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POLICY AND POLITICS

Legal threat to water firm over sewage spillages

A county council has threatened to take legal action against its water firm over continued sewage spillages into the sea.

By Neil Merrick | 10 June 2026
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A county council has threatened to take legal action against its water firm over continued sewage spillages into the sea.

Officers at Devon CC have been asked to investigate whether the council might take South West Water to court.

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