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Central Devon

Polluted by sewage 5,048 times in 2025 lasting 47,776 hours - That's 5.53 years!

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Live data for Central Devon in 2026

So far this year (as of 11 Aug 2026, 21:46) there has been 40,815 hours of sewage overflows, from 268 CSO Combined Sewage Overflow - a device that, when operating, pours combined rainwater & sewage into a waterway s - that's 4.72 years!

Totals for Central Devon in 2025

112 Sites polluted by South West Water
5,048 sewage dumps
47,776 hours duration
That's 5.53 years. On average 13.8 times a day

Change Over Time

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Pollution Summary 2025

Here are all the reported sewage overflow totals for Central Devon in 2025. 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 all the declared CSO Combined Sewage Overflow - a device that, when operating, pours combined rainwater & sewage into a waterway s appeared to have monitoring enabled for more than 50% of the year

Company Waterway Site Sewage Dumps Duration (Hours) Reporting %
South West Water Holly Water CHERITON FITZPAINE WWTW 140 2,808 98.7
South West Water Beckamoor Brook FOLLY GATE WWTW SSO 126 2,580 100
South West Water River Kenn KENN AND KENNFORD PUMPING STATION 124 2,542 100
South West Water River Teign DUNSFORD WWTW 110 2,471 100
South West Water Wray Brook MORETONHAMPSTEAD WWTW 144 2,377 79.3
South West Water River Dart BUCKFASTLEIGH STW 183 2,209 100
South West Water River Bovey HEATHFIELD STW 106 2,112 99.4
South West Water River Teign CHUDLEIGH WWTW 180 1,906 99.95
South West Water River Yeo ZEAL MONACHORUM STW 97 1,886 100
South West Water Coombe Stream SPREYTON STW 113 1,683 96.25
South West Water River Teign GREENACRES CSO 158 1,651 96.2
South West Water River Culm WWTW AT BRADNINCH 98 1,549 100
South West Water Liverton Brook SUMMERHILL PUMPING STATION 87 1,364 100
South West Water Pulworthy Brook HIGHAMPTON WASTEWATER TRTMENT WORKS 95 1,323 100
South West Water River Okement OKEHAMPTON STW 145 1,275 100
South West Water River Taw BELSTONE AND SOUTH TAWTON WWTW 69 1,252 100
South West Water River Taw NORTH TAWTON WWTW 139 1,207 97.7
South West Water Wray Brook LUSTLEIGH WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORK 72 1,124 99.5
South West Water River Teign CHRISTOW WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 61 1,054 100
South West Water River Exe BICKLEIGH WWTW 79 992 100
South West Water Labdon Stream WEMBWORTHY STW 93 875 100
South West Water River Lew HATHERLEIGH STW 58 854 100
South West Water Little Dart River CHAWLEIGH STW 56 837 100
South West Water Unnamed Watercourse MEETH STW 70 629 100
South West Water Unknown WWTW AT MORCHARD BISHOP 124 593 97.6
South West Water River Teign CHUDLEIGH KNIGHTON WWTW 89 582 100
South West Water Unknown CHERITON BISHOP STW 41 520 100
South West Water Lilly Brook TEDBURN ST MARY STW 71 496 100
South West Water Scotley Brook CROCKERNWELL SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 104 458 100
South West Water Northlew Strm And NORTHLEW SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 76 436 93.4
South West Water Trusham Stream TRUSHAM SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 59 427 100
South West Water River Dalch LAPFORD SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 92 402 100
South West Water River Creedy PUDDINGTON STW 70 377 100
South West Water Doddiscombsleigh Stream DODDISCOMBSLEIGH STW 49 364 97.5
South West Water Binneford Water PENNYMOOR SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 44 347 84.9
South West Water River Teign CHAGFORD WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 40 336 100
South West Water Unknown EXBOURNE STW 84 319 88.9
South West Water River Teign TEIGN VILLAGE WWTW 32 305 98.3
South West Water River Ashburton PEAR TREE CROSS CSO 57 280 100
South West Water River Taw SOUTH ZEAL PUMPING STATION 29 198 100
South West Water River Bovey AYLIFFE'S BRIDGE CSO 43 189 100
South West Water River Yeo/River Creedy LORDS MEADOW WWTW 18 182 66.75
South West Water River Creedy SHUTE WWTW 43 174 99.6
South West Water River Ashburn Via Sws STONEPARK CRESCENT 39 174 99.8
South West Water River Lew HATHERLEIGH BRIDGE CSO 44 154 84
South West Water Heal-Eye Stream SILVERTON WWTW 17 147 100
South West Water Hole Brook BROADWOODKELLY STW 14 143 100
South West Water Lilly Brook PATHFINDER TERMINAL PS 19 138 100
South West Water Wray Brook STEWARD COTTAGES SSO 55 138 100
South West Water River Creedy SANDFORD WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 56 137 98.6
South West Water River Yeo YEOFORD WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 31 124 99.9
South West Water River Yeo RAILWAY PSCSO/EO 21 75 100
South West Water Wray Brook KINGS BRIDGE CSO 49 73 100
South West Water Fingle Brook DREWSTEIGNTON STW 26 70 84.9
South West Water Unnamed Watercourse THROWLEIGH STW 19 56 100
South West Water Unknown THORVERTON WWTW 14 54 100
South West Water River Creedy HIGH MARSH PSEO (HALF MOON VILLAGE) 44 46 100
South West Water River Okement BRIGHTLEY WOODS CSO 32 45 98.2
South West Water Lilly Brook ROSE COTTAGE CSO 34 43 99.4
South West Water River Teign BUNKERS BRIDGE CSO 27 42 97.6
South West Water River Dart OLD WOOLLEN MILL CSO 17 41 99.5
South West Water Fordland Brook THE COLLEGE IDE CSO 29 40 98.4
South West Water Alphin Brook SHILLINGFORD ST GEORGE WWTW CSO 13 40 100
South West Water East Okement River OLD GATEWAY 1 COMBINED SEWER OF 43 36 100
South West Water Nadder Brook BROOK COTTAGE PUMPING STATION 15 34 99.9
South West Water River Lew MANOR HILL COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 46 30 98.7
South West Water River Teign CHAGFORD FIRE 1 CSO 43 29 100
South West Water East Okement River NORTH STREET CSO 35 22 100
South West Water East Webburn River WIDECOMBE STW 14 20 89.2
South West Water River Bovey BOVEY BRIDGE CSO 5 19 99.3
South West Water River Okement THE OLDE SMITHY CSO 34 19 100
South West Water River Taw NORTH TAWTON PSCSO/EO 27 17 98.2
South West Water Wadley Brook THOMPSONS TRANSPORT CSO 33 16 100
South West Water Unknown SAMPFORD COURTNEY STW 15 15 100
South West Water River Dalch COURT BARTON FARM CSO 19 14 99.1
South West Water Stream THE POST OFFICE CSO 16 14 100
South West Water East Okement River OLD GATEWAY 2 COMBINED SEWER OF 24 13 97.7
South West Water River Yeo BOW WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 8 11 100
South West Water Rookery Brook BRIDFORD WWTW 31 9 97
South West Water River Yeo BARRIS CSO 6 9 93.9
South West Water River Creedy Via Sws HAWKINGS WAY CREDITION CSO 21 9 98.5
South West Water Shobrooke Lake SHOBROOKE PS 3 8 100
South West Water Dean Burn ST LUKES CHURCH CSO 23 8 100
South West Water Berry Brook MILBURY LANE PUMPING STATION 11 7 100
South West Water Stream POLSON HILL PSCSO/EO 2 5 100
South West Water West Okement CASTLE HOSPITAL CSO 2 4 97.4
South West Water Wadley Brook GPO EXCHANGE SSO 17 4 100
South West Water Iver Creedy JOCKEY HILL CSO 21 3 100
South West Water River Teign CHAGFORD FIRE 2 CSO 11 3 100
South West Water River Teign MELDON ROAD CSO 12 3 96.1
South West Water Stream NEW PARK (GARDEN) CSO 6 3 91.1
South West Water Stream TAWSIDE HOUSE CSO 1 2 100
South West Water Stream THE OLD DAIRY CSO 10 2 100
South West Water Wray Brook SOUTHMEAD CSO 8 2 100
South West Water River Bovey Via Sws A382 BYPASS VERGE CSO 4 1 100
South West Water Berry Brook MAIN ROAD CSO 10 1 100
South West Water Holebrook HAYES BARN CSO 7 1 100
South West Water River Exe Via Sws BULLEN STREET COMBINED SEWER OF 1 1 99.5
South West Water Wray Brook MARDON SSO 8 1 100
South West Water River Creedy STATION ROAD PSEO 44 1 100
South West Water River Yeo JEWSONS YARD CSO 7 1 100
South West Water East Okement River TAXI RANK 1 COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 4 0 100
South West Water River Lew SOUTH STREET CSO 4 0 100
South West Water Silverton Stream Via Sws SILVERTON PUMPING STATION 4 0 100
South West Water Stream COACH ROAD CSO 4 0 99.9
South West Water Stream SEARLE STREET CSO 5 0 100
South West Water River Creedy Via Sws CHURCH LANE COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 5 0 99.2
South West Water River Lew Via Sws 5A HIGH STREET CSO 3 0 100
South West Water River Creedy Via Sws MILL STREET COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 3 0 100
South West Water River Creedy CHURCH STREET COMBINED SEWER OVERFL 2 0 99.7
South West Water Wray Brook SAWMILL SSO 2 0 98.8
South West Water Unnamed Watercourse CADELEIGH STW 1 0 98.9
South West Water River Lew 11 HIGH STREET CSO 0 0 99.6
South West Water River Lew Via Sws 8 HIGH STREET CSO 0 0 97.3
South West Water River Teign APPLE TREE HOUSE BROOMHILL CSO 0 0 96.6
South West Water Stream BELLE PARADE CSO 0 0 97.6
South West Water River Lew Via Sws BUDDLE LANE CSO 0 0 100
South West Water Stream BULLER ROAD CSO 0 0 100
South West Water Ford Brook CHERITON BISHOP PSCSO/EO 0 0 100
South West Water River Creedy COUNCIL YARD PSCSO/EO 0 0 100
South West Water River Creedy MILL STREET COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 0 0 99
South West Water Unknown NEWTON ST CYRES STW 0 0 100
South West Water River Creedy Via Sws NORTH STREET CAR PARK CSO 0 0 99
South West Water Stream OLD TIVERTON ROAD CSO 0 0 100
South West Water River Bovey Via Sw Sewer RIVERSIDE CSO 0 0 100
South West Water Sandford Stream SANDFORD ROSE & CROWN CSO 0 0 100
South West Water Stream ST MARTINS LANE CSO 0 0 100
South West Water River Taw STICKLEPATH BRIDGE CSO 0 0 100
South West Water Stream STONE CROSS CSO 0 0 100
South West Water Fingle Brook WHIDDON DOWN STW 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. 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.

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