Dear Susan Davy, 

I have just received my water bill with an enclosed leaflet stating 

INVESTING IN WHAT MATTERS TO YOU: how water bills are changing. 

The investment will : 

Provide reliable safe water supplies 

Support healthier rivers and seas. 

And of course I will be paying extra on my water bill until 2030 for this to occur. (A rise of 22.7 % excluding inflation, and in addition the government contribution of £ 50.00 will cease next year) 

But will we have  healthier sea and rivers In Budleigh Salterton and Exmouth? 

NO. I am deeply unhappy, because your answer to the almost 10,000 hours of untreated sewage into the River Otter in 2024 is not to upgrade the Maer Lane Treatment Works.  

No, your answer is just to dump any untreated sewage unable to be treated at Maer Lane when it rains 200 METRES OUT FROM STRAIGHT POINT. 

Lyme Bay will still suffer from Victorian technology in 2030. We must also keep our fingers crossed that wind and tides do not send untreated sewage back into our beautiful bays.