Drainage Services in Saltash

Saltash sits on the western bank of the tidal River Tamar, and its older streets near the waterfront carry Victorian clay drainage laid over shale and slate ground that slopes steeply down to the river, with the estuary's tidal influence affecting outfall levels and occasionally backing up older surface water drains near the shore. Later estates on higher ground towards Burraton and Wearde use more modern separate drainage systems.

As a growing commuter town linked to Plymouth by the Tamar bridges, Saltash has seen substantial post-war and modern housing development, generally on plastic pipework, though pockets of the historic waterfront retain much older combined systems. Rural parishes around Trematon and Forder include properties on septic tanks where mains connections don't reach, typical of this part of the Tamar valley.

We begin with a CCTV survey to assess pipe condition and establish whether tidal backing is contributing to drainage issues near the waterfront. High-pressure jetting clears silt and debris from the steep gradients common in the older town, no-dig relining repairs cracked or displaced clay and plastic pipework, and we test percolation for rural septic tank properties in the surrounding Tamar valley parishes.