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Bexhill and Battle - 2025 Sewage

Polluted by sewage 11,483 hours in 2025 - That's 1.33 years

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Bexhill and Battle 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 - 3,232 hours
Feb - 1,503 hours
Mar - 159 hours
Apr - 80 hours
May - 66 hours
Jun - 743 hours
Jul - 805 hours
Aug - 627 hours
Sept - 464 hours
Oct - 916 hours
Nov - 1,136 hours
Dec - 1,746 hours
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Southern Water WALLSEND ROAD PEVENSEY CEO - 108312 Salt Haven Estuary 89 2,078 h 12m -
Southern Water BURWASH COMMON SSO - 115730 River Dudwell 78 1,340 h 28m -
Southern Water WESTFIELD SSO - 115869 River Brede 48 793 h 11m -
Southern Water BEXHILL DOWN CSO - 107638 Controlled Sea 54 723 h 45m -
Southern Water QUICKBOURNE LANE NORTHIAM SSO - 115929 Goddens Gill 40 639 h 35m -
Southern Water ROBERTSBRIDGE SSO - 115809 Abbey Petty Sewer 27 532 h 10m -
Southern Water BATTLE SSO - 115853 River Brede 39 450 h 43m -
Southern Water BURWASH COMMON SSO - 115730 River Dudwell 24 430 h 26m -
Southern Water STUBBS LANE BREDE SSO - 115757 River Brede 31 402 h 46m -
Southern Water BURWASH VILLAGE SSO - 115930 River Rother 21 373 h 27m -
Southern Water WESTFIELD SSO - 115869 River Brede 21 326 h 43m -
Southern Water GARDNER STREET HERSTMONCEUX SSO - 115956 Nunningham Stream 17 290 h 25m -
Southern Water TINKERS LANE TICEHURST CSO - 108363 Bewl Water 24 254 h 37m -
Southern Water STATION ROAD ROBERTSBRIDGE NO 1 CSO - 103290 Freshwater River 47 233 h 56m -
Southern Water QUICKBOURNE LANE NORTHIAM SSO - 115929 Goddens Gill 16 214 h 7m -
Southern Water STAPLECROSS SSO - 115914 River Tillingham 17 202 h 51m -
Southern Water LUNSFORDS CROSS SSO - 115855 East Stream 21 200 h 38m -
Southern Water CANADIA CSO - 108200 River Line 25 190 h 11m -
Southern Water BECKLEY SSO - 115849 Knelle Petty Sewer 20 188 h 21m -
Southern Water MILL CORNER NORTHIAM CSO - 116064 River Rother 24 153 h 58m -
Southern Water CATSFIELD CSO - 115979 River Pevensey 26 110 h 41m -
Southern Water CANADIA CSO - 108200 River Line 14 109 h 9m -
Southern Water STAPLECROSS SSO - 115914 River Tillingham 8 104 h 56m -
Southern Water TINKERS LANE TICEHURST CSO - 108363 Bewl Water 9 102 h 41m -
Southern Water ROBERTSBRIDGE SSO - 115809 Abbey Petty Sewer 10 102 h 9m -
Southern Water CHESTNUT WALK BEXHILL CEO - 108204 Freshwater River 19 91 h 29m -
Southern Water BROCKLEY ROAD BEXHILL CSO - 103297 Controlled Sea 10 70 h 8m -
Southern Water STATION ROAD ROBERTSBRIDGE NO 1 CSO - 103290 Freshwater River 13 68 h 58m -
Southern Water EWHURST LANE NORTHIAM CEO - 108221 Freshwater River 10 67 h 1m -
Southern Water CROWHURST CEO - 108217 Powdermill Stream 19 61 h 55m -
Southern Water NORTHBRIDGE STREET ROBERTSBRIDGE CEO - 108297 Robertsbridge Petty Sewer 5 61 h 30m -
Southern Water BATTLE SSO - 115853 River Brede 9 56 h 56m -
Southern Water MAIN STREET FLIMWELL CEO - 116222 Unknown 13 48 h 43m -
Southern Water ASTEN FIELDS BATTLE CEO - 108185 Unnamed Powdermill Stream 10 42 h 39m -
Southern Water MILL CORNER NORTHIAM CSO - 116064 River Rother 7 33 h 5m -
Southern Water TURKEY ROAD BEXHILL CEO - 108369 Wallers Haven 8 32 h 44m -
Southern Water BURGESS ROAD HASTINGS CEO - 108197 Doleham Ditch 17 32 h 40m -
Southern Water EWHURST LANE NORTHIAM CEO - 108221 Freshwater River 6 26 h 25m -
Southern Water BEXHILL DOWN CSO - 107638 Controlled Sea 4 19 h 31m -
Southern Water BECKLEY SSO - 115849 Knelle Petty Sewer 1 19 h 12m -
Southern Water BRICKWALL NORTHIAM CEO - 108192 River Rother 5 18 h 40m -
Southern Water HARTFIELD ROAD BEXHILL CSO - 107691 Controlled Sea 9 18 h 27m -
Southern Water WESTFIELD CSO - 116104 River Brede 7 15 h 34m -
Southern Water CROWHURST CEO - 108217 Powdermill Stream 6 15 h 26m -
Southern Water PEARTREE LANE BEXHILL CEO - 108306 Picknill Green Stream 5 15 h 26m -
Southern Water MONTAGUE WAY WESTHAM CEO - 108314 Freshwater River 6 15 h 16m -
Southern Water STUBBS LANE BREDE SSO - 115757 River Brede 3 15 h 6m -
Southern Water COODEN BEACH BEXHILL CSO - 108029 Controlled Sea 2 14 h 47m -
Southern Water GALLEY HILL BEXHILL CSO - 116162 English Channel 2 14 h 43m -
Southern Water BROCKLEY ROAD BEXHILL CSO - 103297 Controlled Sea 2 9 h 35m -
Southern Water CATSFIELD CSO - 115979 River Pevensey 2 9 h 22m -
Southern Water RATTLE ROAD WESTHAM CEO - 108315 Freshwater River 3 7 h 37m -
Southern Water NORTHBRIDGE STREET ROBERTSBRIDGE CEO - 108297 Robertsbridge Petty Sewer 3 6 h 10m -
Southern Water MAIN STREET FLIMWELL CEO - 116222 Unknown 2 4 h 55m -
Southern Water CHESTNUT WALK BEXHILL CEO - 108204 Freshwater River 2 3 h 8m -
Southern Water YORK ROAD BEXHILL CSO - 111906 Combe Haven 2 3 h -
Southern Water ROCK LANE HASTINGS CEO - 110363 Freshwater River 3 2 h 20m -
Southern Water WATERMILL LANE BEXHILL CSO - 108373 Combe Haven River 2 2 h 20m -
Southern Water LUNSFORDS CROSS SSO - 115855 East Stream 1 1 h 56m -
Southern Water BURWASH VILLAGE SSO - 115930 River Rother 1 1 h 33m -
Southern Water GARDNER STREET HERSTMONCEUX SSO - 115956 Nunningham Stream 1 1 h 12m -
Southern Water ASTEN FIELDS BATTLE CEO - 108185 Unnamed Powdermill Stream 1 1 h -
Southern Water ST MARYS LANE TICEHURST CSO - 108250 River Limden 1 0 h 52m -
Southern Water HARTFIELD ROAD BEXHILL CSO - 107691 Controlled Sea 1 0 h 46m -
Southern Water LONDON ROAD BEXHILL CSO - 108171 Controlled Sea 1 0 h 26m -
Southern Water ROEDEAN CLOSE BEXHILL CSO - 109511 To English Channel 1 0 h 20m -
Southern Water ROCK LANE HASTINGS CEO - 110363 Freshwater River 1 0 h 20m -
Southern Water BRICKWALL NORTHIAM CEO - 108192 River Rother 0 0 h -
Southern Water ROEDEAN CLOSE BEXHILL CSO - 109511 To English Channel 0 0 h -
Southern Water RATTLE ROAD WESTHAM CEO - 108315 Freshwater River 0 0 h -
Southern Water PEARTREE LANE BEXHILL CEO - 108306 Picknill Green Stream 0 0 h -
Southern Water OLD FORGE TICEHURST CSO - 108301 River Limden 0 0 h -
Southern Water RICHMOND ROAD BEXHILL CSO - 100198 English Channel 0 0 h -
Southern Water WESTFIELD CSO - 116104 River Brede 0 0 h -
Southern Water WATERMILL LANE BEXHILL CSO - 108373 Combe Haven River 0 0 h -
Southern Water TURKEY ROAD BEXHILL CEO - 108369 Wallers Haven 0 0 h -
Southern Water OLD FORGE TICEHURST CSO - 108301 River Limden 0 0 h -
Southern Water MONTAGUE WAY WESTHAM CEO - 108314 Freshwater River 0 0 h -
Southern Water LONDON ROAD BEXHILL CSO - 108171 Controlled Sea 0 0 h -
Southern Water YORK ROAD BEXHILL CSO - 111906 Combe Haven 0 0 h -
Southern Water COODEN BEACH BEXHILL CSO - 108029 Controlled Sea 0 0 h -
Southern Water BURGESS ROAD HASTINGS CEO - 108197 Doleham Ditch 0 0 h -
Southern Water GALLEY HILL BEXHILL CSO - 116162 English Channel 0 0 h -
Southern Water HURST GREEN SSO - 115717 River Rother 0 0 h -
Southern Water ST MARYS LANE TICEHURST CSO - 108250 River Limden 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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