EX8 5BD, EX8 5BD, EX8 1TQ and EX8 2BD, South West Water Limited: environmental permit application
Published 4 August 2026
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Details of the application
The Environment Agency has received variations to environmental permits under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 from South West Water Limited.
Application number
1) (003174/FU/02) Maer Lane Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW)
2) (201965) Maer Lane Storm Tanks
3) (200124) Phear Park Pumping Station
4) (200126) Maer Road Pumping station
Regulated facility type
1) Maer Lane Wastewater Treatment Works (003174/FUI/02) Variation to relocate the final effluent outfall and update the permit into modern condition format.
2) Maer Lane Storm Tanks (201965) Variation to consolidate the permitted settled storm activity into Maer Lane WwTW permit and relocate the outfall for settled storm effluent
3) Phear Park Pumping Station (200124) Variation to increase the pass forward flow to Maer Lane WwTW
4) Maer Road Pumping station (200126) Variation to increase the pass forward flow to Maer Lane WwTW
Regulated facility location
1) Maer Lane Wastewater Treatment Works, Maer Lane, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 5DB
2) Maer Lane Storm Tanks, Maer Lane, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 5DB
3) Phear Park Pumping Station, Withycombe Road, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 1TQ
4) Maer Road Pumping Station SPST, Maer Road, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2DB
Receiving environment
Maer Lane Wastewater Treatment Works and Storm Tanks discharge to Lyme Bay via an outfall pipe terminating with four diffusers located at NGRs:
SY 03944 79164, SY 03948 79155, SY 03952 79146 and SY 03956 79137
Phear Park Pumping Station discharges to the Exe Estuary at NGR SX 9996 8146
Maer Road Pumping Station discharges to Lyme Bay at NGR SY 01177 79643
Effluent type
Secondary treated sewage effluent disinfected by ultra violet irradiation from Maer Lane WwTW
Settled storm sewage from Maer Lane Storm Tanks
Storm sewage from Phear Park Pumping Station and Maer Road Pumping Station
Volume
11825 cubic metres per day from Maer Lane WwTW
Flows in excess of 273l/s from Maer Lane Storm Tanks
Flows in excess of 200l/s from Phear Park Pumping Station
Flows in excess of 700l/s from Maer Road Pumping Station
How to view the application
You can view the information on the Environment Agency register
Environment Agency
Manley House
Kestrel Way
Exeter
Devon
EX2 7LQ
You can view the register from 9.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday. Call the Environment Agency on 03708 506 506 to arrange an appointment. You can ask for a copy of documents on the register. The Environment Agency may charge to cover copying costs.
How to comment on the application
If you have any comments on the applications send these by 22 September 2026.
Online: view and comment on the application using Citizen Space https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/psc/ex8-5bd-ex8-5bd-ex8-1tq-and-ex8-2bd-south-west-wat
Email: pscpublicresponse@environment-agency.gov.uk
Or write to:
Environment Agency
Permitting and Support Centre
WQ Team
Quadrant 2
99 Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
S9 4WF
The Environment Agency will normally put any responses it receives on the public register. This includes your name and contact details. Tell us if you don’t want your response to be public.