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Bishop Auckland - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 19,941 hours in 2026 - That's 2.31 years , monitoring offline 9,022 hours , potential overflows 2,507 hours so far..

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Bishop Auckland so far for 2026. It is an estimate, based on very poor quality live data from the Water Companies. The water companies report their sewage to the Environment Agency every year in April. You can see the last reported year in the other page

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 - 7,262 hours , 748 offline
Feb - 10,618 hours , 986 offline
Mar - 1,595 hours , 319 potential
Apr - 57 hours , 1,827 potential
May - 406 hours , 360 potential
Jun - 0 hours
Jul - 0 hours
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Northumbrian Water COTHERSTONE STW River Balder 61 1,251h 14m -
Northumbrian Water WESTERN AREA STW River Wear 60 1,080h 7m -
Northumbrian Water MIDDLETON-IN-TEESDALE STW River Tees 62 1,028h 8m -
Northumbrian Water TOW LAW STW Heatherley Clough 44 786h 48m -
Northumbrian Water BUTTERKNOWLE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS Gaunless 45 746h 59m 949 h
Northumbrian Water OLD CLEATLAM STW Langley Beck, 35 680h 37m -
Northumbrian Water STAINDROP SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS Langley Beck 35 677h 20m -
Northumbrian Water WHORLTON STW River Tees 35 673h 15m -
Northumbrian Water NEWFIELD STW River Wear 52 670h 12m -
Northumbrian Water WOLSINGHAM STW River Wear 36 635h 20m -
Northumbrian Water MICKLETON SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS Heugh Syke - Of River Tees 55 611h 16m -
Northumbrian Water FIR TREE STW Wadley Burn 37 597h 49m -
Northumbrian Water ROOKHOPE STW Rookhope Burn 37 569h 51m -
Northumbrian Water LOW WADSWORTH PS River Wear 37 565h 8m -
Northumbrian Water GAINFORD SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS River Tees 43 561h 45m -
Northumbrian Water STANHOPE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS River Wear 34 455h 25m -
Northumbrian Water STAINDROP PUMPING STATION Langley Beck 33 434h 55m -
Northumbrian Water NEW MOORS SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS Hummer Beck 35 426h 50m -
Northumbrian Water LOW LANE PUMPING STATION River Wear 34 410h 13m -
Northumbrian Water ESCOMB SPS River Wear 26 397h 27m -
Northumbrian Water HAMSTERLEY STW Linburn Beck 45 343h 31m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 30 336h -
Northumbrian Water BARNARD CASTLE STW River Tees 28 321h 6m -
Northumbrian Water COCKFIELD STW Gaunless 21 317h 52m -
Northumbrian Water RAMSHAW SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS Gaunless 27 306h 39m -
Northumbrian Water CATTLE MARKET B SSO River Gaunless 36 304h 26m 14 h
Northumbrian Water TOW LAW STW Heatherley Clough 34 300h 2m -
Northumbrian Water PARK HEAD STORAGE TANK CSO Coundon Burn 24 290h 15m -
Northumbrian Water BLADESIDE CSO Crook Beck 33 289h 46m -
Northumbrian Water FROSTERLEY SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS Wear 24 274h 12m -
Northumbrian Water PEASES WEST CSO Crook Beck 25 248h 26m 148 h
Northumbrian Water STARTFORTH SPS Deepdale Beck 17 240h 43m -
Northumbrian Water BOWES SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS River Greta 23 238h 36m 20 h
Northumbrian Water LANGTON BECK PS Langton Beck 25 196h 36m -
Northumbrian Water WEST ROAD CSO Crook Beck, 24 182h 24m -
Northumbrian Water ROMALDKIRK SEWAGE DISPOSAL WORKS River Tees 18 180h 10m -
Northumbrian Water BOLDRON STW Manifold Beck, 19 161h 59m -
Northumbrian Water RAMSHAW SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS Gaunless 27 141h 29m -
Northumbrian Water THE HOLLOWS CSO WV50 Beechburn Beck 24 133h 50m -
Northumbrian Water ETHERLEY LANE CSO Coal Burn 19 130h 12m 13 h
Northumbrian Water VINOVIUM STW Wear 10 127h 8m -
Northumbrian Water VINOVIUM SSO NO A23 Dene Beck 18 126h 42m -
Northumbrian Water BARNINGHAM STW Nor Beck 14 121h 11m -
Northumbrian Water GAINFORD SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS River Tees 12 112h 24m -
Northumbrian Water FIELDON BRIDGE CSO Gaunless 19 99h 30m 619 h
Northumbrian Water RIVERSIDE CSO Coundon Burn 7 92h 433 h
Northumbrian Water OVINGTON STW Tees 16 85h 56m -
Northumbrian Water RIVERSIDE (BUTTS CRESCENT) CSO River Wear 19 70h 50m -
Northumbrian Water CUMBERLAND STREET SSO Dene Beck 14 66h 35m -
Northumbrian Water STANHOPE SWIMMING POOL CSO River Wear 17 55h 56m -
Northumbrian Water LEASINGTHORNE SPS CSO Rushyford Beck 19 54h 34m -
Northumbrian Water WINSTON STW River Tees 14 53h 58m -
Northumbrian Water BONDISLE WAY CSO River Wear 17 48h 18m -
Northumbrian Water STOTSFIELD BURN CSO Rookhope Burn 9 44h 46m 369 h
Northumbrian Water BARNARD CASTLE STW River Tees 8 44h 40m -
Northumbrian Water DEMESNES MILL CSO River Tees 13 38h 16m -
Northumbrian Water THE HOLLOWS CSO WV49 Beechburn Beck 8 36h 56m -
Northumbrian Water BARNARD CASTLE STW River Tees 17 36h 38m -
Northumbrian Water ROMALDKIRK SEWAGE DISPOSAL WORKS River Tees 16 36h 10m -
Northumbrian Water EAST END CSO Waskerley Beck 13 27h 4m 108 h
Northumbrian Water VALLEY TERRACE CSO Beechburn Beck 7 25h 56m -
Northumbrian Water HUNTSHIELD FORD CSO River Wear 4 25h 40m -
Northumbrian Water GALGATE CSO River Tees 11 23h 27m -
Northumbrian Water THE HAGG CSO River Balder 6 22h 20m -
Northumbrian Water QUARRY LANE SSO Grewburn Beck 7 19h 13m -
Northumbrian Water JUBILEE ROAD CSO River Skerne 10 18h 50m 176 h
Northumbrian Water GRAY LANE STORM SEWAGE OVERFLOW Tees 7 17h 16m -
Northumbrian Water BARRINGTON STREET Wear 8 16h -
Northumbrian Water MILL FARM COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW Beechburn Beck 4 14h 52m -
Northumbrian Water EVENWOOD LANE CSO Crook Beck 8 14h 24m -
Northumbrian Water THE LENDINGS (STARTFORTH) SPS River Tees 10 14h 10m -
Northumbrian Water GRANGE BANK CSO Beechburn Beck 4 13h 44m -
Northumbrian Water BUTTERKNOWLE CSO 2 River Gaunless 5 13h 18m 1,099 h
Northumbrian Water TOFT HILL EJECTOR STATION Norton Fine Beck 6 13h 16m -
Northumbrian Water Oakley Green Combined Sewer Overflow River Gaunless Via A Surface Water Sewer 7 10h 58m 891 h
Northumbrian Water WEAR CHARE CSO Wear 10 10h 36m -
Northumbrian Water WADES FARM CSO WV 010 River Gaunless 8 10h 585 h
Northumbrian Water VINOVIUM CSO A27 Gaunless 7 9h 12m -
Northumbrian Water WINDMILL COTTAGE CSO THE MILL TE066 Lance Beck 3 9h 3m -
Northumbrian Water DENE HALL DRIVE CSO Coal Burn 5 6h 54m -
Northumbrian Water SOUTH CLEATLAM CSO Newham Beck 3 6h 34m -
Northumbrian Water TOAD POOL CSO TE351 Gaunless 3 5h 2m -
Northumbrian Water COPELAND ESTATE OFF SITE SEWER Gaunless 5 4h 30m -
Northumbrian Water RAMSHAW SPS Gordon Beck 5 4h -
Northumbrian Water CHURCH LANE CSO Deerness 3 3h 54m -
Northumbrian Water VINOVIUM SSOS A17, A18, A19 & A21 Gaunless 5 2h 36m -
Northumbrian Water EGGLESTON STW SSO Tees 4 2h 24m -
Northumbrian Water THE SLACK CSO Grewburn Beck 2 2h 21m 1,097 h
Northumbrian Water SCOTCH ISLE FARM CSO River Wear 6 1h 59m -
Northumbrian Water VINOVIUM SSO NO A13 Gaunless 6 1h 57m -
Northumbrian Water COS TO REAR 12 SPRINGWELL CLOSE Langton Beck, Tees Catch 6 1h 44m -
Northumbrian Water VEDRA CLOSE SSO Wear 1 1h 38m -
Northumbrian Water BLACKBURN BRIDGE CSO (TE 015) Black Burn 3 1h 28m -
Northumbrian Water MIDDLETON-IN-TEESDALE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS River Tees 4 1h 26m -
Northumbrian Water COCKFIELD P.S. & LANDS FARM CSO Gaunless 4 1h 22m -
Northumbrian Water WOODHOUSE LANE LIBRARY CSO River Gaunless 4 1h 14m -
Northumbrian Water CSO AT SHILDON Woodham Burn 3 1h 12m -
Northumbrian Water GIB CHARE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT Gaunless 3 1h 9m -
Northumbrian Water VINOVIUM SSO NO A32RIVER WALK WV 12 Gaunless 2 0h 46m -
Northumbrian Water ROSE TERRACE CSO River Wear 1 0h 42m 0 h
Northumbrian Water HEADLAM SPS Langton Beck 1 0h 38m -
Northumbrian Water DELLWOOD PUMPED STORAGE TANK CSO River Gaunless 3 0h 36m -
Northumbrian Water COCKFIELD FELL NO2 CSO Black Burn Via A Sw Sewer 2 0h 34m -
Northumbrian Water BELL BURN WOOD CSO WV042 Bell Burn 3 0h 34m 469 h
Northumbrian Water ULSWATER CRESCENT CSO Crook Beck 1 0h 28m -
Northumbrian Water CAROLINE STREET CSO River Gaunless 2 0h 26m -
Northumbrian Water WESTGATE CSO River Wear 3 0h 24m 2,517 h
Northumbrian Water WESTGATE CARAVAN SITE CSO Wear 1 0h 20m -
Northumbrian Water OLD SCHOOL COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW Heugh Sike 2 0h 16m -
Northumbrian Water STAINDROP SSO Langley Beck 1 0h 14m -
Northumbrian Water CALIFORNIA ROW CSO River Tees 2 0h 12m -
Northumbrian Water SHILDON CSO WEST ROAD AUCKLAND Woodham Burn 1 0h 12m -
Northumbrian Water NEWFIELD FARM CSO (NEW FIELD CSO 1) Seasonally Dry To River Wear 3 0h 4m -
Northumbrian Water RUTLAND STREET/LEEHOLME ROAD CSO Rushyford Beck 2 0h 4m -
Northumbrian Water FALLOWS CSO Black Burn, 1 0h 2m -
Northumbrian Water INSTITUTE TERRACE CSO Crook Beck 1 0h 2m -
Northumbrian Water VINOVIUM CSO NO A22 River Gaunless 1 0h 2m -
Northumbrian Water SOUTH OF COCKFIELD STW CSO TE63 Gaunless 1 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water BINCHESTER PLANTATION CSO River Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water CSO AT REAR OF 1 RIVER TERRACE River Tees 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water VINOVIUM CSO NO A9 River Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water REAR OF RABY ROAD STORM SEWAGE OVER Tees 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water LYNESACK AND SOFTLEY CSO (TE 011) Crow Howle Beck 0 0h 1,883 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water THE SLACK CSO (TE 010) River Gaunless 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water ANGATE STREET CSO Waskerley Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water CLOSE HOUSE STORM SEWAGE OVERFLOW Dene Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water NEWHOLME C.S.O. Tees 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water YARKER LANE CSO Heugh Sike 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water MARKET PLACE CSO Hudeshope Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water BALDER COTTAGE CSO River Balder 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water ETHERLEY LANE (NO.87) CSO Culverted River Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water SOUTH VIEW CSO Heugh Sike 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water GOMER TCE SSO Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water SOUTH ROAD UPPER CSO Unnamed Watercourse 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water SOUTH CHURCH CSO River Gaunless 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water DEMESNES MILL NO 3 CSO Tees 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water CHAPEL STREET CSO Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water HAMSTERLEY CSO Linburn Beck, 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water PARK ROAD CSO WV41 River Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water ETHERLEY LANE (NO.100) CSO Culverted River Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water STAINTON CSO Black Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water MILL COTTAGES CSO Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water LOW WADSWORTH STW River Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
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Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water WOODFIELD HILL CROOK CSO Culverted Beechburn Beck 0 0h 130 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
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Northumbrian Water SOUTH ROAD LOWER CSO Unnamed Watercourse 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
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Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -

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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