Latest news (Waste water services)
Anthony Mangnall MP convenes South West Water meeting to discuss Warfleet Creek water quality
The MP for Totnes, Anthony Mangnall, has said he is looking forward to a reduction in the number of storm overflow spills reported at Warfleet Creek in Dartmouth following a recent meeting with local councillors and representatives from South West Water.
South West Water commit to be Water Fit by 2040
Storm overflow investment will be delivered 10 years ahead of Government expectations South West Water published their draft Drainage and Wastewater Management Plan (DWMP) in June 2022. They consulted on the plan across the region, listening to views from customers and stakeholders who told the company that they wanted them to...
Don’t let the fat from your festive feast ruin Christmas
South West Water is reminding customers this Christmas to help avoid a foul festive season and fight off fatbergs by preventing cooking fats, oils and greases from going down the sink.
South West Water urges customers to help give blockages the boot
South West Water is urging customers to help avoid blocked pipes by ensuring only the correct things go into drains and down the toilet.
Work to protect excellent bathing waters in Dawlish is complete
South West Water has completed work on a scheme to upgrade sections of the sewerage network in Dawlish as part of an ongoing commitment to protect bathing water and the environment while reducing pollution.
South West Water is investing in essential sewer replacement in Plymouth
South West Water will begin essential work next week to replace a section of sewer on Saltash Road in Pennycomequick, Plymouth, to improve the service to residents in the area.
Work starts on sewer improvements in Exeter
South West Water has started work to improve a section of the sewerage network on Topsham Road in Exeter.
Work completed on new scheme to protect Plymouth's bathing waters
South West Water has completed upgrade work on the sewer network in Lipson Vale to protect Plymouth's bathing waters.
£2million Dawlish sewer upgrade continues
South West Water is launching the second phase of a £2million scheme to improve the sewer network in Dawlish this month (May 2019).
Work to clear Devon’s largest fatberg finishes
A giant fatberg lurking under a Devon seaside town has been successfully removed.
Work starts on £1.4million flood alleviation scheme in Plymstock
A £1.4million scheme to protect homes and roads from flooding in Plymstock starts next month.
Devon’s ‘largest ever’ fatberg discovered in Sidmouth sewer
An unwanted Christmas present of hardened fat, oil and wet-wipes longer than six double-decker buses, has been discovered in a Sidmouth sewer under The Esplanade.