Manchester Central polluted by sewage 745 times in 2023 - lasting 3,216 hours
- but monitoring was disabled in some locations, so could be more

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Totals for Manchester Central in 2023
37 Sites polluted by United Utilities
745 sewage dumps
3,216 h duration
That's 4.47 months. On average 2 times a day
Change Over Time

Pollution Summary 2023

Here are all the reported sewage overflow totals for Manchester Central 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 1 of the total 49 CSO locations had reporting enabled for less than half the year, of which 1 had zero reporting.

Company Waterway Site Sewage Dumps Duration (Hours) Reporting %
United Utilities River Medlock CHARLES ST PRINCESS ST CSO 28116 70 1,335 98.2
United Utilities River Irk ROCHDALE RD/COLLYHURST 135 768 100
United Utilities River Irk KENYON LANE CSO 95 486 98
United Utilities Black Brook GORTON ROAD (LIGHTING TOWER) 18 205 100
United Utilities River Medlock BRISCOE LANE CSO 24 85 99.1
United Utilities Manchester Ship Canal Via Sws ROLLS CRESCENT/YEW STREET CSO 17 38 100
United Utilities River Medlock EGERTON ST WORSLEY ST CSO 62 36 97
United Utilities River Medlock CHESTER ROAD/GREAT JACKSON ROAD CSO 15 36 100
United Utilities River Irwell WATER STREET/LIVERPOOL ROAD CSO 16 28 100
United Utilities River Medlock Via Sws OXFORD ROAD/GROSVENOR STREET CSO 28 28 100
United Utilities River Irwell VICTORIA BRIDGE STREET CSO (282WL) 43 26 98.2
United Utilities River Irk LONG MILLGATE CSO 5 23 100
United Utilities Corn Brook Via Sws PARROTT STREET/BROMLOW STREET CSO 21 22 100
United Utilities River Irwell WATER ST/NEW QUAY ST CSO 22 17 100
United Utilities River Irk ASPIN LANE CSO 281CJ 43 16 98.5
United Utilities Clvrt River Mersey ASSHETON ROAD CSO 281CA 20 14 100
United Utilities River Medlock FAIRFIELD STREET CSO 15 14 84.1
United Utilities Manchester Ship Canal Via Sws STRETFORD RD/UPPER MOSS LN JUNC CSO 7 8 100
United Utilities River Medlock Via Sws MANCUNIAN WAY CSO 10 6 100
United Utilities River Irwell BRIDGE ST WEST CSO (281F9) 11 3 100
United Utilities River Medlock ROLLESTON AVENUE/BUTLER STREET CSO 10 1 100
United Utilities Shooters Brook LORD NORTH STREET/CLIFTON ST CSO 12 1 100
United Utilities River Irwell WATER STREET CSO (284TV) 9 1 100
United Utilities Moss Brook ASHTON OLD RD MANSHAW ST CSO 281CD 10 1 100
United Utilities Berry Brow Culvert JUNCTION OF GRAVER LN ELSMA RD CSO 4 0 100
United Utilities River Irwell BRIDGE STREET CSO 4 0 100
United Utilities Corn Brook In Culvert VAUGHAN STREET CSO 2 0 99.9
United Utilities River Irwell BLACKFRIARS STREET CSO 283J1 5 0 90.3
United Utilities River Medlock HILLKIRK STREET CSO (282I9) 1 0 100
United Utilities River Irk MILLER STREET/CORPORATION ST CSO 3 0 100
United Utilities Culverted Section Moss Brook HARTSHEAD CLOSE/MANSHAW ROAD CSO 2 0 100
United Utilities River Medlock Via Sws MILL STREET BRADFORD MANCHESTER CSO 1 0 100
United Utilities River Medlock MOUNT STREET/GREEK STREET CSO 1 0 100
United Utilities River Medlock CHESTER STREET CSO 1 0 100
United Utilities Shooters Brook Rvr Medloc CHORLTON STREET CSO 281J2 1 0 100
United Utilities River Irk HUNTS BANK COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 1 0 100
United Utilities River Medlock PALMERSTON STREET CSO 1 0 100
United Utilities River Medlock BESWICK ST ASHTON NEW RD CSO 281D0 0 0 100
United Utilities River Medlock CAMBRIDGE STREET CSO 282D9 0 0 100
United Utilities River Medlock PALMERSTON STREET CSO 0 0 100
United Utilities Clvrt Section Of Corn Brook VAUGHAN STREET CSO 0 0 71.9
United Utilities River Medlock BUTLER STREET/WOODWARD STREET CSO 0 0 100
United Utilities River Medlock BANK STREET CSO 0 0 0
United Utilities River Medlock CULCETH LANE CSO 0 0 100
United Utilities River Medlock MALLARD STREET/CHARLES STREET CSO 0 0 100
United Utilities Corn Brook Via Sws JUNCTION OF ASHTON NEW ROAD CSO 0 0 100
United Utilities River Medlock CHARLES STREET CSO 0 0 96.2
United Utilities River Medlock Via Sws PRINCESS ST/WHITWORTH ST CSO 282MN 0 0 100
United Utilities River Medlock GREAT BRIDGEWATER ST CSO (281WI) 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

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