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Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 6,117 hours in 2026 so far..

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney 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 - 2,233 hours
Feb - 2,178 hours
Mar - 703 hours
Apr - 231 hours
May - 369 hours
Jun - 395 hours
Jul - 0 hours
Aug - 4 hours
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Brynmawr Blackrock WwTW Storm Overflow River Clydach 106 1,792h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Deri Riverside Walk Bargoed Storm Overflow Nant Bargod Rhymni 44 458h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bedwellty Road Bridge Storm Overflow River Taff Bargoed 73 401h 10m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Beaufort Allotment Road Bridge Storm Overflow River Ebbw 43 349h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Steelworks Road and Clos Pen Y Cae Storm Overflow River Ebbw 45 283h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water The Square Street Abertillery Storm Overflow River Ebbw 24 282h 7m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Abertysswg Troedrhiwfuwch Storm Overflow River Rhymni 33 276h 5m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Berea Close Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 19 253h 35m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Abertillery Six Bells Colliery No. 2 Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 18 175h 5m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Marine Street Industrial Estate Storm Overflow River Ebbw 23 131h 51m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Commercial Road Abertillery Storm Overflow River Ebbw 20 129h 55m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Abertillery Six Bells Colliery No. 1 Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 18 113h 12m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Pontlottyn Old Gasworks Storm Overflow River Rhymni 20 103h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Garibaldi Bridge Storm Overflow River Sirhowy 27 96h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bargoed Viaduct Storm Overflow River Rhymni 22 96h 21m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Aubrey Terrace Overflow Ebbw River 20 85h 4m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Dukestown road Tredegar Storm Overflow Sirhowy River 20 85h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Castle Street Abertillery Overflow River Ebdw Fach 27 79h 24m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Commercial street near Sirhowy river Storm Overflow Sirhowy River 22 77h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Rhymney Walk Storm Overflow The River Rhymney 19 76h 5m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water New Tredegar Business Park West Storm Overflow River Rhymni 9 74h 44m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Glan Ebbw Terrace Storm Overflow River Tillery 9 62h 16m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Tredegar Greenfield Ter Storm Overflow Sirhowy River 20 50h 10m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Park Place Storm Overflow River Sirhowy 16 47h 53m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Abertillery Tillery Street Storm Overflow River Tillery 16 43h 8m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bethania Cottages Storm Overflow River Rhymni 17 42h 23m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water South of Pochin Crescent Storm Overflow Sirhowy River 9 38h 40m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Vicarage Rd Rear of Hill Rest Tregerar Storm Overflow River Sirhowy 17 37h 42m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water South Griffin Colliery Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 18 30h 9m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water The Terrace Rhymney Storm Overflow River Rhymni 11 28h 6m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Chapel Road Six Bells Storm Overflow River Ebbw Fach 14 27h 39m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Beaufort Road Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 16 22h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water King Street Brynmawr Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 9 22h 11m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Vale Terrace 2 Storm Overflow Sirhowy River 4 21h 57m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Merthyr Road A4048 Roundabout Storm Overflow Sirhowy River 13 18h 59m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Pont-Y-Gof Storm Overflow Ebbw River 11 18h 35m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Tredegar Road Pennant Street Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 4 18h 23m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bargoed Old Colliery Washery Storm Overflow River Rhymney 11 17h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Pant Street Storm Overflow River Rhymni 6 17h 28m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Junction of Scwrfa Road and Mechanic Square Storm Overflow River Sirhowy 7 16h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Heol Y Waun Storm Overflow River Rhymney 6 16h 27m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Carno Street Storm Overflow River Rhymney 5 15h 14m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Pontlottyn Recreation Ground Storm Overflow River Rhymni 4 12h 38m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Abertillery Glandwr Street Storm Overflow River Ebbw 2 11h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Pengam Road Roundabout Aberbargoed Storm Overflow Tributary of Afon Rhymni 5 7h 13m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Rassau Road Flyover Storm Overflow Rasa Brook 4 5h 54m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Steelworks Road Ebbw Vale Storm Overflow Ebbw Fawr 3 5h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Allotment Road Storm Overflow River Ebbw 3 4h 44m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Coedcae Rassau Storm Overflow Nant Melyn 3 4h 14m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ebbw Vale Beaufort Rd Storm Overflow River Ebbw 10 4h 5m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Morgan Street Tredegar Storm Overflow Sirhowy River 3 3h 59m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Victoria Business Park Storm Overflow River Ebbw 3 3h 56m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Railway View Storm Overflow River Sirhowy 5 2h 38m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water River Road Cwm Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 2 2h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Marine Street and Dyffryn Place Junction Cwm Storm Overflow River Ebbw 1 1h 59m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bryn Villas Storm Overflow River Ebbw Fach 2 1h 58m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Holland Street Ebbw Vale Overflow River Ebbw 2 1h 41m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Brooklyn Terrace Storm Overflow River Ebbw 4 1h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Factory Road Field Storm Overflow Nant Bargoed Rhymney 2 1h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Tillery Street Storm Overflow River Tyleri 2 1h 9m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Alexandra Place Tredegar Storm Overflow The Sirhowy River 4 1h 1m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Basin Football Field Storm Overflow River Rhymni 1 1h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Crumlin Road Llanhilleth Storm Overflow River Ebbw 3 0h 43m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ladies Row Storm Overflow Sirhowy River 1 0h 28m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Tredegar Road Rees Street Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 1 0h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bargoed Station Road Storm Overflow River Rhymni 1 0h 14m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Station Hill Abertillery Storm Overflow River Tillery 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Old School Site Nantyglo Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water School Street New Tredegar Overflow River Rhymni 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Excelsior Street Storm Overflow River Ebbw 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Westville Rhymney Overflow River Rhymni 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Limestone Road Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Beaufort Terrace Storm Overflow River Ebbw 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llwyn Helyg Storm Overflow Sirhowy River 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Nantyglo Farm Road Junction of Market Road Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Market Road Nantyglo Storm Overflow River Ebbw Fach 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Vale Terrace 3 Storm Overflow River Sirhowy 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Augusta Park Ebbw Vale Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Tredegar East of Pochin Crescent and A4048 Roundabout Storm Overflow River Sirhowy 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Fitzroy Avenue Roundabout Ebbw Vale Overflow River Ebbw 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water High Street West Abertillery Overflow River Tillery 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Rose Hayworth Road Storm Overflow River Ebbw Fach 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water High Street Blaina Storm Overflow Nant Yr Ystruth 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Canning Street Storm Overflow River Ebbw 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Vale Terrace 1 Storm Overflow Sirhowy River 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Brithdir Station Storm Overflow River Rhymni 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Lamb's Square Lower Square Storm Overflow River Ebbw 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Six Bells Road Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Sannan Street Storm Overflow River Rhymni 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Victoria Road Six Bells Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Harcourt Street Rear Storm Overflow River Ebbw 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Lower Square Storm Overflow River Ebbw 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water High Street Abertillery Storm Overflow River Tillery 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Pont-Y-Gof Storm No.2 Overflow River Ebbw 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Lillian Grove Rear Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Badminton Grove Beaufort Road Storm Overflow Ebbw Fawr 0 0h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Queens Square Ebbw Vale Storm Overflow Ebbw Fach River 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.

This project is not associated, approved or endorsed by any of the companies whose logos you see here.