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City of Durham was polluted by sewage 3,492 times in 2023
lasting 21,346 hours - that's 2.47 years!
- but monitoring was disabled in some locations, so could be more

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Totals for City of Durham in 2023
95 Sites polluted by Northumbrian Water
3,492 sewage dumps
21,346 h duration
That's 2.47 years! On average 9.6 times a day
Change Over Time
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Waterways in City of Durham

Pollution Summary 2023

Here are all the reported sewage overflow totals for City of Durham 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 3 of the total 111 CSO locations had reporting enabled for less than half the year, of which 3 had zero reporting.

Company Waterway Site Sewage Dumps Duration (Hours) Reporting %
Northumbrian Water Deerness ESH WINNING SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 103 1,496 97.7
Northumbrian Water Pittington Beck LOW PITTINGTON PUMPING STATION 74 1,415 86.1
Northumbrian Water Steeley Burn SATLEY STW 114 1,137 79.4
Northumbrian Water Wear WILLINGTON STW 68 1,105 93.7
Northumbrian Water Coalford Beck PITTINGTON STW 126 1,103 99.7
Northumbrian Water Holy Well Burn SUNNYBROW SEWAGE PUMPING STATION 82 798 94.6
Northumbrian Water Wear BARKERS HAUGH STW 61 739 97.7
Northumbrian Water River Browney SNOWDONS FARM CSO 53 726 82.1
Northumbrian Water Wear CSO WV80 DISUSED STW HUNWICK 115 692 99.9
Northumbrian Water Hamsteels Beck QUEBEC PUMPING STATION 62 653 99.4
Northumbrian Water Wear WEST RAINTON STW 46 647 85
Northumbrian Water Wear BURNISTON DRIVE PS 63 611 98.7
Northumbrian Water Sherburn Beck SHERBURN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 57 554 99.7
Northumbrian Water River Wear FRANKLAND LANE CSO 70 533 69.9
Northumbrian Water Browney BEAR PARK (ALDIN GRANGE) STW 69 507 99.9
Northumbrian Water Saltwell Gill DURHAM UNIVERSITY STW 102 495 75.75
Northumbrian Water Browney STONEBRIDGE SEWAGE PUMPING STATION 100 419 99.95
Northumbrian Water River Browney FRONT STREET CSO 85 403 99.9
Northumbrian Water River Deerness ESH WINNING SPS 76 393 99.7
Northumbrian Water River Browney WITTON GILBERT STW 76 332 99.9
Northumbrian Water Unnamed Of River Browney BROWNEY LANE CSO 55 317 97.5
Northumbrian Water Wear, HIGH CARR ROAD CSO 96 314 100
Northumbrian Water River Deerness SCOUT HOUSE FARM 1 CSO 34 305 99.8
Northumbrian Water Wear FINCHALE VIEW 70 293 92.7
Northumbrian Water Priest Burn TOOL HIRE CSO 54 292 100
Northumbrian Water Deerness HIGH WATERHOUSE FARM (100M WEST OF) 38 271 100
Northumbrian Water River Wear MILLBURNGATE CSO 31 257 75.3
Northumbrian Water River Wear SANDS SYPHON SSO 48 250 87.2
Northumbrian Water Priest Burn FAIR VIEW STORM SEWAGE OVERFLOW 39 230 99.8
Northumbrian Water River Deerness ESH WINNING CSO POINT A2 46 216 98.2
Northumbrian Water River Wear BARKERS HAUGH NO 8 CSO 47 212 94.8
Northumbrian Water River Deerness BLEACH GREEN FARM CSO 34 205 90.7
Northumbrian Water River Wear PITHOUSE LANE CSO (WEST RAINTON 5) 51 181 90.5
Northumbrian Water River Browney ALDIN GRANGE CSO 43 181 82.2
Northumbrian Water River Wear LOW WILLINGTON PARK CSO 45 162 98.8
Northumbrian Water Browney LANGLEY PARK SEWAGE PS 31 157 100
Northumbrian Water Deerness ESH WINNING CSO POINT A2 33 147 96.6
Northumbrian Water Deerness ESH WINNING CSO POINT A2 31 147 99.9
Northumbrian Water Wear PELAW WOOD SEWER, NO 1 BATHS BRIDGE 40 144 99.9
Northumbrian Water Wear RUSSEL PLACE CSO 36 133 99.9
Northumbrian Water Black Dene Burn PITY ME SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 37 126 100
Northumbrian Water River Deerness SCOUT HOUSE FARM 2 CSO 32 124 98.8
Northumbrian Water Old Durham Beck SHINCLIFFE NO 2 PS 21 114 100
Northumbrian Water River Wear WALKERGATE DURHAM CSO 33 113 92.3
Northumbrian Water River Wear BARKERS HAUGH CSO NO. 10 35 108 99.9
Northumbrian Water Dene Burn DENESIDE CSO 46 106 99
Northumbrian Water River Browney TOLL HOUSE ROAD CSO 53 102 97.4
Northumbrian Water Wear LEAMSIDE CSO 10 96 100
Northumbrian Water Pelaw Wood Beck LAUREL AVENUE CSO 35 87 99.7
Northumbrian Water Browney BROWNEY STW 28 84 79
Northumbrian Water River Browney OPPOSITE 16 FRONT STREET CSO 44 83 91.6
Northumbrian Water Pittington Beck RENNYS LANE PUMPING STATION 20 78 100
Northumbrian Water Wear, WILLINGTON SYSTEM CSO 33 70 79.5
Northumbrian Water Pity Me Beck PITY ME ROUNDABOUT CSO 30 69 98.8
Northumbrian Water Wear SHINCLIFFE SSO MANHOLE NO. 2 19 68 99.8
Northumbrian Water Wear WEST RAINTON CSO DU085 35 67 100
Northumbrian Water Wear CANTEBURY ROAD CSO 28 67 100
Northumbrian Water Browney FRONT STREET CSO 59 58 100
Northumbrian Water Coldwell Burn LOCAL AVENUE 30 49 99.9
Northumbrian Water Shadforth Beck CHURCH VILLAS CSO 16 48 98.8
Northumbrian Water Unnamed Of River Wear BELMONT STW 4 46 79.7
Northumbrian Water River Browney GROVE TERRACE CSO DU005 36 42 97.7
Northumbrian Water Wear WEST RAINTON CSO DU085 26 41 99.3
Northumbrian Water River Wear SHINCLIFFE (A177) CSO 25 38 99.9
Northumbrian Water Goat'S Beck River Browney DURHAM SKILL CENTRE CSO DU008 18 37 99.7
Northumbrian Water River Browney BACK ELM STREET CSO 21 28 100
Northumbrian Water Wear SALISBURY PS 7 23 100
Northumbrian Water Willington Burn GARDNER AVENUE CSO 11 21 96.5
Northumbrian Water Steeley Burn MILLHOUSE FARM CSO 14 17 100
Northumbrian Water Unnamed Beck Rvr Wear CSO WV79 ROUGH LEA LANE 18 16 100
Northumbrian Water Stockley Beck BRANCEPETH CSO 23 16 99.6
Northumbrian Water Pittington Beck STATION BANK (DU21) 22 13 100
Northumbrian Water River Wear CHURCH STREET DU026 15 13 100
Northumbrian Water Wear HIGH ST CSO 9 12 100
Northumbrian Water Wear WEST RAINTON CSO DU085 11 12 77.2
Northumbrian Water River Wear CATHEDRAL BANKS CSO 16 10 98.3
Northumbrian Water Wear JUBILEE PLACE CSO 7 10 96.7
Northumbrian Water River Burn WATERHOUSE CSO 6 5 100
Northumbrian Water River Wear ELVET SYPHON CSO 3 2 26.2
Northumbrian Water Coalford Beck, SHERBURN SSO MANHOLE NO 32 5 2 98.8
Northumbrian Water Pittington Beck DEVONSHIRE ROAD WEST CSO 1 2 98
Northumbrian Water Ravensbush Burn SOUTH FARM CSO 4 2 99
Northumbrian Water Park House Gill OAKENSHAW CSO 6 2 100
Northumbrian Water Coalford Beck HIGH PITTINGTON STW CSO 7 2 79
Northumbrian Water River Wear BARKERS HAUGH NO 5 CSO 6 1 99.9
Northumbrian Water Sherburnhouse Beck SHERBURN SSO MANHOLE NO. 34 3 1 88.4
Northumbrian Water Goats Beck GOATSBECK TERRACE CSO 3 1 96
Northumbrian Water Willington Burn HUNWICK LANE CSO 4 1 100
Northumbrian Water Wear FALLSWAY CSO (DU57) 3 1 100
Northumbrian Water Wear/Pelaw Wood Beck CATHEDRAL BANKS CSO 4 1 91.6
Northumbrian Water Coalford Beck HIGH PITTINGTON CSOs, MHs 27,28&29 2 0 99.9
Northumbrian Water Sherburn House Beck CHAPEL COURT DU068 1 0 93
Northumbrian Water Hedleyhope Burn CORNSAY COLLIERY STORM SEWAGE OVERF 1 0 98.9
Northumbrian Water Relley Gill BROOM PARK OLD WORKS CSO 1 0 99.7
Northumbrian Water Flass Burn ATHERTON STREET CSO 1 0 96.8
Northumbrian Water Brancepeth Beck BRANCEPETH STW 0 0 0
Northumbrian Water River Wear WADDINGTON STREET CSO 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Pittington Beck DEVONSHIRE ROAD EAST CSO 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Pelaw Wood Beck PELAW WOOD ST. GILES CLOSE CSO 0 0 99.6
Northumbrian Water Sherburnhouse Beck SHERBURN SSO MANHOLE NO. 33 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Wear BARCLAYS A CSO ELVET 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Wear STOCKTON RD & QUARRY HEADS LN CSOs 0 0 88
Northumbrian Water Brancepeth Beck, RECTORY COTTAGE CSO 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Clvrtd River Wear AINSLEY STREET CSO 0 0 98
Northumbrian Water Deerness JOYCE TERRACE AND DEERNESS VIEW STW 0 0 0
Northumbrian Water Pittington Beck DRAGON LANE CSO 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Redhouse Gill, ROWAN DRIVE CSO (DU 52) 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water River Browney FRONT STREET CSO 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Browney WITTON GILBERT STW 0 0 0
Northumbrian Water Deerness BRANDON VILLAGE SSO 0 0 95.7
Northumbrian Water Hamsteels Beck REAR AGED MINERS HOMES CSO 0 0 94.9

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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