The Surfers Against Sewage app shows a ‘sewage pollution alert’ for every beach in East Devon this morning (January 22).
Adam Manning www.exmouthjournal.co.uk
Alerts for Exmouth, Sandy Bay, Budleigh Salterton, Sidmouth, Beer and Seaton all say “there has been a sewage discharge into the sea from here. South West Water is responsible for this spill”.
The app says:
“Exmouth’s started at 10pm on Jan 21.”
“Sandy Bay’s began at 05:35 on Jan 22.
“Budleigh Salterton’s began at 22:05 on Jan 22.
“Sidmouth’s began at 23:25 on Jan 21.
“Beer’s began at 23.25 on Jan 21.
“And Seaton’s sewage discharge began at 05:50 on Jan 22.”
There are three types of alerts on the Surfers Against Sewage app, a sewage discharge alert, means there has been a sewage discharge from a combined sewer overflow within the past 48 hours. pollution risk alert’ which means’ bathing is not advised’ and a pollution incident alert which means there has been a confirmed incident alert.
East Devon Watch 
All we know is that there are sewage alerts on our beaches.
What about our rivers? No alert here.
In 2022 the combined 2 waste water treatment plants in Honiton had 226 occasions of 2646 hours sewage outfall and if I add the nearby village of Gittisham the total from the Honiton area is 283 episodes and the colossal 3252 hours of pollution. All going to the small River Otter
It is a disgrace not to know, with such an enormous outfall, when this occurs.
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