Nearly 1,000 residents of Devon beauty spot sue water company over sewage.
Repeated sewage discharges sparked ‘no swim’ alerts at Exmouth’s popular beach during the August bank holiday weekend.
Nearly 1,000 residents of a seaside Devon town have joined a legal claim against South West Water after sewage spills blighted their coastline during peak holiday season. Repeated sewage discharges sparked “no swim” alerts at Exmouth’s popular beach during the August bank holiday weekend last year.
The spills, which were caused by a burst sewer, cost businesses thousands of pounds as tourists avoided the beauty spot for other coastal towns. While the water company claimed the issue had been solved after installing a temporary overland pipe, no-swim notices were imposed on two further occasions during August, including over the key bank holiday trading weekend.
