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Matthew Rhone
Matthew Rhone said that he had been "in horrible places" but that he had never seen anything like it.
A new water tank was promised to a man after complaining of "worm-like creatures" coming out of his faucets.
Matthew Rhone, a tenant of Nottingham City Homes, said he noticed something floating in his waters for the first time in June.
He added that the owner had acted only when Severn Trent Water had confirmed the presence of sewage larvae in the tank.
Nottingham City Homes said he hoped that a new tank "will remedy this unfortunate situation".
Mr. Rhone attributed the infection of the larvae to skin and stomach problems.
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Mr Rhône called the situation "dirty"
"I have never seen anything like it in my life," he said.
"I went to horrible places but I never saw worms coming out of the tap."
Mr. Rhone, 27, retrieved a pot of water from his sink and bath faucets and described the contents as "jagged skin of worms, baby worms, and fat worms."
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Dr. Chris Terrell-Nield, Head of Ecology and Environment at Nottingham Trent University, said the creatures were not dangerous, but that they could be the symptom of another problem.
"The animals breed in calm water and that means there must be a pool somewhere in the system for them to reproduce," he said.
Severn Trent Water stated that it had investigated and found no problem with the quality of the water supply.
He said that he was working with Nottingham City Homes to solve the problem.
A spokeswoman for the owner said: "This is an unusual situation.
"As such, we made the decision to install a new water tank.The entire system will then be cleaned and rinsed again – which we are technically certain should address this situation regrettable"
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