sewer pipe

South West Water to begin essential works to threatened sewer pipe in Ermington

Work is due to begin in June to replace the main sewer carrying waste from Ermington to the village's sewage treatment works.

The raw sewage pipe, which is currently laid in the bank of the River Erme, was exposed when the extreme wet weather last winter washed away part of the bank. The pipe is now considered at risk, as any more heavy rain and high river levels could wash it away,...