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Glastonbury and Somerton - 2025 Sewage

Polluted by sewage 25,511 hours in 2025 - That's 2.95 years , monitoring offline 1,829 hours

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Glastonbury and Somerton 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 - 9,840 hours , 260 offline
Feb - 4,197 hours , 2 offline
Mar - 458 hours
Apr - 0 hours , 3 offline
May - 14 hours , 4 offline
Jun - 9 hours , 4 offline
Jul - 20 hours , 466 offline
Aug - 25 hours , 1 offline
Sept - 128 hours , 10 offline
Oct - 35 hours , 347 offline
Nov - 1,557 hours , 0 potential
Dec - 9,208 hours , 86 offline
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 90 1,942 h 2m -
Wessex Water MONTACUTE NR OLD STW Wellahms Brook 55 1,014 h 10m -
Wessex Water HUISH EPISCOPI PIBSBURY Long Sutton Catchwater 33 722 h 12m -
Wessex Water HUISH EPISCOPI PIBSBURY Long Sutton Catchwater 27 603 h 26m -
Wessex Water LONG SUTTON BENNETTS ORCHARD Crouds Lake 30 587 h 48m -
Wessex Water SOMERTON BARPOOL LANE STORM TANK River Cary 29 587 h 23m -
Wessex Water CHARLTON MACKERELL ROOKERY FARM Bull Brook 29 580 h 26m -
Wessex Water BUTLEIGH STORM TANK River Brue 32 575 h 41m -
Wessex Water CHARLTON MUSGROVE BARROW LANE River Cale 35 566 h 26m -
Wessex Water FIVEHEAD STORM TANK River Isle 29 564 h 20m -
Wessex Water SOMERTON BARPOOL LANE STORM TANK River Cary 27 558 h 29m -
Wessex Water BUTLEIGH STORM TANK River Brue 35 480 h 43m -
Wessex Water KINGSDON Park Brook 22 468 h 34m -
Wessex Water MARSTON MAGNA CHURCH LANE River Yeo 22 447 h 38m -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 43 445 h 59m -
Wessex Water LIMINGTON MAIN River Yeo 26 445 h 37m 0 h
Wessex Water KINGSDON Park Brook 21 437 h 38m -
Wessex Water CHARLTON MACKERELL ROOKERY FARM Bull Brook 21 434 h -
Wessex Water BALTONSBOROUGH MAIN 1 Mill Stream 29 412 h 5m -
Wessex Water LONG SUTTON BENNETTS ORCHARD Crouds Lake 21 392 h 18m 210 h
Wessex Water CHARLTON MUSGROVE BARROW LANE River Cale 29 373 h 56m -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 29 372 h 43m -
Wessex Water BARTON ST DAVID TOOTLE BRIDGE Cunlease Rhyne 24 366 h 45m -
Wessex Water SPARKFORD OFF SPARKFORD HILL LANE INLET River Cam 50 357 h 24m 0 h
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY THE BECKERY STORM TANK Glast Mill Stream 22 324 h 23m -
Wessex Water WEST CAMEL River Cam 15 314 h 10m -
Wessex Water YEOVIL WITHOUT OFF STONE LANE STORM TANK Bearley Brook 22 312 h 10m -
Wessex Water ILCHESTER PILL BRIDGE LANE STORM TANK River Yeo 23 310 h 4m -
Wessex Water FIVEHEAD STORM TANK River Isle 17 309 h 4m -
Wessex Water MONTACUTE NR OLD STW Wellahms Brook 24 301 h 54m -
Wessex Water TINTINHULL ASH BEARLEY LANE STORM TANK Witcombe Bottom Drain 22 300 h 31m -
Wessex Water BARTON ST DAVID TOOTLE BRIDGE Cunlease Rhyne 18 299 h 59m -
Wessex Water WEST CAMEL River Cam 17 299 h 32m -
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY THE BECKERY STORM TANK Glast Mill Stream 25 299 h 14m -
Wessex Water SANDFORD ORCAS River Yeo 19 297 h 34m -
Wessex Water NORTH CADBURY RIDGEWAY LANE STORM TANK River Cam 23 294 h 9m 1 h
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 27 282 h 8m -
Wessex Water CHARLTON ADAM River Cary 17 258 h 35m -
Wessex Water PITNEY Low Ham Rhyne 16 257 h 4m -
Wessex Water MILBORNE PORT VENN FARM STORM TANK Henover Brook 13 245 h 5m -
Wessex Water MARTOCK HURST BOW STORM TANK Parrett And Hinton Meads Brook 22 243 h 44m 257 h
Wessex Water CASTLE CARY NEAR DIMMER STORM TANK River Cary 16 240 h 41m -
Wessex Water PITNEY Low Ham Rhyne 18 226 h 24m -
Wessex Water YEOVIL WITHOUT OFF STONE LANE STORM TANK Bearley Brook 19 220 h 38m -
Wessex Water NORTON SUB HAMDON River Parrett 19 215 h 47m -
Wessex Water MARSTON MAGNA CHURCH LANE River Yeo 13 202 h 58m -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 13 199 h 51m -
Wessex Water ILCHESTER PILL BRIDGE LANE STORM TANK River Yeo 12 193 h 10m -
Wessex Water NORTON SUB HAMDON River Parrett 17 189 h 33m -
Wessex Water KINGSBURY EPISCOPI River Parrett 12 182 h 10m -
Wessex Water KEINTON MANDEVILLE River Carey 12 175 h 52m -
Wessex Water TEMPLECOMBE STORM TANK Bow Brook 17 172 h 48m -
Wessex Water WINCANTON STORM TANK River Cale 19 163 h 58m -
Wessex Water ILTON ASHFORD FARM (NEAR) INLET River Isle 19 160 h 57m -
Wessex Water CHARLTON HORETHORNE MOUNT LANE STORM TANK Bromers Brook 14 159 h 42m -
Wessex Water ILTON ASHFORD FARM (NEAR) INLET River Isle 20 154 h 27m -
Wessex Water MARTOCK HURST BOW STORM TANK Parrett And Hinton Meads Brook 17 148 h 36m -
Wessex Water ILTON FROST LANE Cad Brook 15 145 h -
Wessex Water BARTON ST DAVID Barton Brook 10 143 h 48m -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 9 142 h 45m -
Wessex Water SPARKFORD OFF SPARKFORD HILL LANE INLET River Cam 20 141 h 47m -
Wessex Water SANDFORD ORCAS River Yeo 13 139 h 53m 1 h
Wessex Water BARTON ST DAVID Barton Brook 13 139 h 48m -
Wessex Water CHILTHORNE DOMER OFF VAGG LANE INLET Bearley Brook 21 136 h 23m -
Wessex Water LOWER SOMERTON Millstream 7 117 h 21m -
Wessex Water TEMPLECOMBE STORM TANK Bow Brook 15 115 h 27m -
Wessex Water MILBORNE PORT VENN FARM STORM TANK Henover Brook 8 114 h 42m -
Wessex Water HENSTRIDGE MARSH LANE (HENSTRIDGE NO X) River Cale 10 113 h 46m 0 h
Wessex Water BRUTON GANTS MILL LANE STORM TANK River Brue 7 101 h 16m -
Wessex Water WINCANTON STORM TANK River Cale 13 93 h 8m -
Wessex Water UPTON NR LANGPORT Long Sutton Main Drain 10 91 h 22m -
Wessex Water ILTON FROST LANE Cad Brook 5 89 h 15m -
Wessex Water STREET MAIN South Drain 17 88 h 36m -
Wessex Water LONG SUTTON KNOLE Of Kings Moor Main Drain 6 82 h 33m -
Wessex Water YEOVIL WITHOUT OFF STONE LANE INLET Bearley Brook 21 76 h 19m -
Wessex Water KINGSBURY EPISCOPI River Parrett 8 73 h 8m -
Wessex Water KEINTON MANDEVILLE River Carey 8 72 h 53m -
Wessex Water YEOVIL WITHOUT OFF STONE LANE INLET Bearley Brook 12 69 h 20m -
Wessex Water CHILTHORNE DOMER OFF VAGG LANE INLET Bearley Brook 13 64 h 36m -
Wessex Water YEOVILTON WEIR River Yeo 11 64 h 30m -
Wessex Water HENSTRIDGE MARSH LANE (HENSTRIDGE NO X) River Cale 7 61 h 22m -
Wessex Water HUISH EPISCOPI WAGG BRIDGE Wagg Rhyne 4 59 h 36m -
Wessex Water YEOVILTON WEIR River Yeo 4 59 h 35m -
Wessex Water CURRY RIVEL CURRY RIVEL STORM O/F Drayton Drain 7 57 h 44m -
Wessex Water COAT CRIPPLE STREET (OLD STW SITE) River Parrett 11 57 h 39m -
Wessex Water ALFORD INLET River Brue 7 56 h 46m -
Wessex Water BALTONSBOROUGH ORCHARD LEIGH Mill Stream 7 48 h 26m -
Wessex Water DRAYTON DUCKS LANE Drayton Drain 6 43 h 49m -
Wessex Water YEOVIL MUDFORD River Yeo 4 41 h 33m -
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY PORCHESTALL River Brue Mill Stream 8 40 h 44m -
Wessex Water STREET MAIN South Drain 9 40 h 22m -
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY PORCHESTALL River Brue Mill Stream 12 39 h 46m 447 h
Wessex Water LONG SUTTON KNOLE Of Kings Moor Main Drain 5 36 h 44m -
Wessex Water YEOVIL MUDFORD River Yeo 7 35 h 8m -
Wessex Water CURRY RIVEL CURRY RIVEL STORM O/F Drayton Drain 3 34 h 56m -
Wessex Water CASTLE CARY NEAR DIMMER STORM TANK River Cary 6 34 h 4m -
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY NORTH LOAD BRIDGE Glastonbury Mill Stream 4 33 h 54m -
Wessex Water TINTINHULL ASH BEARLEY LANE STORM TANK Witcombe Bottom Drain 5 32 h 10m 0 h
Wessex Water ALLER Oxleasedrove Rhyne East 7 30 h 42m -
Wessex Water NORTH CADBURY RIDGEWAY LANE STORM TANK River Cam 15 30 h 35m 0 h
Wessex Water ILCHESTER MAIN River Yeo 4 25 h 48m -
Wessex Water WINCANTON MOOR LANE River Cale Via Sws 7 24 h 28m -
Wessex Water HUISH EPISCOPI WAGG BRIDGE Wagg Rhyne 3 24 h 28m -
Wessex Water LIMINGTON MAIN River Yeo 8 24 h 4m -
Wessex Water MARTOCK HURST BOW INLET Parrett And Hinton Meads Brook 5 23 h 2m 2 h
Wessex Water BALTONSBOROUGH ORCHARD LEIGH Mill Stream 4 22 h 32m -
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY NORTH LOAD BRIDGE Glastonbury Mill Stream 11 20 h 38m -
Wessex Water MARTOCK HURST BOW INLET Parrett And Hinton Meads Brook 6 20 h 33m -
Wessex Water COAT CRIPPLE STREET (OLD STW SITE) River Parrett 8 19 h 11m -
Wessex Water CHARLTON HORETHORNE MOUNT LANE STORM TANK Bromers Brook 4 17 h 50m -
Wessex Water STOKE SUB HAMDON QUEENS CRESCENT R/O (OS 5300) Wellhams Brook 16 17 h 24m -
Wessex Water CHARLTON ADAM River Cary 7 17 h -
Wessex Water QUEEN CAMEL ENGLANDS MEAD GREEN LANE River Cam 3 16 h 56m -
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY WELLS ROAD Rivr Sheppey 4 16 h 36m -
Wessex Water ALFORD INLET River Brue 2 15 h -
Wessex Water QUEEN CAMEL MILDMAY PLACE IN THE REAR GARDEN OF MILDMAY ORCHARD River Cam 4 13 h 2m -
Wessex Water WINCANTON BENNET FIELD River Cale 13 12 h 54m -
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY WELLS ROAD Rivr Sheppey 5 12 h 28m -
Wessex Water WINCANTON MOOR LANE River Cale Via Sws 2 12 h 22m -
Wessex Water LANGPORT SOMERTON ROAD Northstreet Moor Rhyne Via Sws 11 12 h 12m -
Wessex Water LANGPORT SOMERTON ROAD Northstreet Moor Rhyne Via Sws 11 12 h 6m -
Wessex Water MARTOCK HURST NO XX Hinton Meads Brook 10 10 h 40m -
Wessex Water BRUTON GANTS MILL LANE STORM TANK River Brue 2 9 h 40m -
Wessex Water STOKE SUB HAMDON QUEENS CRESCENT R/O (OS 5300) Wellhams Brook 10 8 h 58m -
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY EDGARLEY MILLFIELD SCHOOL Upper River Brue 3 8 h 57m -
Wessex Water STREET FARM LANE South Drain 6 8 h 25m -
Wessex Water STOKE SUB HAMDON WINDSOR LANE Wellhams Brook 7 8 h -
Wessex Water TEMPLECOMBE ROYAL HOTEL Bow Brook 5 7 h 54m -
Wessex Water STREET FARM LANE South Drain 4 6 h 56m -
Wessex Water QUEEN CAMEL MILDMAY PLACE IN THE REAR GARDEN OF MILDMAY ORCHARD River Cam 3 6 h 48m -
Wessex Water WINCANTON BENNET FIELD River Cale 4 6 h 38m -
Wessex Water ALLER Oxleasedrove Rhyne East 3 5 h 34m -
Wessex Water TEMPLECOMBE ROYAL HOTEL Bow Brook 4 5 h 30m -
Wessex Water STREET MIDDLE BROOKS ROAD Unknown 1 5 h 20m -
Wessex Water STREET MIDDLE BROOKS ROAD Unknown 4 5 h 7m -
Wessex Water STREET HOUNDWOOD DROVE Bullmead Ditch 3 4 h 40m -
Wessex Water UPTON NR LANGPORT Long Sutton Main Drain 1 3 h 52m -
Wessex Water STOKE SUB HAMDON NORTH STREET O/S NO XX Wellhams Brook 9 3 h 34m -
Wessex Water MARTOCK HURST NO XX Hinton Meads Brook 3 3 h 30m -
Wessex Water WINCANTON BAYFORD River Cale 3 3 h 4m -
Wessex Water MARTOCK CHURCH HOUSE WATER STREET Mill Brook 1 2 h 18m -
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY MANOR HOUSE ROAD O/S TELEPHONE EXCHANGE Glastonbury Millstream 5 2 h 12m 512 h
Wessex Water STREET FORD STREAM ROAD Bullmead Ditch 5 2 h 12m -
Wessex Water STREET HOUNDWOOD DROVE Bullmead Ditch 1 1 h 58m -
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY ACTIS River Brue 3 1 h 28m -
Wessex Water STOKE SUB HAMDON NORTH STREET O/S NO XX Wellhams Brook 4 1 h 22m -
Wessex Water SOUTH CADBURY River Cam 2 1 h 17m -
Wessex Water STREET GLASTON ROAD OPP XX South Drain 2 1 h 10m -
Wessex Water STREET GLASTON ROAD OPP XX South Drain 2 1 h 10m -
Wessex Water MUDFORD TRENT VIEW IN F/G (A359) River Yeo 1 0 h 56m -
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY EDGARLEY MILLFIELD SCHOOL Upper River Brue 1 0 h 53m -
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY MANOR HOUSE ROAD O/S TELEPHONE EXCHANGE Glastonbury Millstream 2 0 h 46m -
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY ACTIS River Brue 1 0 h 34m -
Wessex Water BALTONSBOROUGH MAIN X Mill Stream 1 0 h 30m -
Wessex Water WINCANTON BAYFORD River Cale 1 0 h 27m -
Wessex Water STREET STRODE ROAD ALLOTMENTS Old Rhyne Via Sws 1 0 h 14m -
Wessex Water STREET FORD STREAM ROAD Bullmead Ditch 1 0 h 4m -
Wessex Water STOKE SUB HAMDON WINDSOR LANE Wellhams Brook 0 0 h -
Wessex Water DRAYTON DUCKS LANE Drayton Drain 0 0 h -
Wessex Water BALTONSBOROUGH MAIN 1 Mill Stream 0 0 h -
Wessex Water TEMPLECOMBE SLADES HILL Bow Brook 0 0 h 0 h
Wessex Water STREET STRODE ROAD ALLOTMENTS Old Rhyne Via Sws 0 0 h -
Wessex Water ILCHESTER MAIN River Yeo 0 0 h -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0 h 8 h
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY WIRRAL PARK Glastonbury Mill Stream 0 0 h 6 h
Wessex Water SOUTH CADBURY River Cam 0 0 h -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0 h 4 h
Wessex Water MARTOCK CHURCH HOUSE WATER STREET Mill Brook 0 0 h -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0 h -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0 h 7 h
Wessex Water BALTONSBOROUGH MAIN X Mill Stream 0 0 h -
Wessex Water GLASTONBURY WIRRAL PARK Glastonbury Mill Stream 0 0 h 358 h
Wessex Water HUISH EPISCOPI WAGG DROVE Wagg Drove Rhyne 0 0 h -
Wessex Water QUEEN CAMEL ENGLANDS MEAD GREEN LANE River Cam 0 0 h -
Wessex Water PENSELWOOD PENN MILL River Stour 0 0 h 6 h
Wessex Water PENSELWOOD PENN MILL River Stour 0 0 h -
Wessex Water HUISH EPISCOPI WAGG DROVE Wagg Drove Rhyne 0 0 h 3 h
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0 h -
Wessex Water SOMERTON NEW HILL NR XX River Cary 0 0 h -
Wessex Water MUDFORD TRENT VIEW IN F/G (A359) River Yeo 0 0 h -
Wessex Water TEMPLECOMBE SLADES HILL Bow Brook 0 0 h -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 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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