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Kent and Sussex left without water after supply outages Hundreds of homes in [Kent](https://www.theguardian.com
Water CEO to step down after Kent and Sussex supply outages The chief executive of South
Kent](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/kent) and Sussex experienced spells without running water or an inconsistent supply from 23 May. South East Water’s senior executives were [accused of incompetence](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/01/mps-accuse-south-east-water-leaders-of-incompetence-over-repeated-outages) by a committee
outages. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee said SEW's chief executive David Hinton and board had failed to address "multiple and ongoing failures". Some 24,000 customers in Kent and East Sussex faced
outages for hundreds of homes across Kent and Sussex](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/25/south-east-water-homes-kent-sussex-supply-outages) over the last three days during record temperatures, and asked its customers to use their water only for drinking, washing and cooking
Kent, Surrey and Sussex. SEW describes its leadership in official communications as having a “family feel”, but the environment, food and rural affairs committee of MPs said they were better described as “an unaccountable clique