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Barrow and Furness - 2025 Sewage

Polluted by sewage 27,511 hours in 2025 - That's 3.18 years , monitoring offline 9,985 hours , potential overflows 2,016 hours

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Barrow and Furness for 2025. It is an estimate, based on very poor quality live data from the Water Companies. This may not align with the 'official' reported sewage values from the water companies, which is reported in April following then end of the year - so 2025 numbers are reported in April 2026.

What's a potential overflow? If the CSO goes 'Offline' while its Overflowing, we don't know if it stopped overflowing until we get a 'Stop' event.

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Daily Data

Jan - 2,475 hours , 47 potential
Feb - 941 hours , 2 potential
Mar - 747 hours , 835 offline
Apr - 731 hours , 2,062 offline
May - 837 hours , 0 potential
Jun - 1,387 hours , 108 potential
Jul - 980 hours , 398 potential
Aug - 876 hours , 79 potential
Sept - 2,506 hours , 8 potential
Oct - 2,181 hours , 8 potential
Nov - 6,945 hours , 39 potential
Dec - 6,877 hours , 1,275 potential
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
United Utilities NEWBIGGIN WwTW Deep Meadows Beck 301 7,195 h 39m 753 h
United Utilities Gleaston Castle CSO Gleaston Beck 114 2,634 h 52m -
United Utilities Gleaston Castle CSO Gleaston Beck 61 1,461 h 4m -
United Utilities Spark Bridge Wastewater Network Pumping Station River Crake 84 1,313 h 44m 25 h
United Utilities Baycliffe PS Morecambe Bay Esturiane Waters 74 1,163 h 32m -
United Utilities SOUTERGATE WwTW Soutergate Beck 79 1,075 h 7m 201 h
United Utilities SOUTERGATE WwTW Soutergate Beck 37 777 h 12m -
United Utilities Baycliffe PS Morecambe Bay Esturiane Waters 39 776 h 46m -
United Utilities Spark Bridge Wastewater Network Pumping Station River Crake 37 720 h 50m -
United Utilities ASKAM-IN-FURNESS WwTW Blea Beck 37 686 h 18m -
United Utilities MILLOM WwTW Duddon Estuary 59 684 h 37m 16 h
United Utilities Abbey Road/Hollow Lane CSO Millbeck 114 507 h 37m 20 h
United Utilities MILLOM WwTW Duddon Estuary 31 500 h 23m 0 h
United Utilities CRAKE VALLEY WwTW River Crake 67 474 h 35m 72 h
United Utilities Barrow-in-Furness Wastewater Treatment Works (BARFU) (017470166) Walney Channel 32 472 h 40m -
United Utilities Barrow-in-Furness Wastewater Treatment Works (BARFU) (017470166) Walney Channel 26 430 h 54m -
United Utilities BOOTLE / HYCEMOOR WwTW Irish Sea 42 397 h 22m -
United Utilities ASKAM-IN-FURNESS WwTW Blea Beck 28 382 h 43m -
United Utilities Cooper Lane Pumping Station (Site ID 39056) (LAK0092) Leven Estuary 18 357 h 17m -
United Utilities Haverigg PS Haverigg Pool 25 354 h 8m -
United Utilities Ferry PS Massey Brook 43 282 h 10m 210 h
United Utilities Cooper Lane Pumping Station (Site ID 39056) (LAK0092) Leven Estuary 20 268 h 13m -
United Utilities Palace Nook PS Walney Channel 37 266 h 45m -
United Utilities Greenodd Sewage Pumping Station (Site ID 398CS, GREEN ) (LAK0109) River Leven 33 265 h 20m -
United Utilities CRAKE VALLEY WwTW River Crake 28 243 h 8m 0 h
United Utilities Haverigg PS Haverigg Pool 23 240 h 41m 82 h
United Utilities RAVENGLASS WwTW River Esk 16 225 h 42m -
United Utilities Hollow Lane/Harrel Lane CSO Mill Beck Via Roose Bridge 87 224 h 42m 0 h
United Utilities Greenodd Sewage Pumping Station (Site ID 398CS, GREEN ) (LAK0109) River Leven 19 218 h 24m -
United Utilities Abbey Road/Hollow Lane CSO Millbeck 20 216 h 56m 3 h
United Utilities BOOTLE / HYCEMOOR WwTW Irish Sea 17 195 h 29m -
United Utilities Greety Gate PS Duddon Estuary 48 185 h 18m 86 h
United Utilities Barrow-in-Furness Wastewater Treatment Works (BARFU) (017470166) Walney Channel 23 167 h 34m -
United Utilities Rampside Village PS Morecambe Bay 18 149 h 54m -
United Utilities RAVENGLASS WwTW River Esk 13 140 h 26m 31 h
United Utilities Barrow-in-Furness Wastewater Treatment Works (BARFU) (017470166) Walney Channel 17 140 h 12m 24 h
United Utilities Palace Nook PS Walney Channel 16 135 h 28m -
United Utilities Greety Gate PS Duddon Estuary 27 124 h 3m 88 h
United Utilities Hawcoat Lane/Thorncliffe Road CSO Roose Brook/Millbeck 47 119 h 24m 4 h
United Utilities Rampside Village PS Morecambe Bay 33 119 h 5m 7 h
United Utilities Ferry PS Massey Brook 14 111 h 6m 0 h
United Utilities Hollow Lane/Harrel Lane CSO Mill Beck Via Roose Bridge 20 104 h 58m -
United Utilities Hawcoat Lane/Thorncliffe Road CSO Roose Brook/Millbeck 20 101 h 8m -
United Utilities MARSHSIDE PS Kirkby Pool 8 94 h 7m 236 h
United Utilities BOOTLE WwTW River Annas, Syke Beck 15 78 h 19m -
United Utilities Town Beck CSO Town Beck 8 69 h 43m 97 h
United Utilities Frederick Street Pumping Station Mill Beck/ Cavendish Dock 15 48 h 29m 881 h
United Utilities Roa Island PS Piel Channel 16 38 h 51m 267 h
United Utilities Foxfield PS Duddon Estuary 9 38 h 25m 4 h
United Utilities 27/29 Abbotsmead Approach CSO Mill Beck 36 38 h 2m 0 h
United Utilities Graving Dock Pumping Station (Site ID 04525) (BRW0100) Walney Channel 47 37 h 7m 239 h
United Utilities Dalton Screens Poaka Beck 28 36 h -
United Utilities Dalton Screens Poaka Beck 10 34 h 53m -
United Utilities BOOTLE WwTW River Annas, Syke Beck 9 34 h 20m -
United Utilities Frederick Street Pumping Station Mill Beck/ Cavendish Dock 6 33 h 6m 360 h
United Utilities Foxfield PS Duddon Estuary 10 28 h 30m 49 h
United Utilities Soutergate Village Pumping Station (Site ID SOUPS) (LAK0094) Soutergate Beck 19 25 h 54m 24 h
United Utilities Oakwood Drive (Croftlands) Combined Sewer Overflow Dragley Beck 10 22 h 55m -
United Utilities Ainslie Street/Newport Street CSO Ormsgill Res 11 22 h 12m -
United Utilities NEWBIGGIN WwTW Deep Meadows Beck 3 21 h 2m 78 h
United Utilities Soutergate Village Pumping Station (Site ID SOUPS) (LAK0094) Soutergate Beck 16 20 h 12m -
United Utilities 27/29 Abbotsmead Approach CSO Mill Beck 9 19 h 56m -
United Utilities Priory Road, Ulverston Carter Pool 17 17 h 44m 0 h
United Utilities Graving Dock Pumping Station (Site ID 04525) (BRW0100) Walney Channel 13 16 h 49m 47 h
United Utilities Harbour Yard Pumping Station (Site ID 04524) (BRW0101) Walney Channel 25 14 h 32m 136 h
United Utilities Roa Island PS Piel Channel 5 11 h 52m -
United Utilities Cross Lane/Sandside Road Combined Sewer Overflow Dragley Beck 2 11 h 50m -
United Utilities SE Newton Sarah Beck 14 8 h 50m 3,431 h
United Utilities SE Newton Sarah Beck 5 8 h 6m -
United Utilities King Street PS Duddon Estuary 11 7 h 14m 5 h
United Utilities NEWBIGGIN WwTW Deep Meadows Beck 2 7 h 13m 189 h
United Utilities Harbour Yard Pumping Station (Site ID 04524) (BRW0101) Walney Channel 7 6 h 18m 26 h
United Utilities Priory Road, Ulverston Carter Pool 6 5 h 46m -
United Utilities 31 Abbotsmead Approach CSO Millbeck 9 5 h 20m -
United Utilities Bridgegate Avenue (manhole 5800) CSO Roosebridge/Millbeck 15 4 h 12m -
United Utilities MARSHSIDE PS Kirkby Pool 2 3 h 40m -
United Utilities Ainslie Street/Newport Street CSO Ormsgill Res 7 3 h 20m -
United Utilities Cross Lane/Sandside Road Combined Sewer Overflow Dragley Beck 1 3 h 8m -
United Utilities 31 Abbotsmead Approach CSO Millbeck 3 2 h 56m -
United Utilities Bridgegate Avenue (manhole 5800) CSO Roosebridge/Millbeck 5 2 h 42m -
United Utilities Flass Lane at Bridgegate Ave, Newbarns CSO (04531/04CSO009) Roose Brook/Millbeck 8 2 h 38m 4 h
United Utilities Ainslie Street/Harrogate Street CSO Ormsgill Res 10 2 h 36m 0 h
United Utilities Toilet Block Sewage PS Bardsea Beck 1 2 h 20m -
United Utilities King Street PS Duddon Estuary 5 2 h 18m -
United Utilities Flass Lane at Bridgegate Ave, Newbarns CSO (04531/04CSO009) Roose Brook/Millbeck 3 2 h 12m -
United Utilities North Row CSO (049KS) Mill Beck 3 0 h 36m 152 h
United Utilities Schneider Road CSO Ormsgill Reservoir 1 0 h 25m 843 h
United Utilities Dane Avenue/Wheatclose Road CSO Roose Brook/Millbeck 1 0 h 22m 2 h
United Utilities Ainslie Street/Harrogate Street CSO Ormsgill Res 1 0 h 18m -
United Utilities Oxford Street/Ainsley Street CSO Ormsgill Reservoir 3 0 h 16m 8 h
United Utilities K. Shoes, CSO Blea Beck 1 0 h 8m -
United Utilities K. Shoes, CSO Blea Beck 2 0 h 6m 2 h
United Utilities ULVERSTON WwTW Ulverston Channel/ Carter Pool 1 0 h 4m 12 h
United Utilities Oakwood Drive (Croftlands) Combined Sewer Overflow Dragley Beck 0 0 h -
United Utilities Schneider Road CSO Ormsgill Reservoir 0 0 h -
United Utilities Oxford Street/Ainsley Street CSO Ormsgill Reservoir 0 0 h -
United Utilities Rating Lane/Meadowlands Avenue CSO Roose Bridge/Millbeck 0 0 h 0 h
United Utilities Town Beck CSO Town Beck 0 0 h -
United Utilities Hawcoat Lane/Hartland Road CSO Roose Brook/Millbeck 0 0 h 0 h
United Utilities Lindal PS Clarkes Beck 0 0 h 19 h
United Utilities ULVERSTON WwTW Ulverston Channel/ Carter Pool 0 0 h -
United Utilities Thorncliff Road/Cliff Lane CSO Mill Beck 0 0 h -
United Utilities 188 Rating Lane CSO Roose Bridge/Millbeck 0 0 h -
United Utilities Romney Road/Titchfield Street CSO Crofts Bank Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities ASKAM-IN-FURNESS WwTW Blea Beck 0 0 h 13 h
United Utilities Rating Lane/Meadowlands Avenue CSO Roose Bridge/Millbeck 0 0 h -
United Utilities Hawcoat Lane/Hartland Road CSO Roose Brook/Millbeck 0 0 h -
United Utilities NEWBIGGIN WwTW Deep Meadows Beck 0 0 h -
United Utilities Ainslie Street/Oxford Street CSO Ormsgill Reservoir 0 0 h -
United Utilities Toilet Block Sewage PS Bardsea Beck 0 0 h -
United Utilities Ainslie Street/Oxford Street CSO Ormsgill Reservoir 0 0 h 1 h
United Utilities Romney Road/Titchfield Street CSO Crofts Bank Brook 0 0 h 3,216 h
United Utilities North Row CSO (049KS) Mill Beck 0 0 h -
United Utilities Lindal PS Clarkes Beck 0 0 h -
United Utilities 188 Rating Lane CSO Roose Bridge/Millbeck 0 0 h 15 h
United Utilities Thorncliff Road/Cliff Lane CSO Mill Beck 0 0 h -
United Utilities Dane Avenue/Wheatclose Road CSO Roose Brook/Millbeck 0 0 h -
United Utilities ASKAM-IN-FURNESS WwTW Blea Beck 0 0 h -

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. Live sewage data from Stream Water API

Uses Environment Agency rainfall data from the real-time data API (Beta) - Rainfall data is delayed by up to two days.

This website is intended to provide an accurate representation of the Environment Agency data. The data is hard to use, and thus some errors may have been made. If you find something that is incorrect, please raise an issue at the GitHub issues page and we'll endeavour to fix it quickly.

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