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Makerfield - 2025 Sewage

Polluted by sewage 3,701 hours in 2025 , monitoring offline 437 hours , potential overflows 103 hours

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Makerfield 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 - 1,328 hours , 33 potential
Feb - 95 hours , 24 potential
Mar - 6 hours , 157 offline
Apr - 3 hours , 27 offline
May - 12 hours , 0 offline
Jun - 66 hours , 13 offline
Jul - 8 hours , 6 offline
Aug - 11 hours , 29 offline
Sept - 515 hours , 11 potential
Oct - 240 hours , 3 potential
Nov - 666 hours , 8 potential
Dec - 746 hours , 23 potential
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
United Utilities Danes Avenue Combined Sewer Overflow (50112) (WIG0250) Borsdane Brook 68 429 h 36m 0 h
United Utilities Strangeways PS No2 Borsdane Brook 23 375 h 14m 29 h
United Utilities Strangeways PS No2 Borsdane Brook 46 298 h 21m -
United Utilities Bamfurlong Pumping Station (50013) (WIG0127) Hey Brook 18 226 h 49m 24 h
United Utilities Danes Avenue Combined Sewer Overflow (50112) (WIG0250) Borsdane Brook 16 225 h 14m -
United Utilities Dean Wood CSO(49202) (WLN0020) Dean Brook R Douglas 55 216 h 21m 26 h
United Utilities Wigan Road/Darby Lane CSO(502YD) (WIG0191) Mill Brook 19 212 h 40m 168 h
United Utilities Ince Cemetery CSO Ince Brook 12 137 h -
United Utilities Hindley PS Hey Brook 17 132 h 19m 9 h
United Utilities Lodge Road (Orrell) CSO Smithy Brook 43 111 h 3m 1 h
United Utilities Westleigh Park CSO Westleigh Brook 32 103 h 46m 1 h
United Utilities Bickershaw Lane PS Hey Brook 19 100 h 18m 30 h
United Utilities Abram Hall PS Hey Brook 15 80 h 46m -
United Utilities Kirkhall Lane CSO Westleigh Brook 39 80 h 22m -
United Utilities Dean Wood CSO(49202) (WLN0020) Dean Brook R Douglas 12 74 h 58m -
United Utilities Rear of 125 Baker Street CSO Poolstock Brook 20 70 h 50m 1 h
United Utilities Borsdane Brook (Hindley) CSO Borsdane Brook 13 70 h 46m -
United Utilities Strangeways CSO Borsdane Brook 13 64 h 24m 10 h
United Utilities Hindley PS Hey Brook 10 61 h 42m 1 h
United Utilities Princess Road (St.Peter) CSO Millingford Brook 18 49 h 42m 57 h
United Utilities Cleveland Drive CSO Millingford Brook 25 47 h 44m -
United Utilities Lowe Mill Lane (Hindley) CSO Borsdane Brook 25 42 h 22m 21 h
United Utilities Cranberry Lodge Pumping Station (Site ID 50003) (WIG0162) Park Brook 7 41 h 18m -
United Utilities Bickershaw Lane PS Hey Brook 4 37 h 18m -
United Utilities Bryn Road CSO Millingford Brook 28 36 h 36m 4 h
United Utilities Swan Lane Hindley CSO Marsh Brook 19 31 h 26m -
United Utilities Lodge Road (Orrell) CSO Smithy Brook 10 30 h 20m 0 h
United Utilities Abram Hall CSO Hey Brook 7 30 h 18m 1 h
United Utilities George Street CSO Dog Pool Bk,Trb Of Borsdane Bk 19 28 h 30m 7 h
United Utilities Westleigh Park CSO Westleigh Brook 8 22 h 22m -
United Utilities Kirkhall Lane CSO Westleigh Brook 15 21 h 52m -
United Utilities Templeton Road PS Hey Brook 13 20 h 17 h
United Utilities Rear of Keats Avenue CSO Smithy Brook 10 17 h 18m 0 h
United Utilities Borsdane Brook (Hindley) CSO Borsdane Brook 2 17 h 6m -
United Utilities Landgate PS Park Brook 3 13 h 17m -
United Utilities Atherton Road Detention Tank Dog Pool Brook 5 12 h 1m 3 h
United Utilities Bickershaw Lane Opposite Pear Tree CSO Brookside Brook 8 11 h 34m 0 h
United Utilities Bryn Gates PS Hey/Borsdane Brook 3 11 h 20m -
United Utilities Poolstock Lane/ Holt Street CSO Smithy Brook 2 11 h 10m 74 h
United Utilities 42 Bridge Street CSO Borsdane Brook 3 11 h 2m -
United Utilities Bamfurlong Pumping Station (50013) (WIG0127) Hey Brook 2 10 h 54m -
United Utilities Liverpool Road (Hindley) CSO Hey Brook 1 10 h 38m -
United Utilities Darby Lane CSO Hockery Brook 3 8 h 8m 5 h
United Utilities Abram Hall PS Hey Brook 2 7 h 16m -
United Utilities Ince Cemetery CSO Ince Brook 2 6 h 30m -
United Utilities Cleveland Drive CSO Millingford Brook 6 5 h 45m -
United Utilities Strangeways CSO Borsdane Brook 1 5 h 8m -
United Utilities Bryn Road CSO Millingford Brook 3 4 h 58m -
United Utilities 396 Atherton Road CSO Dog Pool Brook Via Sws 3 4 h 20m -
United Utilities Lowe Mill Lane (Hindley) CSO Borsdane Brook 4 3 h 59m -
United Utilities Landgate PS Park Brook 2 3 h 29m -
United Utilities Wigan Cemetry CSO Ince Brook 2 3 h 28m -
United Utilities Rear of 125 Baker Street CSO Poolstock Brook 2 2 h 12m -
United Utilities Billinge Road/Victoria Street CSO Smithy Brook 5 1 h 34m 0 h
United Utilities Princess Road (St.Peter) CSO Millingford Brook 2 1 h 12m -
United Utilities George Street CSO Dog Pool Bk,Trb Of Borsdane Bk 2 0 h 56m -
United Utilities Winstanley Road PS Smithy Brook 1 0 h 55m -
United Utilities Lord Street CSO Borsdane Brook 1 0 h 34m 0 h
United Utilities Swan Lane Hindley CSO Marsh Brook 2 0 h 34m 0 h
United Utilities Chapel Green Road/Bridgewater Street CSO Borsdane Brook 1 0 h 18m 0 h
United Utilities Bickershaw Lane Opposite Pear Tree CSO Brookside Brook 1 0 h 16m -
United Utilities Cross Street CSO Culvrtd Section Hockery Brook 1 0 h 14m 0 h
United Utilities Chapel Green Road/ Arundle Street CSO Borsdane Brook 2 0 h 12m -
United Utilities Chapel Green Road/Romford Street CSO Borsdane Brook 1 0 h 8m 1 h
United Utilities Templeton Road PS Hey Brook 1 0 h 3m -
United Utilities Rear of Keats Avenue CSO Smithy Brook 1 0 h 2m -
United Utilities Chapel Green Road/ Arundle Street CSO Borsdane Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Cranberry Lodge Pumping Station (Site ID 50003) (WIG0162) Park Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Adjacent HM Borstal Hindley CSO Brookside Brook 0 0 h 10 h
United Utilities Billinge Road/Victoria Street CSO Smithy Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Abram Hall CSO Hey Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Junction of Romford Street & Chapel Green Road CSO Borsdane Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities 42 Bridge Street CSO Borsdane Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Monmouth Crescent Millingford 0 0 h -
United Utilities Adjacent HM Borstal Hindley CSO Brookside Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Lord Street CSO Borsdane Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Wigan Road/Darby Lane CSO(502YD) (WIG0191) Mill Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Strangeways No1 Ww Ntwk PS Borsdane Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities 184 Warrington Road CSO River Douglas Via Sws 0 0 h -
United Utilities Stevenson Close (Worsley) CSO Smithy Brook Via Sws 0 0 h -
United Utilities Chapel Green Road/Romford Street CSO Borsdane Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Liverpool Road (Hindley) CSO Hey Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Chapel Green Road/Bridgewater Street CSO Borsdane Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Bryn Gates PS Hey/Borsdane Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Cross Street CSO Culvrtd Section Hockery Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Winstanley Road PS Smithy Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities 396 Atherton Road CSO Dog Pool Brook Via Sws 0 0 h -
United Utilities Atherton Road Detention Tank Dog Pool Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Poolstock Lane/ Holt Street CSO Smithy Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities 184 Warrington Road CSO River Douglas Via Sws 0 0 h -
United Utilities Junction of Romford Street & Chapel Green Road CSO Borsdane Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Stevenson Close (Worsley) CSO Smithy Brook Via Sws 0 0 h -
United Utilities Wigan Cemetry CSO Ince Brook 0 0 h -
United Utilities Darby Lane CSO Hockery Brook 0 0 h 26 h
United Utilities Monmouth Crescent Millingford 0 0 h 0 h
United Utilities Strangeways No1 Ww Ntwk PS Borsdane Brook 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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