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Polluted by sewage 1,333 times in 2024 - lasting 9,239 hours - That's 1.07 years!
Plymouth Hoe East was the #3 most polluted bathing area in England & Wales, by duration of sewage overflows, as reported by the water companies
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Donate NowHere are all the reported sewage overflow totals for Plymouth Hoe East in 2024.
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.
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.
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 | Leigham Mill Stream | EFFORD MARSH CSO | 110 | 2,130 | 100 |
| South West Water | Leigham Mill Stream | FORDER VALLEY ROAD CSO | 102 | 1,432 | 100 |
| South West Water | Long Brook Via Sws | 3 ST PETERS CLOSE CSO | 115 | 1,333 | 100 |
| South West Water | Plymouth Sound/Plym Estuary | PLYMOUTH CENTRAL STW | 127 | 1,062 | 100 |
| South West Water | River Plym | MARSH MILLS WWTW | 98 | 1,053 | 100 |
| South West Water | River Plym | GLENHOLT PUMPING STATION | 70 | 570 | 100 |
| South West Water | River Plym Via Sws | LAIRA PARK CSO | 103 | 423 | 100 |
| South West Water | Sutton Harbour Via Sws | 59 BRETONSIDE CSO | 70 | 362 | 100 |
| South West Water | Longbrook | MARKET ROAD CSO | 56 | 265 | 100 |
| South West Water | Plymouth Sound | CATTEDOWN ROAD PUMPING STATION | 31 | 114 | 100 |
| South West Water | Tory Brook | PLYMOUTH ROAD CSO | 84 | 108 | 100 |
| South West Water | Hooe Lake | RADFORD STW | 47 | 76 | 100 |
| South West Water | Cattewater | TURNCHAPEL BARRACKS PUMPING STATION | 37 | 72 | 100 |
| South West Water | Cattewater | TURNCHAPEL SLIPWAY PUMPING STATION | 42 | 62 | 100 |
| South West Water | River Plym | TREFIUS PARK COMBINED SEWER OVERFLO | 51 | 29 | 100 |
| South West Water | Hooe Lake | RADFORD STW | 6 | 28 | 100 |
| South West Water | Plymouth Sound | 20 COMMERCIAL ROAD | 8 | 17 | 100 |
| South West Water | Honicknowle Stream | GARRICK CLOSE CSO | 24 | 16 | 100 |
| South West Water | River Plym Via Sws | FARRINGDON ROAD CSO | 16 | 15 | 100 |
| South West Water | Pomphlett Creek | BILLACOMBE PUMPING STATION | 17 | 12 | 100 |
| South West Water | River Plym Via Sws | 1 EDNA TERRACE CSO | 14 | 10 | 91.1 |
| South West Water | River Tamar | KINTERBURY CREEK RIVERSIDE PS | 10 | 9 | 99.4 |
| South West Water | River Plym | OPP 44 CARMARTHEN ROAD CSO | 33 | 7 | 96.5 |
| South West Water | Leigham Mill Stream | HARLECH CLOSE CSO | 12 | 5 | 100 |
| South West Water | Plymouth Sound | BARBICAN (SUTTON HARBOUR) TANKS | 3 | 5 | 96.7 |
| South West Water | Hooe Lake Via Sws | HOOE ROAD CSO | 19 | 4 | 100 |
| South West Water | River Plym Via Sws | SEYMOUR AVENUE/SALISBURY RD CSO | 16 | 4 | 100 |
| South West Water | Ham Brook | HONICKNOWLE LANE CSO | 11 | 3 | 84.1 |
| South West Water | River Plym | OLD LAIRA ROAD JUNCTION CSO | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| South West Water | Cattewater | 20 COMMERCIAL ROAD | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| South West Water | Ham Brook | SHIRLEY GARDENS CSO | 0 | 0 | 100 |
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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