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Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 17,634 hours in 2026 - That's 2.04 years so far..

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe 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 - 7,107 hours
Feb - 8,662 hours
Mar - 1,863 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 Llanwrtyd Wells Storm Overflow Afon Irfon 65 1,355 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Trebanos WwTW Storm Overflow River Tawe 64 1,353 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Trecastle WwTW Storm Overflow Nant Logyn 68 1,337 h 51m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Talybont WwTW Storm Overflow Caerfanell 57 895 h 21m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Brecon WwTW Storm Overflow River Usk 45 846 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Legar Storm Overflow River Usk 46 819 h 52m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Brecon Road Cae'r Lan Storm Overflow Tributary of Afon Tawe 48 800 h 56m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Pontneddfechan WwTW Storm Overflow River Mellte 55 725 h 53m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water A4068 over River Cwmtwrch Uchaf Storm Overflow Afon Twrch 48 707 h 6m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Crickhowell WwTW Storm Overflow River Usk 41 672 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bwlch WwTW Storm Overflow River Usk 56 642 h 55m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Graig Road Bridge Storm Overflow River Garnant 46 575 h 41m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llandrindod Wells WwTW Storm Overflow River Ithon 44 561 h 25m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llangunllo Storm Overflow River Llugwy 27 479 h 35m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Sennybridge WwTW Storm Overflow River Usk 40 445 h 42m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bethel Road Cwm-twrch Isaf Overflow Afon Twrch 40 346 h 8m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Talgarth WwTW Storm Overflow River Llynfi 29 333 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Crossgates WwTW Storm Overflow Tributary of Afon Eithon 31 333 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Beulah WwTW Storm Overflow Afon Cammarch 49 263 h 51m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Three Cocks Storm Overflow Tregoyd Brook 27 218 h 48m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Min-Y-Rhos Footbridge Storm Overflow River Tawe 24 210 h 20m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Heol Y Maes Storm Overflow Llech Brook 32 209 h 44m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water The Strand Storm Overflow River Wye 23 205 h 22m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Glasbury WwTW Storm Overflow River Wye 17 195 h 22m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Rock Park Close Llandrindod Wells Overflow Arlais Brook 32 188 h 16m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llangynidr Coed-Yr-Ynys Storm Overflow River Usk 25 185 h 50m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Station Road Caehopkin Storm Overflow Nant Helen 25 183 h 55m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Rhayader WwTW Tank Storm Overflow Tributary of Afon Gwy 27 180 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Howey WwTW Storm Overflow Howey Brook 20 167 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llanddewi Toll House Storm Overflow River Ithon 17 159 h 4m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Herbert Street Pontardawe Storm Overflow Upper Clydach 33 157 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Gwaun Cae Gurwen Graig Road Storm Overflow River Amman 23 154 h 58m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Coelbren Storm Overflow Unnamed Tributary of Nant Llech 23 106 h 23m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Sennybridge Storm Overflow River Usk 10 105 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Abernant Lake Storm Overflow Afon Irfon 16 101 h 36m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Heol Gouesnou Storm Overflow River Usk 8 91 h 38m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Crickhowell Garn 1 Storm Overflow River Usk 23 87 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Broad Street Storm Overflow River Wye 20 87 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Glasbury WwTW Settled Storm Overflow River Wye 16 78 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Pontardawe Leisure Centre Storm Overflow River Tawe 18 64 h 9m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water James Street Pontardawe Storm Overflow Upper Clydach River 14 59 h 29m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llanelwedd Storm Overflow Henllan Brook 14 57 h 27m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Trefecca Old Railway Storm Overflow River Llynfi 10 56 h 12m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Southwest of Glyn Road Storm Overflow River Amman 12 54 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Canal Road Brecon Storm Overflow River Usk 28 51 h 55m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Presteigne WwTW Storm Overflow Afon Lliw 7 48 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Dolwen Fields Storm Overflow River Ithon 8 48 h 12m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ddole Road Llandrindod Wells Overflow River Ithon 11 46 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Trebanos The Grove Storm Overflow River Tawe 6 45 h 21m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Cefn Gorwydd WwTW Storm Overflow Afon Irfon 7 41 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ger-Yr-Afon Storm Overflow Nant Hir 14 40 h 20m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Builth Wells WwTW Storm Overflow River Wye 38 40 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water South of A4067 Abercraf Storm Overflow River Tawe 15 37 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Heol Glantawe Ystradgynlais No 2 Storm Overflow River Tawe 15 35 h 1m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water NCN437 Cwmllynfell Overflow River Llynfell 12 33 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water East of Brecon WwTW Storm Overflow River Usk 6 30 h 43m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ithon Road Storm Overflow River Ithon 14 28 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ystradgynlais Cwmtwrch Bridge Street Storm Overflow Afon Twrch 7 27 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bronllys Storm Overflow Unnamed Watercourse 10 26 h 50m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Penybont Overflow River Ithon 3 25 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bryn Bach Road Storm Overflow River Amman 15 21 h 34m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ynyscedwyn Road Ystradgynlais Storm Overflow River Tawe 4 20 h 14m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Waurn Gyrlais Footpath Storm Overflow Tributary of Nant Gyrlais 7 18 h 24m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Lamb Bridge Storm Overflow Nant Llynfell 5 15 h 59m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Station Road Rear Abercraf Storm Overflow River Tawe 8 15 h 57m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Erwood Overflow Clettwr Brook 4 11 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Heol Eglwys Ystradgynlais Storm Overflow River Tawe 9 10 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Rhayader WwTW Inlet Storm Overflow River Wye 9 8 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water West of Long Street Penrhos Storm Overflow River Tawe 3 8 h 13m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Field West of Brecon WwTW Storm Overflow River Usk 3 7 h 25m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Temple Street Llandrindod Wells Overflow River Ithon 12 7 h 11m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Caer-Lan Abercraf Storm Overflow River Tawe 1 4 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Newbridge -on-Wye WwTW Storm Overflow River Wye 4 3 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ford Street Storm Overflow Afon Lliw 1 2 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Park Lane Llandrindod Wells Storm Overflow River Ithon 4 2 h 8m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Lon Catwg Storm Overflow Unnamed Tributary of the Nant Gelli-Nedd 2 1 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Church Lane Storm Overflow Tributary of Afon Gwy 2 1 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bronllys Road South Storm Overflow River Ennig 1 1 h 14m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ystalyfera Glanyrafon Road Storm Overflow River Tawe 1 1 h 7m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llangammarch Wells WwTW Storm Overflow Afon Irfon 2 1 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Upstream of Crickhowell Garn 1 Storm Overflow River Usk 1 0 h 56m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Primrose Lane Lon Y Wern Storm Overflow Nant Llechau 1 0 h 26m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Dan-y-Gollen Overflow Grwyne Fawr 1 0 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water A4067 and Ynysmeudw Road Roundabout Storm Overflow River Tawe 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llangors Overflow River Llynfi 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Unknown Unknown 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llanyre WwTW Overflow River Ithon 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bronllys Road North Storm Overflow River Llynfi 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Wye Bridge Storm Overflow River Wye 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bullpit Meadow Storm Overflow River Usk 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llanfrynach WwTW Storm Overflow Nant Menasgin 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llandrindod Wells Crabtree Green Storm Overflow River Ithon 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Unknown Unknown 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water North Road Storm Overflow River Wye 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llanwrthwl WwTW Overflow River Wye 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Brynawelon Storm Overflow River Usk 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Heol Glantawe Ystradgynlais Storm Overflow River Afan 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Unknown Unknown 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llys Tawel Ystradgynlais Storm Overflow River Tawe 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Talybont Cattle Market Storm Overflow Caerfanell 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bridge Street Crickhowell Storm Overflow River Usk 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Warren Close Overflow River Wye 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Crickhowell Garn 2 Storm Overflow River Usk 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Gwernyfed Park Storm Overflow Felindre Brook 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ystradgynlais WwTW Wetland Return Storm Overflow River Tawe 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water River Tawe Godre'r Graig Storm Overflow River Tawe 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Tawe Terrace Storm Overflow River Tawe 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Water Lane Rhayader Overflow River Wye 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Rhayader Fields Storm Overflow River Wye 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Crai WwTW Storm Overflow Nant Ddu 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Waun Capel Parc Storm Overflow River Wye 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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