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Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe - 2025 Sewage

Polluted by sewage 31,653 hours in 2025 - That's 3.66 years

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe 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 - 0 hours
Feb - 3,064 hours
Mar - 190 hours
Apr - 468 hours
May - 218 hours
Jun - 1,472 hours
Jul - 84 hours
Aug - 211 hours
Sept - 3,739 hours
Oct - 2,033 hours
Nov - 8,350 hours
Dec - 11,819 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 117 2,140 h 14m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Trebanos WwTW Storm Overflow River Tawe 108 2,093 h 14m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Graig Road Bridge Storm Overflow River Garnant 146 1,810 h 49m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Brecon Road Cae'r Lan Storm Overflow Tributary of Afon Tawe 117 1,634 h 5m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Trecastle WwTW Storm Overflow Nant Logyn 121 1,596 h 2m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Pontneddfechan WwTW Storm Overflow River Mellte 158 1,347 h 53m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Sennybridge WwTW Storm Overflow River Usk 94 1,115 h 18m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water A4068 over River Cwmtwrch Uchaf Storm Overflow Afon Twrch 81 1,071 h 47m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Brecon WwTW Storm Overflow River Usk 63 1,018 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llandrindod Wells WwTW Storm Overflow River Ithon 71 893 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bethel Road Cwm-twrch Isaf Overflow Afon Twrch 81 867 h 12m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Trebanos The Grove Storm Overflow River Tawe 78 831 h 8m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Beulah WwTW Storm Overflow Afon Cammarch 58 768 h 39m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bwlch WwTW Storm Overflow River Usk 73 677 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Sennybridge Storm Overflow River Usk 33 637 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Herbert Street Pontardawe Storm Overflow Upper Clydach 86 625 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Gwaun Cae Gurwen Graig Road Storm Overflow River Amman 69 616 h 17m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Crossgates WwTW Storm Overflow Tributary of Afon Eithon 54 610 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Station Road Caehopkin Storm Overflow Nant Helen 43 456 h 58m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Rock Park Close Llandrindod Wells Overflow Arlais Brook 70 451 h 1m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Coelbren Storm Overflow Unnamed Tributary of Nant Llech 71 440 h 2m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Heol Y Maes Storm Overflow Llech Brook 58 422 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Howey WwTW Storm Overflow Howey Brook 44 413 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Abernant Lake Storm Overflow Afon Irfon 54 389 h 28m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Station Road Rear Abercraf Storm Overflow River Tawe 50 386 h 21m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Pontardawe Leisure Centre Storm Overflow River Tawe 68 361 h 53m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ystradgynlais WwTW Wetland Return Storm Overflow River Tawe 25 353 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Min-Y-Rhos Footbridge Storm Overflow River Tawe 50 350 h 39m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llanddewi Toll House Storm Overflow River Ithon 48 343 h 3m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Southwest of Glyn Road Storm Overflow River Amman 46 337 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Rhayader WwTW Tank Storm Overflow Tributary of Afon Gwy 36 265 h 7m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Crickhowell Garn 1 Storm Overflow River Usk 41 262 h 40m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ger-Yr-Afon Storm Overflow Nant Hir 47 231 h 37m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ddole Road Llandrindod Wells Overflow River Ithon 40 217 h 59m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water The Strand Storm Overflow River Wye 49 216 h 57m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Heol Glantawe Ystradgynlais No 2 Storm Overflow River Tawe 56 212 h 44m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ystradgynlais Cwmtwrch Bridge Street Storm Overflow Afon Twrch 35 210 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Lamb Bridge Storm Overflow Nant Llynfell 34 205 h 46m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Cefn Gorwydd WwTW Storm Overflow Afon Irfon 43 198 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ynyscedwyn Road Ystradgynlais Storm Overflow River Tawe 25 194 h 21m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Dolwen Fields Storm Overflow River Ithon 41 191 h 28m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llangunllo Storm Overflow River Llugwy 21 191 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ithon Road Storm Overflow River Ithon 51 186 h 23m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Unknown Unknown 11 185 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llanelwedd Storm Overflow Henllan Brook 26 180 h 57m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water NCN437 Cwmllynfell Overflow River Llynfell 50 176 h 27m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water James Street Pontardawe Storm Overflow Upper Clydach River 54 175 h 43m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water West of Long Street Penrhos Storm Overflow River Tawe 28 163 h 33m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water A4067 and Ynysmeudw Road Roundabout Storm Overflow River Tawe 29 161 h 16m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Talgarth WwTW Storm Overflow River Llynfi 18 155 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Legar Storm Overflow River Usk 39 153 h 47m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Talybont WwTW Storm Overflow Caerfanell 53 148 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bryn Bach Road Storm Overflow River Amman 40 147 h 36m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Church Lane Storm Overflow Tributary of Afon Gwy 26 130 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Caer-Lan Abercraf Storm Overflow River Tawe 16 126 h 6m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water South of A4067 Abercraf Storm Overflow River Tawe 39 120 h 43m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Glasbury WwTW Storm Overflow River Wye 14 119 h 35m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llangynidr Coed-Yr-Ynys Storm Overflow River Usk 27 110 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Builth Wells WwTW Storm Overflow River Wye 22 103 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Canal Road Brecon Storm Overflow River Usk 51 98 h 55m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ystalyfera Glanyrafon Road Storm Overflow River Tawe 28 97 h 24m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Lon Catwg Storm Overflow Unnamed Tributary of the Nant Gelli-Nedd 32 85 h 37m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water East of Brecon WwTW Storm Overflow River Usk 20 82 h 29m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Penybont Overflow River Ithon 12 74 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llys Tawel Ystradgynlais Storm Overflow River Tawe 17 70 h 57m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bronllys Storm Overflow Unnamed Watercourse 38 69 h 3m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Three Cocks Storm Overflow Tregoyd Brook 22 68 h 16m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Upstream of Crickhowell Garn 1 Storm Overflow River Usk 6 64 h 50m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Rhayader WwTW Inlet Storm Overflow River Wye 29 58 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Field West of Brecon WwTW Storm Overflow River Usk 17 55 h 11m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Presteigne WwTW Storm Overflow Afon Lliw 11 53 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Heol Eglwys Ystradgynlais Storm Overflow River Tawe 23 46 h 17m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Park Lane Llandrindod Wells Storm Overflow River Ithon 16 45 h 10m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llangammarch Wells WwTW Storm Overflow Afon Irfon 6 45 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Tawe Terrace Storm Overflow River Tawe 10 41 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Trefecca Old Railway Storm Overflow River Llynfi 14 40 h 34m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Heol Glantawe Ystradgynlais Storm Overflow River Afan 9 40 h 23m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Temple Street Llandrindod Wells Overflow River Ithon 27 38 h 24m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Newbridge -on-Wye WwTW Storm Overflow River Wye 22 37 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Broad Street Storm Overflow River Wye 23 34 h 8m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Waurn Gyrlais Footpath Storm Overflow Tributary of Nant Gyrlais 9 26 h 42m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Glasbury WwTW Settled Storm Overflow River Wye 8 26 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llanfrynach WwTW Storm Overflow Nant Menasgin 9 24 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Primrose Lane Lon Y Wern Storm Overflow Nant Llechau 12 20 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llandrindod Wells Crabtree Green Storm Overflow River Ithon 12 15 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Talybont Cattle Market Storm Overflow Caerfanell 9 14 h 44m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Crickhowell WwTW Storm Overflow River Usk 2 14 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water River Tawe Godre'r Graig Storm Overflow River Tawe 8 12 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Unknown Unknown 1 11 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Crickhowell Garn 2 Storm Overflow River Usk 1 8 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water North Road Storm Overflow River Wye 7 6 h 11m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Water Lane Rhayader Overflow River Wye 3 4 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llanwrthwl WwTW Overflow River Wye 2 4 h 29m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bronllys Road South Storm Overflow River Ennig 3 2 h 28m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Erwood Overflow Clettwr Brook 2 1 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Crai WwTW Storm Overflow Nant Ddu 1 1 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Unknown Unknown 1 0 h 45m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Brynawelon Storm Overflow River Usk 1 0 h 30m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Rhayader Fields Storm Overflow River Wye 2 0 h 29m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Wye Bridge Storm Overflow River Wye 1 0 h 29m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Heol Gouesnou Storm Overflow River Usk 1 0 h 29m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Gwernyfed Park Storm Overflow Felindre Brook 1 0 h 16m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llanyre WwTW Overflow River Ithon 1 0 h 15m -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Ford Street Storm Overflow Afon Lliw 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Waun Capel Parc Storm Overflow River Wye 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Dan-y-Gollen Overflow Grwyne Fawr 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bullpit Meadow Storm Overflow River Usk 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Llangors Overflow River Llynfi 0 0 h -
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Bronllys Road North Storm Overflow River Llynfi 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 -

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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