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East Grinstead and Uckfield - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 9,804 hours in 2026 - That's 1.13 years , potential overflows 12 hours so far..

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in East Grinstead and Uckfield so far for 2026. It is an estimate, based on very poor quality live data from the Water Companies. The water companies report their sewage to the Environment Agency every year in April. You can see the last reported year in the other page

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 - 5,199 hours
Feb - 4,083 hours , 12 potential
Mar - 86 hours
Apr - 0 hours
May - 3 hours
Jun - 0 hours
Jul - 0 hours
Aug - 10 hours
Sept - 96 hours
Oct - 323 hours
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Southern Water DANEHILL SSO - 115720 River Ouse 55 1,066h 51m -
Southern Water FOXHILL HAYWARDS HEATH CEO - 113544 River Adur 52 971h 41m 13 h
Southern Water WEST HOATHLY SSO - 115792 Coombe Brook 46 940h 3m -
Southern Water HARTFIELD ROAD FOREST ROW CSO - 103306 River Medway 53 831h 13m -
Southern Water NEWICK SSO - 115728 River Ouse 33 691h 47m -
Southern Water WITHYPITTS TURNERS HILL CEO - 108386 River Medway 45 678h 41m -
Southern Water MARESFIELD SSO - 115778 Shortbridge Stream 30 528h 50m -
Southern Water BARCOMBE NEW SSO - 115373 Bevern Stream 36 477h 14m -
Southern Water SCAYNES HILL SSO - 115742 River Ouse 35 448h 28m -
Southern Water WIVELSFIELD SSO - 116051 River Adur 43 440h 33m -
Southern Water PARTRIDGE PLACE TURNERS HILL CEO - 108304 River Medway 32 408h 15m -
Southern Water WIVELSFIELD CEO - 108387 Longford Ditch 27 348h 27m -
Southern Water ARDINGLY SSO - 115774 Lywood Stream 22 286h 32m -
Southern Water JACKIES LANE NEWICK CEO - 108263 River Ouse 25 247h 2m -
Southern Water STATION ROAD FOREST ROW CSO - 108345 River Medway 27 238h 40m -
Southern Water LUXFORDS LANE EAST GRINSTEAD SSO - 115786 Sunnyside Stream 13 163h 45m -
Southern Water NUTLEY SSO - 115724 Pippingford Brook 22 150h 18m -
Southern Water NURSERY LANE NUTLEY CEO - 108298 Freshwater River 15 122h 48m -
Southern Water COOKSBRIDGE CEO - 108209 North End Stream 16 122h -
Southern Water FURNACE WOOD FAIRWARP CEO - 109335 Shortbridge Stream 14 109h 7m -
Southern Water FERNHILL CLOSE CRAWLEY DOWN OUTSIDE XX CSO - 108289 Felbridge Wtr 17 106h 22m -
Southern Water BALCOMBE CEO - 115977 River Ouse 16 102h 14m -
Thames Water Pease Pottage SPS Gatwick Stream 5 54h -
Southern Water HAZEL WAY CRAWLEY DOWN CEO - 108245 River Medway 9 49h 2m -
Southern Water NEWICK CSO - 115996 River Ouse 13 44h 31m -
Southern Water UCKFIELD SSO - 115857 Ridgewood Stream 5 43h 10m -
Southern Water BALCOMBE SSO - 115796 River Ouse 4 30h 57m -
Southern Water COOPERS GREEN CEO - 108210 Freshwater River 6 24h 37m -
Southern Water WEST HOATHLY CEO - 108378 Cockhaise Brook 4 17h 17m -
Southern Water SCHOOL LANE DANEHILL CSO - 108311 River Ouze 2 14h 52m -
Southern Water ST JAMES COTTAGE BALCOMBE CSO - 108896 Balcombe Lake 3 14h 32m -
Southern Water ARDINGLY CSO - 111045 Lywood Stream River Ouse 2 13h 5m -
Southern Water HIGH STREET UCKFIELD CSO - 108371 Freshwater River 4 8h 46m -
Southern Water GLEAVE CLOSE EAST GRINSTEAD CEO - 108237 Shovelstrode Stream 1 3h 43m -
Southern Water BUXTED SSO - 115400 River Uck 1 3h 8m -
Southern Water HORSTED KEYNES CEO - 115988 Cockhaise Brook 1 0h 31m -
Southern Water SCAYNES HILL CSO - 116199 River Ouse 1 0h 25m -
Southern Water MOUNT NODDY CEMETERY EAST GRINSTEAD CSO - 108260 Unamed Medway Via Pond 1 0h 18m -
Southern Water WEST HOATHLY CEO - 108378 Cockhaise Brook 0 0h -
Southern Water DALLAWAY GARDENS EAST GRINSTEAD CSO - 108319 R Medway 0 0h -
Southern Water WIVELSFIELD SSO - 116051 River Adur 0 0h -
Southern Water SCAYNES HILL SSO - 115742 River Ouse 0 0h -
Southern Water FURNACE WOOD FAIRWARP CEO - 109335 Shortbridge Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water STATION ROAD FOREST ROW CSO - 108345 River Medway 0 0h -
Southern Water BUXTED SSO - 115400 River Uck 0 0h -
Southern Water DANEHILL SSO - 115720 River Ouse 0 0h -
Southern Water FRAMFIELD ROAD UCKFIELD CEO - 108227 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water ARDINGLY CSO - 111045 Lywood Stream River Ouse 0 0h -
Southern Water MARESFIELD SSO - 115778 Shortbridge Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water ST JAMES COTTAGE BALCOMBE CSO - 108896 Balcombe Lake 0 0h -
Southern Water SOUTH STREET CHAILEY CEO - 108337 Longford Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water WITHYPITTS TURNERS HILL CEO - 108386 River Medway 0 0h -
Southern Water CHARLWOODS ROAD EAST GRINSTEAD CSO - 108203 Eden Vale Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Southern Water NURSERY LANE NUTLEY CEO - 108298 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water NEWICK CSO - 115996 River Ouse 0 0h -
Southern Water SOUTH STREET CHAILEY CEO - 108337 Longford Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water FOXHILL HAYWARDS HEATH CEO - 113544 River Adur 0 0h -
Southern Water MOUNT NODDY CEMETERY EAST GRINSTEAD CSO - 108260 Unamed Medway Via Pond 0 0h -
Southern Water LUXFORDS LANE EAST GRINSTEAD SSO - 115786 Sunnyside Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water COOPERS GREEN CEO - 108210 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water WEST HOATHLY SSO - 115792 Coombe Brook 0 0h -
Southern Water JACKIES LANE NEWICK CEO - 108263 River Ouse 0 0h -
Southern Water NEWICK SSO - 115728 River Ouse 0 0h -
Southern Water DALLAWAY GARDENS EAST GRINSTEAD CSO - 108319 R Medway 0 0h -
Southern Water UCKFIELD SSO - 115857 Ridgewood Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water HARTFIELD ROAD FOREST ROW CSO - 103306 River Medway 0 0h -
Southern Water FRAMFIELD ROAD UCKFIELD CEO - 108227 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water COOKSBRIDGE CEO - 108209 North End Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Southern Water ARDINGLY SSO - 115774 Lywood Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water HAZEL WAY CRAWLEY DOWN CEO - 108245 River Medway 0 0h -
Southern Water BELL LANE UCKFIELD CEO - 108349 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water FRAMFIELD ROAD UCKFIELD OUTSIDE XX CSO - 108228 Framfield Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water CHARLWOODS ROAD EAST GRINSTEAD CSO - 108203 Eden Vale Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water NUTLEY SSO - 115724 Pippingford Brook 0 0h -
Southern Water SCHOOL LANE DANEHILL CSO - 108311 River Ouze 0 0h -
Southern Water WIVELSFIELD CEO - 108387 Longford Ditch 0 0h -
Southern Water HORSTED KEYNES SSO - 115915 Cockhaise Brook 0 0h -
Southern Water BARCOMBE NEW SSO - 115373 Bevern Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water BALCOMBE SSO - 115796 River Ouse 0 0h -
Southern Water PARTRIDGE PLACE TURNERS HILL CEO - 108304 River Medway 0 0h -
Southern Water BALCOMBE CEO - 115977 River Ouse 0 0h -
Southern Water HIGH STREET UCKFIELD CSO - 108371 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water HORSTED KEYNES SSO - 115915 Cockhaise Brook 0 0h -
Southern Water BLACKMORES FARM WIVELSFIELD CSO - 108190 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water BELL LANE UCKFIELD CEO - 108349 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water BLACKMORES FARM WIVELSFIELD CSO - 108190 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Thames Water Pease Pottage SPS Gatwick Stream 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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