South West Water has invested £180,000 to reduce storm overflow spills at one of its highest spilling sites in North Devon. Bratton Fleming, near Barnstaple, had 210 spills in 2023 but recent works have delivered significant improvements, with no spills from the site in the following four months. Earlier this year, South West Water’s skilled teams carried out investigations which showed that surface water and groundwater was finding its way into pipes in the catchment and increasing flows within sewers, putting additional pressure on the treatment works. The team began…
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