South West Water finishes work on Exmouth sewer

South West Water has completed work to replace an 800-metre section of sewer in Exmouth. It follows four bursts to the sewer since December last year.

Around £2-million-pounds has been spent to replace the stretch of pipe, which runs from Plumb Park housing estate to Maer Lane.

South West Water has also relined the sewer from Maer Lane into the sewage treatment works. They have achieved this by creating a new pipe within the existing one. The company say this has been done to ensure the stretch of sewer is in the best possible condition.

South West Water believe the work will add resilience to the local network and prevent bursts in the future.

John Halsall, South West Water’s Chief Operating Officer, said: “This has been a huge challenge and once again I’d like to reiterate how sorry we are for the disruption it has caused residents and landowners."

“We’re really pleased to have completed this work to stop issues like this from happening again, and I would like to thank all of our operational teams and supply partners who have worked so hard on this project in extremely difficult weather conditions.”