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Ely and East Cambridgeshire - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 1,281 hours in 2026 , monitoring offline 4,155 hours , potential overflows 1,231 hours so far..

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Ely and East Cambridgeshire 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 - 667 hours , 692 potential
Feb - 575 hours , 59 potential
Mar - 21 hours , 1,018 offline
Apr - 16 hours , 60 potential
May - 0 hours , 419 potential
Jun - 0 hours
Jul - 0 hours
Daily data is experimental and data is not guaranteed to be accurate. Please inform us of any issue, we will fix.
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Anglian Water WITCHAM WRC Witcham Catchwater River Ouse 30 423h 9m 153 h
Anglian Water MEPAL STW 100 Foot River 21 319h 26m -
Anglian Water LITTLE DOWNHAM STW Pipers Hill Drain River Great 16 128h 20m -
Anglian Water Ely New Water Recycling Centre Ouse River 8 91h 59m 0 h
Anglian Water DULLINGHAM STW Newmarket No.1 Public Drain 11 66h 37m -
Anglian Water LITTLEPORT STW Mare Fen Drain 6 64h 54m -
Anglian Water LT THETFORD-MAIN ST TPS Thetford Catchwater 5 33h 1m 2,829 h
Anglian Water WILBURTON STW Grunty Fen Catchwater 4 22h 45m -
Anglian Water Cambridge Water Recycling Centre River Cam 6 17h 59m -
Anglian Water CHEVELEY-BROOMSTICK CNR OV Trb Newmarket No2 Public Drain 5 17h 52m 769 h
Anglian Water WITCHFORD-THE BROADWAY SP Grunty Fen Drain 6 16h 12m -
Anglian Water WITCHAM WRC Witcham Catchwater River Ouse 2 15h 35m 0 h
Anglian Water Ely Water Recycling Centre River Great Ouse 4 14h 46m -
Anglian Water SUTTON-STH OF THE ROW OV Counter Drain 8 12h 20m -
Anglian Water ELY-WEST FEN ROAD SP A Littleport 3 8h 21m -
Anglian Water HADDENHAM-NEW TOWN RD SP Hundred Foot 1 5h 50m -
Anglian Water SUTTON-STATION RD OV Unnamed South Fen Drain 2 4h 59m 1,229 h
Anglian Water COVENEY STW Ten Mile River 6 3h 44m -
Anglian Water STRETHAM-OFF NEWMARKET RD TPS Stretham Catchwater 1 3h 30m -
Anglian Water HADDENHAM WRC Aldreth Canal 3 2h 46m -
Anglian Water ELY-WALSINGHAM WAY OV Relief Channel 3 1h 52m -
Anglian Water STRETHAM-OFF BERRY GREEN SP River Great Ouse 1 1h 32m -
Anglian Water LITTLEPORT-HOOF CLOSE SSO Unnamed Ely Ou 3 1h 30m -
Anglian Water CHIPPENHAM STW River Kennett 1 1h 20m 404 h
Anglian Water HADDENHAM WRC Aldreth Canal 1 0h 30m -
Anglian Water SOHAM-CHERRY TREE SP Soham Lode 1 0h 13m -
Anglian Water WITCHAM-THE SLADE MH90 OVSSO Counter Drain 1 0h 7m -
Anglian Water BOTTISHAM STW Swaffham Bulbeck Lode 1 0h 6m 0 h
Anglian Water PYMORE-STRAIGHT FURLONG SP Littleport 0 0h -
Anglian Water Cambridge Water Recycling Centre River Cam 0 0h -
Anglian Water WITCHAM WRC Witcham Catchwater River Ouse 0 0h -
Anglian Water LITTLE DOWNHAM STW Pipers Hill Drain River Great 0 0h -
Anglian Water DULLINGHAM STW Newmarket No.1 Public Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water HADDENHAM-NEW TOWN RD SP Hundred Foot 0 0h -
Anglian Water PYMORE-MAIN STREET SP One Hundred Foot Dra 0 0h -
Anglian Water COTTENHAM-HISTON RD SP Beach Ditch 0 0h -
Anglian Water PYMORE-STRAIGHT FURLONG SP Littleport 0 0h -
Anglian Water Chapel Terminal Pumping Station Fen Drain River Great Ouse 0 0h -
Anglian Water WITCHAM-THE SLADE MH90 OVSSO Counter Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water Ely Willow Walk Terminal Pumping Station River Great Ouse 0 0h -
Anglian Water WITCHFORD-THE BROADWAY SP Grunty Fen Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water WILBURTON STW Grunty Fen Catchwater 0 0h -
Anglian Water WATERBEACH STW Bannold Drove Ditch 0 0h -
Anglian Water STRETHAM-OFF BERRY GREEN SP River Great Ouse 0 0h -
Anglian Water LITTLEPORT STW Mare Fen Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water Chapel Terminal Pumping Station Fen Drain River Great Ouse 0 0h -
Anglian Water WICKEN-DRURY LANE SP Soham Lode 0 0h -
Anglian Water LITTLE DOWNHAM-EAGLE LANE SP Littleport 0 0h -
Anglian Water WITCHAM WRC Witcham Catchwater River Ouse 0 0h -
Anglian Water COVENEY-SCHOOL LANE SP Un Sedge Fen Dr 0 0h -
Anglian Water WATERBEACH STW Bannold Drove Ditch 0 0h -
Anglian Water Ely Water Recycling Centre River Great Ouse 0 0h -
Anglian Water LITTLEPORT-FRIARS WY WIS RD Mare Fen Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water LT DOWNHAM-CALIFORNIA SSO Hundred Foot River 0 0h -
Anglian Water SUTTON-STH OF THE ROW OV Counter Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water BURWELL STW Catchwater Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water FORDHAM-CARTER STREET OV River Snall 0 0h -
Anglian Water STUNTNEY-LOWER STREET SP Middle Fen Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water LITTLE DOWNHAM PS Pypers Hill Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water Soham - Mill Corner TPS Soham Lode 0 0h -
Anglian Water CHEVELEY-BROOMSTICK CNR OV Trb Newmarket No2 Public Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water BOTTISHAM-TUNBRIDGE LANE TPS Swaffham Bulbeck Lode 0 0h -
Anglian Water BOTTISHAM-TUNBRIDGE LANE TPS Swaffham Bulbeck Lode 0 0h -
Anglian Water LT DOWNHAM-CALIFORNIA SSO Hundred Foot River 0 0h -
Anglian Water BOTTISHAM STW Swaffham Bulbeck Lode 0 0h -
Anglian Water LT THETFORD-MAIN ST TPS Thetford Catchwater 0 0h -
Anglian Water COTTENHAM-HISTON RD SP Beach Ditch 0 0h -
Anglian Water LITTLEPORT-HOOF CLOSE SSO Unnamed Ely Ou 0 0h -
Anglian Water WITCHFORD STW Fen Drain River Great Ouse 0 0h -
Anglian Water FORDHAM-CARTER STREET OV River Snall 0 0h -
Anglian Water Witcham Road Terminal Pumping Station Hundred Ft Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water ELY-WALSINGHAM WAY OV Relief Channel 0 0h -
Anglian Water MEPAL STW 100 Foot River 0 0h -
Anglian Water HADDENHAM-STATION ROAD SP Grunty Fen Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water SUTTON-LAWN LANE SP Hundred Foot Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water Ely Willow Walk Terminal Pumping Station River Great Ouse 0 0h -
Anglian Water HADDENHAM-HILL ROW SP Old West River 0 0h -
Anglian Water HADDENHAM-HILL ROW SP Old West River 0 0h -
Anglian Water BURWELL STW Catchwater Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water SUTTON-LAWN LANE SP Hundred Foot Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water Ely Lisle Lane CSO River Great Ouse 0 0h -
Anglian Water PYMORE-MAIN STREET SP One Hundred Foot Dra 0 0h -
Anglian Water COTTENHAM BROAD LANE SP 1 Catchwater Drain Cottenham Lod 0 0h -
Anglian Water LITTLE DOWNHAM-EAGLE LANE SP Littleport 0 0h -
Anglian Water COVENEY STW Ten Mile River 0 0h -
Anglian Water WITCHFORD STW Fen Drain River Great Ouse 0 0h -
Anglian Water CHIPPENHAM STW River Kennett 0 0h -
Anglian Water STUNTNEY-LOWER STREET SP Middle Fen Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water SOHAM STW Soham Lode 0 0h -
Anglian Water SOHAM-CHERRY TREE SP Soham Lode 0 0h -
Anglian Water STRETHAM-OFF NEWMARKET RD TPS Stretham Catchwater 0 0h -
Anglian Water HADDENHAM WRC Aldreth Canal 0 0h -
Anglian Water Ely Lisle Lane CSO River Great Ouse 0 0h -
Anglian Water Witcham Road Terminal Pumping Station Hundred Ft Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water STRETHAM STW Stretham Catchwater River Grea 0 0h -
Anglian Water WENTWORTH-COLLEGE FARM SP Folly River 0 0h -
Anglian Water Ely New Water Recycling Centre Ouse River 0 0h -
Anglian Water HADDENHAM-STATION ROAD SP Grunty Fen Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water COVENEY-SCHOOL LANE SP Un Sedge Fen Dr 0 0h -
Anglian Water HADDENHAM WRC Aldreth Canal 0 0h -
Anglian Water ELY-WEST FEN ROAD SP A Littleport 0 0h -
Anglian Water LITTLEPORT-FRIARS WY WIS RD Mare Fen Drain 0 0h -
Anglian Water SUTTON-STATION RD OV Unnamed South Fen Drain 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

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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