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East Grinstead and Uckfield - 2025 Sewage

Polluted by sewage 8,878 hours in 2025 - That's 1.03 years , monitoring offline 202 hours , potential overflows 596 hours

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in East Grinstead and Uckfield 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.

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Daily Data

Jan - 3,284 hours
Feb - 969 hours , 202 offline
Mar - 117 hours , 37 potential
Apr - 3 hours , 559 potential
May - 1 hours
Jun - 62 hours
Jul - 91 hours
Aug - 88 hours
Sept - 311 hours
Oct - 824 hours
Nov - 498 hours
Dec - 2,624 hours
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Southern Water WEST HOATHLY SSO - 115792 Coombe Brook 53 1,034 h 59m -
Southern Water FOXHILL HAYWARDS HEATH CEO - 113544 River Adur 43 683 h 39m -
Southern Water SCHOOL LANE DANEHILL CSO - 108311 River Ouze 25 565 h 41m -
Southern Water DANEHILL SSO - 115720 River Ouse 36 399 h 4m -
Southern Water BARCOMBE NEW SSO - 115373 Bevern Stream 39 374 h 54m -
Southern Water WIVELSFIELD SSO - 116051 River Adur 29 354 h 57m -
Southern Water WEST HOATHLY SSO - 115792 Coombe Brook 17 352 h 34m -
Southern Water DANEHILL SSO - 115720 River Ouse 16 337 h 56m -
Southern Water FOXHILL HAYWARDS HEATH CEO - 113544 River Adur 17 318 h 51m -
Southern Water HARTFIELD ROAD FOREST ROW CSO - 103306 River Medway 40 286 h 40m -
Southern Water BARCOMBE NEW SSO - 115373 Bevern Stream 16 237 h -
Southern Water HORSTED KEYNES SSO - 115915 Cockhaise Brook 18 235 h 52m -
Southern Water NEWICK SSO - 115728 River Ouse 14 224 h 5m -
Southern Water MARESFIELD SSO - 115778 Shortbridge Stream 15 174 h 34m -
Southern Water WIVELSFIELD SSO - 116051 River Adur 14 171 h 1m -
Southern Water SCAYNES HILL SSO - 115742 River Ouse 20 161 h 9m -
Thames Water Pease Pottage SPS Gatwick Stream 27 159 h 45m 799 h
Southern Water BUXTED SSO - 115400 River Uck 14 159 h 37m -
Southern Water WIVELSFIELD CEO - 108387 Longford Ditch 10 155 h 32m -
Southern Water HARTFIELD ROAD FOREST ROW CSO - 103306 River Medway 16 150 h 26m -
Southern Water BALCOMBE SSO - 115796 River Ouse 13 132 h 6m -
Southern Water WIVELSFIELD CEO - 108387 Longford Ditch 16 129 h 15m -
Southern Water SCAYNES HILL SSO - 115742 River Ouse 12 124 h 7m -
Southern Water NEWICK SSO - 115728 River Ouse 11 121 h 51m -
Southern Water BALCOMBE CEO - 115977 River Ouse 15 119 h 43m -
Southern Water PARTRIDGE PLACE TURNERS HILL CEO - 108304 River Medway 20 117 h 48m -
Southern Water HIGH STREET UCKFIELD CSO - 108371 Freshwater River 17 109 h 18m -
Southern Water JACKIES LANE NEWICK CEO - 108263 River Ouse 16 107 h 28m -
Southern Water PARTRIDGE PLACE TURNERS HILL CEO - 108304 River Medway 9 105 h 57m -
Southern Water WITHYPITTS TURNERS HILL CEO - 108386 River Medway 12 100 h 13m -
Southern Water NEWICK CSO - 115996 River Ouse 14 81 h 7m -
Southern Water LUXFORDS LANE EAST GRINSTEAD SSO - 115786 Sunnyside Stream 6 75 h 15m -
Southern Water ARDINGLY SSO - 115774 Lywood Stream 11 70 h 22m -
Southern Water WITHYPITTS TURNERS HILL CEO - 108386 River Medway 17 70 h 3m -
Southern Water NUTLEY SSO - 115724 Pippingford Brook 12 67 h 49m -
Southern Water ARDINGLY SSO - 115774 Lywood Stream 7 64 h 4m -
Southern Water NUTLEY SSO - 115724 Pippingford Brook 9 59 h 5m -
Southern Water FURNACE WOOD FAIRWARP CEO - 109335 Shortbridge Stream 6 52 h 29m -
Southern Water HAZEL WAY CRAWLEY DOWN CEO - 108245 River Medway 14 52 h 17m -
Southern Water JACKIES LANE NEWICK CEO - 108263 River Ouse 9 51 h 43m -
Southern Water COOKSBRIDGE CEO - 108209 North End Stream 7 47 h 22m -
Southern Water BELL LANE UCKFIELD CEO - 108349 Freshwater River 7 40 h 15m -
Southern Water COOKSBRIDGE CEO - 108209 North End Stream 7 39 h 28m -
Southern Water NURSERY LANE NUTLEY CEO - 108298 Freshwater River 6 32 h 21m -
Southern Water COOPERS GREEN CEO - 108210 Freshwater River 9 32 h 20m -
Southern Water UCKFIELD SSO - 115857 Ridgewood Stream 6 31 h 51m -
Southern Water STATION ROAD FOREST ROW CSO - 108345 River Medway 7 26 h 20m -
Southern Water LUXFORDS LANE EAST GRINSTEAD SSO - 115786 Sunnyside Stream 2 25 h -
Southern Water Unknown Unknown 2 21 h -
Southern Water BELL LANE UCKFIELD CEO - 108349 Freshwater River 2 17 h 53m -
Southern Water NURSERY LANE NUTLEY CEO - 108298 Freshwater River 9 17 h 51m -
Southern Water ST JAMES COTTAGE BALCOMBE CSO - 108896 Balcombe Lake 11 17 h 48m -
Southern Water WEST HOATHLY CEO - 108378 Cockhaise Brook 6 17 h 41m -
Southern Water STATION ROAD FOREST ROW CSO - 108345 River Medway 7 17 h 40m -
Southern Water FERNHILL CLOSE CRAWLEY DOWN OUTSIDE XX CSO - 108289 Felbridge Wtr 2 14 h 16m -
Thames Water Pease Pottage SPS Gatwick Stream 2 13 h 30m -
Southern Water MARESFIELD SSO - 115778 Shortbridge Stream 2 12 h 50m -
Southern Water DALLAWAY GARDENS EAST GRINSTEAD CSO - 108319 R Medway 3 11 h 34m -
Southern Water FURNACE WOOD FAIRWARP CEO - 109335 Shortbridge Stream 3 10 h 16m -
Southern Water UCKFIELD SSO - 115857 Ridgewood Stream 2 10 h 16m -
Southern Water SOUTH STREET CHAILEY CEO - 108337 Longford Stream 2 10 h 13m -
Southern Water HAZEL WAY CRAWLEY DOWN CEO - 108245 River Medway 1 9 h 58m -
Southern Water COOPERS GREEN CEO - 108210 Freshwater River 3 9 h 30m -
Southern Water WEST HOATHLY CEO - 108378 Cockhaise Brook 2 7 h 54m -
Southern Water HIGH STREET UCKFIELD CSO - 108371 Freshwater River 2 7 h 32m -
Southern Water ST JAMES COTTAGE BALCOMBE CSO - 108896 Balcombe Lake 1 7 h 30m -
Southern Water ARDINGLY CSO - 111045 Lywood Stream River Ouse 3 5 h 26m -
Southern Water GLEAVE CLOSE EAST GRINSTEAD CEO - 108237 Shovelstrode Stream 1 4 h 38m -
Southern Water NEWICK CSO - 115996 River Ouse 1 2 h 56m -
Southern Water SCHOOL LANE DANEHILL CSO - 108311 River Ouze 1 1 h 10m -
Southern Water BALCOMBE CEO - 115977 River Ouse 4 1 h 2m -
Southern Water CHARLWOODS ROAD EAST GRINSTEAD CSO - 108203 Eden Vale Stream 1 0 h 54m -
Southern Water MOUNT NODDY CEMETERY EAST GRINSTEAD CSO - 108260 Unamed Medway Via Pond 1 0 h 46m -
Southern Water FRAMFIELD ROAD UCKFIELD CEO - 108227 Freshwater River 1 0 h 35m -
Southern Water BLACKMORES FARM WIVELSFIELD CSO - 108190 Freshwater River 1 0 h 24m -
Southern Water ARDINGLY CSO - 111045 Lywood Stream River Ouse 0 0 h -
Southern Water Unknown Unknown 0 0 h -
Southern Water SOUTH STREET CHAILEY CEO - 108337 Longford Stream 0 0 h -
Southern Water DALLAWAY GARDENS EAST GRINSTEAD CSO - 108319 R Medway 0 0 h -
Southern Water FRAMFIELD ROAD UCKFIELD CEO - 108227 Freshwater River 0 0 h -
Southern Water CHARLWOODS ROAD EAST GRINSTEAD CSO - 108203 Eden Vale Stream 0 0 h -
Southern Water HORSTED KEYNES SSO - 115915 Cockhaise Brook 0 0 h -
Southern Water BUXTED SSO - 115400 River Uck 0 0 h -
Southern Water BALCOMBE SSO - 115796 River Ouse 0 0 h -
Southern Water BLACKMORES FARM WIVELSFIELD CSO - 108190 Freshwater River 0 0 h -
Southern Water MOUNT NODDY CEMETERY EAST GRINSTEAD CSO - 108260 Unamed Medway Via Pond 0 0 h -

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.

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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