The company is looking to upgrade hundreds of sites.

Severn Trent has apologised for the inconvenience and says water supplies are unaffected.

A total of 15 homes were affected by flooding caused by a burst water pipe in Derbyshire.

Homes in a number of areas in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire were left without water.

Five schools shut as water supplies to four postcodes in Warwickshire are affected.

Grant Wilson said the River Onny had native crayfish, breeding otters, kingfishers and dippers.

Severn Trent says a proposed sewage pipe for the River Onny will not discharge untreated water.

People living on a street in Hadnall have had sewage bubbling up into their homes and are now calling for action.