内容摘要：Paul Cleary, who owns the plant near Rugby, explained that he and his team mine for pockets of methane emitting from the waste.

Paul Cleary, who owns the plant near Rugby, explained that he and his team mine for pockets of methane emitting from the waste.

"But if it really is harmful and we shouldn't be anywhere near it, then we will have to close."You pay for water and it's not the cheapest of things, so it does worry you."

Mr Rucastle explained that they had not been accepting mid-week bookings in a bid to try and "slow things down".They would cancel their next visitors, due to arrive on Friday, if Yorkshire Water did not issue further clarifications on the safety of tap water in the area soon, he said."We are hoping in the next day or two we find something out and everything is good to go, and we don't have to do anything drastic. It's bad for business."

Mr Rucastle said that despite their postcode being a short distance away from the main area affected, he remained concerned as "it's all on the same pipeline".With temperatures expected to remain at about the 20-22C (68-72F) mark in the next few days, Susan Brash, from Ingleton Parish Council said local residents were understandably concerned.

"It's bothering some people," she said.

"I think about people who have animals that need water. Is it going to affect them?"Southern Water monitors all its storm overflows. The company records when and for how long a discharge is happening.

Permits are issued to water companies by the Environment Agency, which decides under what conditions storm overflows can be used.The agency said they should not spill on dry days, but there are exceptions.

An Environment Agency spokesperson said: "Storm overflows, like Ham Lane, must only be used under strict permitted conditions that control their environmental impact."We will always seek to hold those responsible for environmental harm to account.