Hexham was polluted by sewage 4,343 times in 2023
lasting 32,156 hours - that's 3.72 years!
- but monitoring was disabled in some locations, so could be more

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Totals for Hexham in 2023
107 Sites polluted by Northumbrian Water, United Utilities
4,343 sewage dumps
32,156 h duration
That's 3.72 years! On average 11.9 times a day
Change Over Time
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Pollution Summary 2023

Here are all the reported sewage overflow totals for Hexham in 2023. Sometimes sewage can be being dumped for months at a time.

Reporting refers to how much of the time the monitoring was active. In this constituency 2 of the total 118 CSO locations had reporting enabled for less than half the year, of which 2 had zero reporting.

Company Waterway Site Sewage Dumps Duration (Hours) Reporting %
Northumbrian Water River North Tyne BELLINGHAM STW 203 2,822 97.8
Northumbrian Water River East Allen ALLENDALE STW 123 2,443 73.8
Northumbrian Water River Rede OTTERBURN STW 125 1,927 100
Northumbrian Water Middleton Burn SCOTS GAP STW 128 1,903 96.3
Northumbrian Water Coal Burn COLWELL STW 118 1,845 93.8
Northumbrian Water Pont ELAND LANE (NEW) PUMPING STATION 123 1,698 99.7
United Utilities Stromford Brook SALE WWTW (SALEZ) 287 1,658 98.8
Northumbrian Water Catraw Burn STANNINGTON VILLAGE PUMPING STATION 80 1,505 100
Northumbrian Water Paxtondean Burn LONGHORSLEY STW 74 1,344 59.1
Northumbrian Water How Burn WHALTON STW 57 1,070 95.8
Northumbrian Water South Tyne / Haltwhistle Burn HALTWHISTLE STW 172 945 100
Northumbrian Water Pegwhistle Burn NETHERTON PARK SPS 63 896 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne HEXHAM STW 67 754 99.6
Northumbrian Water River South Tyne HAYDON BRIDGE STW 53 674 94
Northumbrian Water River Tyne BROOMHAUGH SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 49 671 100
Northumbrian Water Pont MEMORIAL HALL SSO 85 650 87.5
Northumbrian Water Duddo Burn ST MARYS SEWAGE PUMPING STATION 40 624 93.8
Northumbrian Water Pont EASTERN WAY SSO 64 463 99.7
Northumbrian Water Unnamed River Burn CHURCH DENE CSO 91 417 100
Northumbrian Water Langley Burn TEMPLE HOUSE PS 53 354 97.8
Northumbrian Water River Tyne WOODLANDS PUMPING STATION 31 340 76.2
Northumbrian Water River Pont JACKSON AVENUE CSO 50 300 95.1
Northumbrian Water South Tyne TOW HOUSE PUMPING STATION 94 290 100
Northumbrian Water North Tyne HUMSHAUGH STW 47 287 98.6
Northumbrian Water Ogle Burn OGLE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 23 282 83.9
Northumbrian Water Stocksfield Burn ROSE COTTAGE PUMPING STATION 59 276 98.8
Northumbrian Water Tyne PRUDHOE PUMPING STATION 30 263 98.5
Northumbrian Water Pont MOOR LANE SSO 43 244 100
Northumbrian Water Cockermere Burn OVINGTON CSO TD034 60 229 100
Northumbrian Water River South Tyne THE OLD VICARAGE CSO 65 228 99.5
Northumbrian Water Tyne STATION ROAD CSO 29 215 99.1
Northumbrian Water Gunnerton Burn GUNNERTON STW 69 212 96.95
Northumbrian Water River Tyne ACOMB CSO 104 205 98.9
Northumbrian Water Hepscott Burn HEPSCOTT SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 45 200 100
Northumbrian Water South Tyne THE LARCHES PUMPING STATION 16 171 100
Northumbrian Water River South Tyne FOURSTONES STW 26 169 93.9
Northumbrian Water Tyne HEXHAM (ANICK GRANGE) P.S. 31 166 99.9
Northumbrian Water River Tyne MARY MAGDALENE NO3 CSO (TD037) 64 166 100
Northumbrian Water Tipalt Burn GREENHEAD PS 26 154 99.9
Northumbrian Water Birkley Burn ACOMB PUMPING STATION 37 143 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne RIDING DENE CSO 41 137 96.1
Northumbrian Water Whittle Burn, Tyne OVINGHAM PUMPING STATION EO/CSO 39 134 99.6
Northumbrian Water Riding Mill Burn RIDING MILL VILLAGE SPS 27 130 100
Northumbrian Water Cleugh Burn WALLRIDGE SEWAGE DISPOSAL WORKS 31 127 95.9
Northumbrian Water North Tyne BUTTERYHAUGH PS 15 127 100
Northumbrian Water Pont STAMFORDHAM SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 19 123 100
Northumbrian Water New Burn MAYFIELD AVE CSO NC034 47 121 100
Northumbrian Water Bat Burn RIDLEY MILL ROAD CSO 19 121 100
Northumbrian Water North Tyne WALL SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 82 120 99.95
Northumbrian Water Tyne WYLAM NORTH SPS EO AND CSO 55 119 93.5
Northumbrian Water Chainley Burn BARDON MILL (STATION HOUSE) P.S. 55 114 100
Northumbrian Water Cockshaw Burn THE LARCHES P.S. 34 113 100
Northumbrian Water Bellassis Burn MERRYSHIELDS CSO 42 107 100
Northumbrian Water River Tyne WELL BANK CSO TD008 49 106 98.2
Northumbrian Water River Derwent BLANCHLAND STW 24 97 100
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn STAMFORDHAM ROAD PUMPING STATION 11 85 99.9
Northumbrian Water Pont STAMFORDHAM CSO 22 76 98
Northumbrian Water Philip Burn PHILIPBURN DENE PS 22 70 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne PETH HEAD PS 43 70 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne HEDDON ON THE WALL STW 63 65 100
Northumbrian Water Flothers Burn SLALEY STW 37 60 100
Northumbrian Water Adderlane Gill Park Burn ADDERLANE SCHOOL CSO (TD035) 17 55 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne ANDREWS HOUSE 27 53 98.8
Northumbrian Water Stocksfield Burn RAILWAY STATION STOCKSFIELD CSO 17 45 100
Northumbrian Water Rede WEST WOODBURN PUMPING STATION 6 43 99.9
Northumbrian Water Newbrough Burn NEWBROUGH PUMPING STATION 28 37 100
Northumbrian Water Pont, CROSSFELL SEWAGE PUMPING STATION 7 36 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne HEDDON BANKS FARM CSO 41 35 99.8
Northumbrian Water River South Tyne MELKRIDGE STW 64 33 100
Northumbrian Water River North Tyne WARK STW 26 32 91.5
Northumbrian Water River South Tyne OLD TYNE BRIDGE CSO 50 31 99.8
Northumbrian Water Unnamed River Tyne ANICK CSO TD006 19 31 99.9
Northumbrian Water Pont BRIDGE END PS 3 30 100
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary NEWBURN PUMPING STATION 15 29 100
Northumbrian Water River South Tyne SLAGGYFORD SPS 7 29 99.7
Northumbrian Water Otter Burn PRUDHOE CSO 4 23 25 99.9
Northumbrian Water Culverted Cockshaw Burn HEXHAM CSO LEAZES TERRACE 40 23 83.9
Northumbrian Water River Tyne ST HELENS LANE CSO 22 22 99.9
Northumbrian Water Black Burn, HALTON LEA GATE CSO 18 20 99.7
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Saline Estuary BLANEY ROW PUMPING STATION 7 18 98.7
United Utilities River Irthing GILSLAND (BATH HOUSE) CSO (101VN) 25 15 100
Northumbrian Water Cockshaw Burn TYNE GREEN CSO TD030 11 11 83.7
United Utilities River Caldew REAR OF PIRELLI FACTORY CSO 20 6 100
Northumbrian Water Pont ELAND LANE (NEW) PUMPING STATION 2 5 100
Northumbrian Water River Tyne BRIDGE END COTTAGES CSO 11 5 100
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn WOOLSINGTON SEWAGE SYSTEM 1 4 100
Northumbrian Water River Tyne SPRINGFIELD COTTAGES CSO 1 3 99.7
Northumbrian Water Cockshaw Burn TANNERS ROAD CSO TD028 9 3 100
Northumbrian Water New Burn CSO 32 WALBOTTLE ROAD 10 2 100
Northumbrian Water Tyne PRINCES/WOODBINE(ST HELENS ST.)CSO 3 1 99.9
Northumbrian Water Halgut Burn PRIESTLAND CLOSE CSO 2 1 96.8
Northumbrian Water Hemmel Burn MAIN STREET CSO 3 0 100
Northumbrian Water Mill Burn WHITTONSTALL CSO 2 0 98.1
Northumbrian Water River Tyne MID TYNE SEWERAGE SCHEME CSO 1 0 99.7
Northumbrian Water Cockshaw Burn Culverted BEECH HILL CSO 7 0 99.8
Northumbrian Water Cold Kettle Burn ELTRINGHAM CSO 2 0 99.3
Northumbrian Water Park Burn MEADOW VIEW CSO 2 0 100
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Via Surface Wtr Swr ROSELEIGH CSO 2 0 96.4
Northumbrian Water Ouse Burn WOOLSINGTON CSO 1 0 99.8
Northumbrian Water River Tyne CSO OUTSIDE MILKWELL COTTAGES 1 0 99.7
Northumbrian Water River South Tyne ST AIDENS PARK CSO 1 0 99.8
Northumbrian Water Tyne OUTLET ROAD NO 2 CSO 2 0 99.7
Northumbrian Water River South Tyne LANYTYS LONNEN CSO 1 0 92.7
Northumbrian Water South Tyne STONEY RIGG 1 0 100
Northumbrian Water Cockshaw Burn EILANS GATE CSO 1 0 98.1
Northumbrian Water Red Burn REDBURN SEWAGE PUMPING STATION 2 0 100
Northumbrian Water River North Tyne WARDEN VILLAGE STW 1 0 83.5
Northumbrian Water North Tyne FALSTONE AND STANNERSBURN PS 0 0 0
Northumbrian Water River East Allen CATTON LEA CSO 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Melkridge Burn MOOR VIEW CSO 0 0 96.5
Northumbrian Water Tyne MID-TYNE NO,3 CSO 0 0 98.9
Northumbrian Water North Tyne FALSTONE & STANNERSBURN SEWAGE TREA 0 0 0
Northumbrian Water River East Allen MILL COTTAGE CSO 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Tarset Burn LANEHEAD STW 0 0 82
Northumbrian Water River Tyne Estuary THE BOATHOUSE SPS 0 0 94
Northumbrian Water Pow Charney Burn LONGBYRE STW 0 0 98.6
Northumbrian Water River Tyne OUTLET LANE CSO NO.2 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water River East Allen THE PETH CSO 0 0 100

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. This uses Environment Agency rainfall data from the real-time data API (Beta) - Rainfall data is delayed by up to two days.

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