Bishop Auckland was polluted by sewage 4,968 times in 2023
lasting 41,145 hours - that's 4.76 years!
- but monitoring was disabled in some locations, so could be more

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Totals for Bishop Auckland in 2023
116 Sites polluted by Northumbrian Water
4,968 sewage dumps
41,145 h duration
That's 4.76 years! On average 13.6 times a day
Change Over Time
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Pollution Summary 2023

Here are all the reported sewage overflow totals for Bishop Auckland in 2023. Sometimes sewage can be being dumped for months at a time.

Reporting refers to how much of the time the monitoring was active. In this constituency 1 of the total 131 CSO locations had reporting enabled for less than half the year, of which 1 had zero reporting.

Company Waterway Site Sewage Dumps Duration (Hours) Reporting %
Northumbrian Water River Balder COTHERSTONE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 223 3,674 93.6
Northumbrian Water Wear LOW WADSWORTH STW 147 2,562 100
Northumbrian Water River Tees MIDDLETON-IN-TEESDALE SEWAGE TREATM 162 2,345 95.25
Northumbrian Water River Gaunless DELLWOOD PUMPED STORAGE TANK CSO 147 2,147 99.6
Northumbrian Water Hummer Beck NEW MOORS SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 115 1,790 99.7
Northumbrian Water Rookhope Burn ROOKHOPE STW 136 1,760 99.6
Northumbrian Water River Gaunless CATTLE MARKET B SSO 126 1,532 97.1
Northumbrian Water Manifold Beck, BOLDRON STW 264 1,325 91.5
Northumbrian Water River Wear LOW WADSWORTH PS 85 1,318 99.5
Northumbrian Water Wadley Burn FIR TREE STW 118 1,241 92.3
Northumbrian Water Wear WESTERN AREA STW 109 1,209 100
Northumbrian Water Langley Beck STAINDROP SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 85 1,202 100
Northumbrian Water Gaunless BUTTERKNOWLE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 97 1,178 93.8
Northumbrian Water River Wear WOLSINGHAM STW 84 1,064 100
Northumbrian Water Coundon Burn PARK HEAD STORAGE TANK CSO 70 1,002 93.1
Northumbrian Water River Wear WITTON-LE-WEAR PS 68 991 90
Northumbrian Water Gaunless FIELDON BRIDGE CSO 92 940 97.3
Northumbrian Water Wear STANHOPE STW 69 810 100
Northumbrian Water Coal Burn ETHERLEY LANE CSO 91 711 99.9
Northumbrian Water Crook Beck BLADESIDE CSO 83 679 99.9
Northumbrian Water River Tees GAINFORD SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 75 668 99.55
Northumbrian Water Crook Beck PEASES WEST CSO 61 603 85.3
Northumbrian Water Gaunless COCKFIELD STW 47 586 100
Northumbrian Water Wear FROSTERLEY SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 95 528 99.9
Northumbrian Water River Tees ROMALDKIRK SEWAGE DISPOSAL WORKS 54 514 90.7
Northumbrian Water River Wear ESCOMB SPS 37 492 99.7
Northumbrian Water River Tees BARNARD CASTLE STW 70 474 100
Northumbrian Water Langley Beck, OLD CLEATLAM STW 49 471 93.7
Northumbrian Water Langton Beck LANGTON BECK PS 75 445 100
Northumbrian Water Sudburn Beck STAINDROP PUMPING STATION 65 444 100
Northumbrian Water River Greta BOWES SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 63 410 100
Northumbrian Water Houselop Beck, TOW LAW STW 87 407 64
Northumbrian Water Wear VINOVIUM STW 44 335 99.2
Northumbrian Water Crook Beck, WEST ROAD CSO 55 317 99.9
Northumbrian Water Beechburn Beck THE HOLLOWS CSO WV50 54 307 98.8
Northumbrian Water River Balder THE HAGG CSO 60 277 97.5
Northumbrian Water Rookhope Burn STOTSFIELD BURN CSO 31 273 45
Northumbrian Water River Wear STANHOPE SWIMMING POOL CSO 55 262 99.7
Northumbrian Water Deepdale Beck STARTFORTH PS 37 230 100
Northumbrian Water Langton Beck HEADLAM SPS 49 215 93.5
Northumbrian Water Heugh Syke - Of River Tees MICKLETON SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 37 200 99.9
Northumbrian Water Rushyford Beck LEASINGTHORNE SPS CSO 61 194 98.3
Northumbrian Water Beechburn Beck VALLEY TERRACE CSO 29 193 99.8
Northumbrian Water River Wear HUNTSHIELD FORD CSO 41 187 88.8
Northumbrian Water Norton Fine Gill, TOFT HILL EJECTOR CSO & EO 42 142 99.7
Northumbrian Water Dene Beck CUMBERLAND STREET SSO 34 140 95.2
Northumbrian Water Beechburn Beck MILL FARM COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 20 139 100
Northumbrian Water River Wear RIVERSIDE (BUTTS CRESCENT) CSO 49 131 99.5
Northumbrian Water Coundon Burn RIVERSIDE CSO 15 128 76
Northumbrian Water Nor Beck BARNINGHAM STW 18 127 100
Northumbrian Water Wear NEWFIELD STW 63 125 100
Northumbrian Water Beechburn Beck THE HOLLOWS CSO WV49 42 120 98.9
Northumbrian Water Crook Beck ULSWATER CRESCENT CSO 31 93 97.9
Northumbrian Water Beechburn Beck GRANGE BANK CSO 23 84 98.7
Northumbrian Water River Wear SCOTCH ISLE FARM CSO 27 78 99.8
Northumbrian Water Lance Beck WINDMILL COTTAGE CSO THE MILL TE066 37 76 88.3
Northumbrian Water Gaunless RAMSHAW SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 54 75 48.25
Northumbrian Water River Wear WESTGATE CSO 30 74 93.2
Northumbrian Water Grewburn Beck THE SLACK 24 67 47.1
Northumbrian Water Wear CHAPEL STREET CSO 39 66 97.2
Northumbrian Water Crook Beck EVENWOOD LANE CSO 30 60 99.9
Northumbrian Water Waskerley Beck EAST END CSO 37 57 92.2
Northumbrian Water Grewburn Beck QUARRY LANE SSO 29 49 94.2
Northumbrian Water River Tees BARNARD CASTLE STW 33 47 98.7
Northumbrian Water Black Burn BLACKBURN BRIDGE CSO (TE 015) 41 44 100
Northumbrian Water River Tees DEMESNES MILL CSO 28 42 89.3
Northumbrian Water Deerness CHURCH LANE CSO 24 39 99.9
Northumbrian Water Tees GRAY LANE STORM SEWAGE OVERFLOW 33 38 97.7
Northumbrian Water Gaunless VINOVIUM CSO A27 29 35 100
Northumbrian Water Wear GOMER TCE SSO 18 34 86.6
Northumbrian Water River Gaunless WADES FARM CSO WV 010 16 33 99.6
Northumbrian Water Gaunless TOAD POOL CSO TE351 13 32 98.4
Northumbrian Water Langton Beck, Tees Catch COS TO REAR 12 SPRINGWELL CLOSE 34 30 93.1
Northumbrian Water Wear WEAR CHARE CSO 27 30 97.9
Northumbrian Water River Skerne JUBILEE ROAD CSO 12 29 27.6
Northumbrian Water Coal Burn DENE HALL DRIVE CSO 12 27 100
Northumbrian Water Linburn Beck HAMSTERLEY STW 32 26 95.7
Northumbrian Water Dene Beck VINOVIUM SSO NO A23 6 25 98.7
Northumbrian Water River Wear BONDISLE WAY CSO 23 25 80.8
Northumbrian Water Gaunless COPELAND ESTATE OFF SITE SEWER 9 22 99.9
Northumbrian Water River Tees THE LENDINGS (STARTFORTH) SPS 20 21 100
Northumbrian Water Unnamed River Gaunless MOSTYN TERRACE CSO 6 19 100
Northumbrian Water Gordon Beck RAMSHAW PS 12 19 100
Northumbrian Water Woodham Burn CSO AT SHILDON 13 18 100
Northumbrian Water River Tees GALGATE CSO 14 15 97
Northumbrian Water River Wear ROSE TERRACE CSO 18 14 99.9
Northumbrian Water River Gaunless THE SLACK CSO (TE 010) 5 12 88.5
Northumbrian Water Bell Burn BELL BURN WOOD CSO WV042 10 12 100
Northumbrian Water Gaunless VINOVIUM SSO NO A13 9 10 94
Northumbrian Water River Tees WHORLTON STW 9 8 97.9
Northumbrian Water Heugh Sike YARKER LANE CSO 12 7 98.7
Northumbrian Water Gaunless VINOVIUM SSOs A17, A18, A19 & A21 14 7 99.8
Northumbrian Water River Gaunless WOODHOUSE LANE LIBRARY CSO 7 6 100
Northumbrian Water Gaunless GIB CHARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT 14 5 100
Northumbrian Water Black Burn Via A Sw Sewer COCKFIELD FELL NO2 CSO 11 4 96.8
Northumbrian Water Wear MILL COTTAGES CSO 7 4 100
Northumbrian Water River Tees CALIFORNIA ROW CSO 4 3 100
Northumbrian Water Gaunless VINOVIUM SSO NO A32RIVER WALK WV 12 4 3 93.9
Northumbrian Water Seasonally Dry To River Wear NEWFIELD FARM CSO (NEW FIELD CSO 1) 6 2 99.8
Northumbrian Water Wear VEDRA CLOSE SSO 3 2 100
Northumbrian Water Culverted Beechburn Beck WOODFIELD HILL CROOK CSO 4 1 96.7
Northumbrian Water River Gaunless CAROLINE STREET CSO 2 1 94.6
Northumbrian Water Crow Howle Beck LYNESACK AND SOFTLEY CSO (TE 011) 4 1 78.8
Northumbrian Water Tees REAR OF RABY ROAD STORM SEWAGE OVER 2 1 99.7
Northumbrian Water Woodham Burn SHILDON CSO WEST ROAD AUCKLAND 2 0 100
Northumbrian Water Waskerley Beck ANGATE STREET CSO 3 0 100
Northumbrian Water Black Beck STAINTON CSO 3 0 97.1
Northumbrian Water Wear CHAPEL STREET CSO 3 0 99.4
Northumbrian Water River Gaunless VINOVIUM CSO NO A22 1 0 100
Northumbrian Water Tees EGGLESTON STW SSO 1 0 100
Northumbrian Water Tees OVINGTON STW 4 0 43.2
Northumbrian Water River Wear VINOVIUM CSO NO A9 1 0 100
Northumbrian Water Tees DEMESNES MILL NO 3 CSO 1 0 99.9
Northumbrian Water Gaunless COCKFIELD P.S. & LANDS FARM CSO 1 0 68.3
Northumbrian Water Heugh Sike OLD SCHOOL COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 1 0 99.6
Northumbrian Water River Tees WINSTON STW 1 0 100
Northumbrian Water Gaunless SOUTH OF COCKFIELD STW CSO TE63 0 0 94.6
Northumbrian Water Linburn Beck, HAMSTERLEY CSO 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Heugh Sike SOUTH VIEW CSO 0 0 99.7
Northumbrian Water Tees NEWHOLME C.S.O. 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Dene Beck CLOSE HOUSE STORM SEWAGE OVERFLOW 0 0 2.6
Northumbrian Water River Wear PARK ROAD CSO WV41 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water River Tees CSO AT REAR OF 1 RIVER TERRACE 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Langley Beck STAINDROP SSO 0 0 15
Northumbrian Water Culverted River Wear ETHERLEY LANE (NO.87) CSO 0 0 97.9
Northumbrian Water Black Burn, FALLOWS CSO 0 0 95.9
Northumbrian Water Wear WESTGATE CARAVAN SITE CSO 0 0 0
Northumbrian Water Rushyford Beck RUTLAND STREET/LEEHOLME ROAD CSO 0 0 96.9
Northumbrian Water River Wear BINCHESTER PLANTATION CSO 0 0 99.9
Northumbrian Water River Gaunless SOUTH CHURCH CSO 0 0 99.7
Northumbrian Water Balder COTHERSTONE SEWAGE DISPOSAL WORKS 0 0 100

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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