Central Devon was polluted by sewage 6,655 times in 2023
lasting 62,803 hours - that's 7.27 years!
- but monitoring was disabled in some locations, so could be more

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Totals for Central Devon in 2023
111 Sites polluted by South West Water
6,655 sewage dumps
62,803 h duration
That's 7.27 years! On average 18.2 times a day
Change Over Time
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Waterways in Central Devon

Pollution Summary 2023

Here are all the reported sewage overflow totals for Central Devon 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 132 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 %
South West Water Wray Brook MORETONHAMPSTEAD WWTW 265 4,752 73.4
South West Water Beckamoor Brook FOLLY GATE WWTW SSO 170 3,601 100
South West Water River Dart BUCKFASTLEIGH STW 280 3,562 100
South West Water River Teign DUNSFORD WWTW 146 3,034 98.4
South West Water River Teign CHUDLEIGH WWTW 243 2,488 93.85
South West Water River Bovey HEATHFIELD STW 132 2,468 100
South West Water River Culm WWTW AT BRADNINCH 134 2,364 100
South West Water River Culm REWE WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 136 2,274 100
South West Water River Teign CHRISTOW WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 112 2,169 100
South West Water Coombe Stream SPREYTON STW 125 2,149 100
South West Water Liverton Brook SUMMERHILL PUMPING STATION 110 1,940 100
South West Water Ford Brook CHERITON BISHOP STW 96 1,921 100
South West Water Trusham Stream TRUSHAM SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 134 1,901 100
South West Water Wray Brook LUSTLEIGH WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORK 94 1,780 99
South West Water Little Dart River CHAWLEIGH STW 82 1,413 100
South West Water River Kenn KENN AND KENNFORD PUMPING STATION 65 1,389 27
South West Water River Exe BICKLEIGH WWTW 99 1,369 100
South West Water River Creedy PUDDINGTON STW 137 1,263 100
South West Water River Teign CHUDLEIGH KNIGHTON WWTW 124 1,153 100
South West Water River Yeo YEOFORD WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 97 1,131 100
South West Water River Taw BELSTONE AND SOUTH TAWTON WWTW 76 1,107 100
South West Water River Teign GREENACRES CSO 166 1,054 100
South West Water River Okement OKEHAMPTON STW 135 1,006 76.55
South West Water River Yeo ZEAL MONACHORUM STW 70 997 100
South West Water Heal-Eye Stream SILVERTON WWTW 52 807 100
South West Water Binneford Water PENNYMOOR SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 97 734 98.6
South West Water Unknown WWTW AT MORCHARD BISHOP 180 716 98.6
South West Water Scotley Brook CROCKERNWELL SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 145 695 100
South West Water Lilly Brook TEDBURN ST MARY STW 73 614 100
South West Water Pulworthy Brook HIGHAMPTON WASTEWATER TRTMENT WORKS 37 606 100
South West Water Unnamed Watercourse CADELEIGH STW 108 598 95.8
South West Water River Dalch LAPFORD SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 138 515 100
South West Water River Teign CHAGFORD WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 53 503 100
South West Water River Taw NORTH TAWTON WWTW 114 502 98.45
South West Water Doddiscombsleigh Stream DODDISCOMBSLEIGH STW 75 501 97.6
South West Water River Yeo/River Creedy LORDS MEADOW WWTW 73 497 97.2
South West Water Nadder Brook BROOK COTTAGE PUMPING STATION 62 466 92.1
South West Water River Taw SOUTH ZEAL PUMPING STATION 42 437 100
South West Water River Ashburton PEAR TREE CROSS CSO 64 436 50.3
South West Water River Lew HATHERLEIGH BRIDGE CSO 98 435 100
South West Water Fingle Brook DREWSTEIGNTON STW 160 417 96.7
South West Water River Teign TEIGN VILLAGE WWTW 131 414 75
South West Water Lilly Brook ROSE COTTAGE CSO 47 399 100
South West Water River Ashburn Via Sws STONEPARK CRESCENT 67 376 100
South West Water Northlew Strm And NORTHLEW SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 114 364 97.7
South West Water Unnamed Watercourse THROWLEIGH STW 38 362 100
South West Water Wray Brook STEWARD COTTAGES SSO 32 302 96
South West Water River Lew HATHERLEIGH STW 29 297 100
South West Water Hole Brook BROADWOODKELLY STW 29 268 100
South West Water River Bovey AYLIFFE'S BRIDGE CSO 66 260 91.1
South West Water Fingle Brook WHIDDON DOWN STW 24 207 100
South West Water Unknown EXBOURNE STW 60 169 75.4
South West Water River Creedy SHUTE WWTW 55 130 94.9
South West Water R Exe TURLAKE SPS 13 130 99.8
South West Water Wray Brook KINGS BRIDGE CSO 68 116 100
South West Water Lilly Brook PATHFINDER TERMINAL PS 18 111 100
South West Water River Creedy SANDFORD WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 61 94 100
South West Water East Okement River NORTH STREET CSO 63 89 100
South West Water Unknown SAMPFORD COURTNEY STW 35 89 100
South West Water River Lew MANOR HILL COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 83 87 95
South West Water River Dart OLD WOOLLEN MILL CSO 14 70 100
South West Water Unknown NEWTON ST CYRES STW 4 62 100
South West Water River Teign BUNKERS BRIDGE CSO 40 60 95.9
South West Water Fordland Brook THE COLLEGE IDE CSO 35 57 87
South West Water River Creedy HIGH MARSH PSEO (HALF MOON VILLAGE) 70 56 100
South West Water River Okement BRIGHTLEY WOODS CSO 43 51 94.5
South West Water East Webburn River WIDECOMBE STW 12 36 79.6
South West Water East Okement River OLD GATEWAY 1 COMBINED SEWER OF 49 31 98.2
South West Water Unknown THORVERTON WWTW 18 28 100
South West Water River Bovey BOVEY BRIDGE CSO 7 26 82.3
South West Water Labdon Stream WEMBWORTHY STW 7 25 100
South West Water River Lew 11 HIGH STREET CSO 47 25 100
South West Water River Teign CHAGFORD FIRE 1 CSO 47 22 91.2
South West Water Silverton Stream Via Sws SILVERTON PUMPING STATION 14 18 100
South West Water Berry Brook MILBURY LANE PUMPING STATION 30 14 100
South West Water Stream THE POST OFFICE CSO 22 13 100
South West Water Shobrooke Lake SHOBROOKE PS 2 12 100
South West Water River Bovey Via Sws A382 BYPASS VERGE CSO 8 11 96.7
South West Water River Okement THE OLDE SMITHY CSO 7 11 100
South West Water River Teign APPLE TREE HOUSE BROOMHILL CSO 3 10 100
South West Water Dean Burn ST LUKES CHURCH CSO 31 10 100
South West Water Stream NEW PARK (GARDEN) CSO 13 10 100
South West Water Rookery Brook BRIDFORD WWTW 26 8 100
South West Water Wray Brook SAWMILL SSO 19 8 54.8
South West Water River Creedy Via Sws HAWKINGS WAY CREDITION CSO 21 8 94.6
South West Water River Dalch COURT BARTON FARM CSO 40 7 100
South West Water Stream TAWSIDE HOUSE CSO 2 7 100
South West Water Stream POLSON HILL PSCSO/EO 2 6 100
South West Water Iver Creedy JOCKEY HILL CSO 25 6 100
South West Water East Okement River OLD GATEWAY 2 COMBINED SEWER OF 23 5 97.8
South West Water Alphin Brook SHILLINGFORD ST GEORGE WWTW CSO 5 4 100
South West Water Wadley Brook THOMPSONS TRANSPORT CSO 18 3 100
South West Water River Teign CHAGFORD FIRE 2 CSO 9 1 94.5
South West Water River Yeo JEWSONS YARD CSO 9 1 100
South West Water Holebrook HAYES BARN CSO 9 1 100
South West Water Wray Brook SOUTHMEAD CSO 7 1 91
South West Water Berry Brook MAIN ROAD CSO 7 1 100
South West Water Stream COACH ROAD CSO 3 1 80.7
South West Water Wadley Brook GPO EXCHANGE SSO 17 1 100
South West Water River Lew Via Sws 5A HIGH STREET CSO 7 0 100
South West Water Stream THE OLD DAIRY CSO 9 0 100
South West Water East Okement River TAXI RANK 1 COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 5 0 94.6
South West Water Wray Brook MARDON SSO 3 0 100
South West Water Stream SEARLE STREET CSO 3 0 92.8
South West Water River Creedy Via Sws MILL STREET COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 2 0 99.3
South West Water River Teign MELDON ROAD CSO 2 0 82.4
South West Water River Creedy STATION ROAD PSEO 19 0 100
South West Water River Lew Via Sws 8 HIGH STREET CSO 2 0 100
South West Water River Creedy CHURCH STREET COMBINED SEWER OVERFL 3 0 93.3
South West Water Unnamed Watercourse MEETH STW 2 0 100
South West Water River Lew SOUTH STREET CSO 1 0 89.7
South West Water River Creedy Via Sws CHURCH LANE COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 0 0 96.9
South West Water River Yeo RAILWAY PSCSO/EO 0 0 100
South West Water Stream OLD TIVERTON ROAD CSO 0 0 99.4
South West Water West Okement CASTLE HOSPITAL CSO 0 0 100
South West Water River Yeo BOW WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 0 0 100
South West Water River Creedy COUNCIL YARD PSCSO/EO 0 0 100
South West Water R Culm STOKE CANON PSEO 0 0 100
South West Water Stream BELLE PARADE CSO 0 0 95
South West Water Sandford Stream SANDFORD ROSE & CROWN CSO 0 0 64.5
South West Water River Exe Via Sws BULLEN STREET COMBINED SEWER OF 0 0 100
South West Water River Creedy MILL STREET COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 0 0 100
South West Water Stream STONE CROSS CSO 0 0 100
South West Water Ford Brook CHERITON BISHOP PSCSO/EO 0 0 100
South West Water River Taw STICKLEPATH BRIDGE CSO 0 0 100
South West Water Stream BULLER ROAD CSO 0 0 97.7
South West Water River Bovey Via Sw Sewer RIVERSIDE CSO 0 0 100
South West Water River Creedy Via Sws NORTH STREET CAR PARK CSO 0 0 94.1
South West Water River Yeo BARRIS CSO 0 0 100
South West Water Holly Water CHERITON FITZPAINE WWTW 0 0 0
South West Water Stream ST MARTINS LANE CSO 0 0 15.9
South West Water River Lew Via Sws BUDDLE LANE CSO 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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