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DAWLISH (TOWN) BEACH polluted by sewage 170 times in 2023 - lasting 387 hours

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Totals for DAWLISH (TOWN) BEACH in 2023
8 Sites polluted by South West Water
170 sewage dumps
387 h duration
That's 16.12 days. 3.3 times a week, on average
How does DAWLISH (TOWN) BEACH compare?

DAWLISH (TOWN) BEACH was the #94 most polluted bathing area in England & Wales, by duration of sewage overflows, as reported by the water companies

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Pollution Summary 2023

Here are all the reported sewage overflow totals for DAWLISH (TOWN) BEACH in 2023.

If the locations of the sewage outlets look a bit unusual, it is likely that the reporting of the data from the water company is in error. We rely on their data in order to draw these maps.

Accuracy Warning We use data from the water companies, but we are seeing many anomalies, that make us believe that bathing location information is quite poor. The situation is likely far worse than reported here.

Other CSOs may also be located nearby, however the water companies claim that these do not affect the water quality here.

Company Waterway Site Sewage Dumps Duration (Hours) Reporting %
South West Water Lyme Bay SANDY LANE PUMPING STATION 44 298 100
South West Water Lyme Bay DAWLISH BREAKWATER SSO 31 49 100
South West Water Dawlish Water DAWLISH SSO (BROOK STREET) 42 16 100
South West Water Dawlish Water BARTON HILL/BRUNSWICK CSO 31 12 100
South West Water Dawlish Water VIADUCT HIGH LEVEL STORM TANK CSO 9 4 100
South West Water Lyme Bay SEA LAWNS OUTFALL CSO, DAWLISH 3 3 100
South West Water Dawlish Water WEST CLIFF COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 6 1 90.8
South West Water Lyme Bay ELM GROVE CSO 4 0 100
South West Water Dawlish Water BROOK HOUSE SSO 0 0 87.4

Data Sources & Accuracy

EDM (Event Duration Monitoring) data and Consented Discharges to Controlled Waters with Conditions from Environment Agency & Data Map Wales, and Scottish Water

Experimental derived data from Thames Water API, Some data may be missing or inaccurate. This uses Environment Agency rainfall data from the real-time data API (Beta) - Rainfall data is delayed by up to two days.

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