City of Durham - 2025 Sewage

Polluted by sewage 6,699 hours in 2025 , monitoring offline 30,145 hours , potential overflows 7,293 hours

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in City of Durham 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.

Totals for City of Durham in 2025

Sewage6,699 hours
Monitoring offline30,145 hours
Potential pollution7,293 hours
Storm overflows237

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Daily Data

Jan - 1,656 hours , 0 potential
Feb - 212 hours , 8 potential
Mar - 26 hours , 59 potential
Apr - 4 hours , 4 potential
May - 33 hours , 22 potential
Jun - 57 hours , 1,552 potential
Jul - 162 hours , 1,233 potential
Aug - 76 hours , 797 potential
Sept - 461 hours , 720 potential
Oct - 219 hours , 1,430 potential
Nov - 2,399 hours , 1,440 potential
Dec - 1,388 hours , 24 potential
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 39 444h 51m 21 h
Northumbrian Water WILLINGTON STW River Wear 29 427h 48m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 22 304h 3m -
Northumbrian Water SNOWDONS FARM CSO River Browney 22 255h 49m -
Northumbrian Water BARKERS HAUGH STW Wear 23 215h 38m -
Northumbrian Water ALDIN GRANGE (NORTH) STW River Browney 24 197h 20m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 18 194h 28m 43 h
Northumbrian Water BRANCEPETH SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS Brancepeth Beck 13 150h 30m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 21 144h 11m 179 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 32 128h 33m 81 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 8 125h 40m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 8 123h 22m -
Northumbrian Water SHERBURN SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS Sherburn Beck 16 110h 57m -
Northumbrian Water FRANKLAND LANE CSO River Wear 20 104h 4m -
Northumbrian Water FINCHALE VIEW Wear 18 96h 48m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 28 95h 52m 8 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 12 95h 7m 22 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 17 87h 41m 29 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 12 85h 56m 22 h
Northumbrian Water HIGH CARR ROAD CSO Wear, 20 83h 29m -
Northumbrian Water SATLEY SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS Steeley Burn 17 82h 10m -
Northumbrian Water LOW PITTINGTON PUMPING STATION Pittington Beck 9 80h 40m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 18 79h 38m 151 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 25 79h 20m 277 h
Northumbrian Water WITTON GILBERT STW River Browney 21 74h 32m -
Northumbrian Water ELVET SYPHON CSO River Wear 15 70h 44m -
Northumbrian Water STONEBRIDGE SEWAGE PUMPING STATION Browney 18 68h 59m -
Northumbrian Water HIGH PITTINGTON SEWAGE PUMPING STATION Coalford Beck 12 67h 19m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 28 65h 33m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 14 65h 2m 24 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 7 61h 28m -
Northumbrian Water ESH WINNING SPS River Deerness 10 60h 19m -
Northumbrian Water BROWNEY LANE CSO Unnamed Of River Browney 13 58h 43m -
Northumbrian Water SANDS SYPHON SSO River Wear 17 58h 28m -
Northumbrian Water FRONT STREET CSO River Browney 16 57h 10m -
Northumbrian Water DURHAM UNIVERSITY STW Saltwell Gill 13 56h 3m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 21 54h 21m 1,239 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 16 51h 40m 81 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 14 49h 8m 0 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 24 47h 55m 546 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 12 45h 23m 220 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 13 45h 23m 32 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 15 41h 44m -
Northumbrian Water STAGS HEAD CSO River Deerness 9 40h 34m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 5 40h 8m 1,129 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 6 39h 42m 31 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 20 38h 34m 1,057 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 23 38h 10m 86 h
Northumbrian Water FAIR VIEW STORM SEWAGE OVERFLOW Priest Burn 7 37h 40m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 19 37h 36m 161 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 7 37h 12m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 14 37h 4m 29 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 15 36h 27m 30 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 8 35h 47m 7 h
Northumbrian Water CSO WV80 DISUSED STW HUNWICK Wear 12 33h 10m -
Northumbrian Water LOW WILLINGTON PARK CSO River Wear 12 32h 58m -
Northumbrian Water HIGH WATERHOUSE FARM (100M WEST OF) Deerness 6 31h 30m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 16 31h 13m 15 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 7 31h 3m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 6 30h 1m 21 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 3 29h 30m 828 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 6 29h 24m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 6 29h 8m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 13 29h 3m 7 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 8 28h 46m 1,052 h
Northumbrian Water STONEBRIDGE SEWAGE PUMPING STATION Browney 14 28h 24m -
Northumbrian Water PITY ME SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS Black Dene Burn 10 27h 57m -
Northumbrian Water BARKERS HAUGH NO 8 CSO River Wear 7 27h 52m -
Northumbrian Water BLEACH GREEN FARM CSO River Deerness 10 27h 48m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 11 27h 12m 7 h
Northumbrian Water PELAW WOOD SEWER, NO 1 BATHS BRIDGE Wear 13 27h 12m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 10 27h 4m 36 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 14 26h 51m 7 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 9 25h 45m 44 h
Northumbrian Water SHINCLIFFE NO 2 PS Old Durham Beck 7 25h 44m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 10 25h 34m 757 h
Northumbrian Water CHAPEL STREET CSO Willington Burn 12 25h 4m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 7 24h 53m 43 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 20 23h 58m 207 h
Northumbrian Water TOLL HOUSE ROAD CSO River Browney 14 23h 28m 6 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 9 23h 5m 924 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 8 22h 44m 756 h
Northumbrian Water SUNNYBROW SEWAGE PUMPING STATION Holy Well Burn 13 22h 30m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 9 22h 29m 163 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 22 22h 24m 283 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 8 21h 41m 15 h
Northumbrian Water DENESIDE CSO Dene Burn 13 20h 50m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 12 20h 32m 260 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 14 19h 58m 18 h
Northumbrian Water RUSSEL PLACE CSO Wear 6 19h 12m -
Northumbrian Water Plawsworth Gate Combined Sewer Overflow Blackdene Burn 13 19h 10m -
Northumbrian Water LAUREL AVENUE CSO Pelaw Wood Beck 11 17h 52m -
Northumbrian Water MILLBURNGATE CSO River Wear 7 17h 50m -
Northumbrian Water HAMILTON ROW WATERHOUSES CSO Deerness 5 17h 30m -
Northumbrian Water JOYCE TERRACE AND DEERNESS VIEW STW Deerness 5 17h 19m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 6 16h 36m 590 h
Northumbrian Water WILLINGTON SYSTEM CSO Wear, 10 16h 31m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 9 15h 51m -
Northumbrian Water FININGS AVENUE SPS Browney 2 15h 35m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 12 15h 25m -
Northumbrian Water ESH WINNING CSO POINT A2 Deerness 6 15h 10m -
Northumbrian Water GROVE TERRACE CSO DU005 River Browney 10 14h 50m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 11 14h 18m 469 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 4 13h 4m 77 h
Northumbrian Water PITY ME ROUNDABOUT CSO Pity Me Beck 6 13h -
Northumbrian Water QUEBEC PUMPING STATION Hamsteels Beck 4 12h 57m -
Northumbrian Water SHINCLIFFE SSO MANHOLE NO. 2 Wear 4 12h 24m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 8 11h 57m 31 h
Northumbrian Water JUBILEE PLACE CSO Wear 1 11h 48m 624 h
Northumbrian Water OPPOSITE 16 FRONT STREET CSO River Browney 9 11h 22m -
Northumbrian Water SHINCLIFFE (A177) CSO River Wear 6 8h 52m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 7 8h 18m 353 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 14 8h 5m 596 h
Northumbrian Water SCOUT HOUSE FARM 1 CSO River Deerness 4 7h 50m -
Northumbrian Water SCOUT HOUSE FARM 2 CSO River Deerness 9 7h 32m -
Northumbrian Water DURHAM UNIVERSITY STW Saltwell Gill 8 6h 43m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 7 6h 41m 1,530 h
Northumbrian Water PELAW WOOD ST. GILES CLOSE CSO Pelaw Wood Beck 2 6h 25m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 7 6h 21m -
Northumbrian Water STATION BANK (DU21) Pittington Beck 7 4h 28m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 3 4h 23m 15 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 5 3h 53m -
Northumbrian Water DURHAM SKILL CENTRE CSO DU008 Goat'S Beck River Browney 3 3h 46m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 5 3h 40m -
Northumbrian Water BRANCEPETH CSO Stockley Beck 5 3h 40m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 9 3h 39m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 2 3h 17m 5,151 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 2 3h 1m 4,140 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 7 2h 54m 57 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 5 2h 46m 154 h
Northumbrian Water WALKERGATE DURHAM CSO River Wear 4 2h 44m -
Northumbrian Water LOCAL AVENUE Coldwell Burn 4 2h 38m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 3 1h 55m 15 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 4 1h 52m 38 h
Northumbrian Water BACK ELM STREET CSO River Browney 2 1h 40m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 2 1h 40m 236 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 4 1h 32m 7 h
Northumbrian Water GARDNER AVENUE CSO Willington Burn 3 1h 26m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 7 1h 20m -
Northumbrian Water MILLHOUSE FARM CSO Steeley Burn 1 1h 20m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 6 1h 19m 7 h
Northumbrian Water ALDIN GRANGE CSO River Browney 3 1h 10m 101 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 5 1h 8m 227 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 2 1h -
Northumbrian Water CHURCH VILLAS CSO Shadforth Beck 1 1h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 4 0h 54m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 2 0h 48m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 1 0h 46m 409 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 2 0h 44m 328 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 3 0h 42m 95 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 2 0h 40m 35 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 5 0h 40m 39 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 4 0h 38m 167 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 4 0h 34m 1,253 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 2 0h 32m 13 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 2 0h 32m 48 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 1 0h 32m 1,943 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 2 0h 27m 15 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 2 0h 22m 629 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 1 0h 15m 8 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 2 0h 14m 795 h
Northumbrian Water BROOM PARK OLD WORKS CSO Relley Gill 2 0h 10m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 1 0h 10m 15 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 4 0h 8m 300 h
Northumbrian Water LEAMSIDE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS River Wear 2 0h 4m -
Northumbrian Water SHERBURN SSO MANHOLE NO. 34 Sherburnhouse Beck 2 0h 4m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 2 0h 4m -
Northumbrian Water BARCLAYS A CSO ELVET Wear 1 0h 4m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 1 0h 4m 80 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 1 0h 2m 54 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 1 0h 2m 10 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 4 0h 548 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 1 0h 596 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 1 0h 1,264 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 1 0h 680 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 1 0h 178 h
Northumbrian Water COALFORD LANE CSO Coalford Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water RECTORY COTTAGE CSO Brancepeth Beck, 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water LEAMSIDE CSO Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water CATHEDRAL BANKS CSO River Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water HUNWICK LANE CSO Willington Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water DEVONSHIRE ROAD EAST CSO Pittington Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h 38 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water MILL LANE CSO Sherburnhouse Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h 8 h
Northumbrian Water WEST RAINTON STW CSO (DU081) Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water CSO WV79 ROUGH LEA LANE Unnamed Beck Rvr Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water TOOL HIRE CSO Priest Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water ESH WINNING SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS Priest Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h 15 h
Northumbrian Water PITHOUSE LANE CSO (WEST RAINTON 5) River Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water BARKERS HAUGH CSO NO. 10 River Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water WATERHOUSE CSO River Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water ROWAN DRIVE CSO (DU 52) Redhouse Gill, 0 0h 179 h
Northumbrian Water FRONT STREET CSO River Browney 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water CORNSAY COLLIERY STORM SEWAGE OVERF Hedleyhope Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h 47 h
Northumbrian Water CHURCH STREET DU026 River Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water HIGH PITTINGTON STW CSO Coalford Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water STOCKTON RD & QUARRY HEADS LN CSOS Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water REAR AGED MINERS HOMES CSO Hamsteels Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h 37 h
Northumbrian Water AINSLEY STREET CSO Clvrtd River Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water SHERBURN SSO MANHOLE NO 32 Coalford Beck, 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water SOUTH FARM CSO Ravensbush Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h 15 h
Northumbrian Water DEVONSHIRE ROAD WEST CSO Pittington Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water DRAGON LANE CSO Pittington Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water BELMONT STW Unnamed Of River Wear 0 0h 847 h
Northumbrian Water PITTINGTON STW Coalford Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water BRANDON VILLAGE SSO Deerness 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water OAKENSHAW CSO Park House Gill 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water FALLSWAY CSO (DU57) Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water SOUTH OF ROOKWOOD CSO NTY 003 Seaton Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water SALISBURY PS Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water RENNYS LANE PUMPING STATION Pittington Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water HIGH ST CSO Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water CHAPEL COURT DU068 Sherburn House Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water BARKERS HAUGH NO 5 CSO River Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water SHERBURN SSO MANHOLE NO. 33 Sherburnhouse Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h 14 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water ATHERTON STREET CSO Flass Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water WADDINGTON STREET CSO River Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water CANTEBURY ROAD CSO Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h 247 h
Northumbrian Water FRONT STREET CSO Browney 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water DU37 B Barclays Court Lane Wear/Pelaw Wood Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water CHURCH VALE CSO Coalford Beck 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water WEST RAINTON CSO DU085 Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water WEST RAINTON STW MANHOLE NO21 CSO Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water BROWNEY STW Browney 0 0h 1,070 h
Northumbrian Water GOATSBECK TERRACE CSO Goats Beck 0 0h -

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

Annual figures up to and including 2025 come from official water company returns. The 2026 figure is our own estimate, derived continuously from the companies' live data feeds.

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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