Roy Smith, who represents Jaywick, said residents had just about had enough.
Gareth Rondel, a spokesman for Anglian Water, said that once the company had been notified of the latest problem on Tuesday it responded very quickly.
"We have had 25 people working on what was a massive operation," he said.
"A total of 12 tanker drivers have been transporting the sewage away and we have made sure as little as possible gets into the environment."
Mr Rondel added pumping continued round the clock at the wet well with five people working on the repairs.
Published Friday August 13, 2004
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