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Melton and Syston - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 5,629 hours in 2026 , monitoring offline 2,586 hours , potential overflows 440 hours so far..

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Melton and Syston 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 - 2,088 hours , 184 potential
Feb - 2,918 hours , 256 potential
Mar - 432 hours , 244 offline
Apr - 18 hours , 203 offline
May - 110 hours , 194 offline
Jun - 30 hours , 431 offline
Jul - 25 hours , 188 offline
Aug - 4 hours
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Severn Trent Water WYMONDHAM (STW) River Wreake 60 1,278h 5m 0 h
Severn Trent Water NETHER BROUGHTON STW (SSTO) Dalby Brook 53 795h 14m 23 h
Severn Trent Water HARBY STW (SSTO) Stroom Dyke 29 470h 20m 73 h
Anglian Water KNOSSINGTON STW Unnamed Stream River Gwash 37 441h 55m 366 h
Severn Trent Water WALTHAM (STW) Thorpe Brook 37 348h -
Severn Trent Water GADDESBY - NETHER END (CSO) Gaddesby Brook 29 208h 17m -
Severn Trent Water SSTO OVERFLOW-3PG River Devon 17 174h 11m 44 h
Severn Trent Water ASFORDBY PS (CSO) River Wreake 16 136h 31m 97 h
Severn Trent Water FRISBY ON THE WREAKE (CSO) River Wreake 19 132h 51m 82 h
Severn Trent Water ASHBY FOLVILLE - FOLVILLE STREET (CSO) Barsby Brook 16 126h 46m -
Severn Trent Water FREEBY STW (CSO) Freeby Brook 27 115h 11m -
Severn Trent Water STONESBY - KING STREET LANE (SSO) River Eye + Various Brooks 19 112h 24m 24 h
Severn Trent Water QUENIBOROUGH EAST (CSO) Queniborough Brook 13 94h 36m -
Severn Trent Water LONG CLAWSON - HOSE LANE (CSO) River And Canal 13 90h 32m -
Severn Trent Water TWYFORD - MAIN ROAD (CSO) Gaddesby Brook 13 89h 23m 0 h
Severn Trent Water SOMERBY STW (CSO) Somerby Brook 20 84h 9m -
Severn Trent Water SPROXTON - COSTON ROAD (SSO) River Eye + Various Brooks 9 74h 56m 42 h
Severn Trent Water WOODHOUSE - RUSHEY FIELDS LANE (SSO) Various Sites River Soar 8 72h 35m 120 h
Severn Trent Water SEAGRAVE - BUTCHERS LANE (CSO) River Soar 20 70h 16m 34 h
Severn Trent Water CHADWELL - XXXXX FARM (CSO) Thorpe Brook 13 68h 17m -
Severn Trent Water BOTTESFORD STW (SSTO) River Devon 16 58h 30m 60 h
Severn Trent Water BARSBY - MAIN STREET (CSO) Barsby Brook 14 58h 21m 99 h
Severn Trent Water MELTON - ASFORDBY ROAD XXX (CSO) River Wreake 23 55h 46m -
Severn Trent Water GREAT DALBY - MAIN STREET (SSO) River Wreake 8 50h 31m 23 h
Severn Trent Water ROTHERBY - MAIN STREET (SSO) River Wreake 16 43h 9m 116 h
Severn Trent Water REARSBY - MILL ROAD PS (CSO) Rearsby Brook 9 42h 40m 153 h
Severn Trent Water ASFORDBY - RIVERSIDE WALK (CSO) River Wreake 8 38h 44m 16 h
Severn Trent Water THRUSSINGTON - REARSBY ROAD (SSO) River Wreake 12 32h 50m -
Severn Trent Water REDMILE (STW) Grimmer 11 32h 3m 132 h
Severn Trent Water PLUNGAR - GRANBY LANE - PELLS FARM (SSO) Grantham Canal 13 29h 18m 166 h
Severn Trent Water SAXELBY - SAXELBYE LANE (SSO) River Wreake 6 20h 31m 86 h
Severn Trent Water COLD OVERTON STW (SSTO) Whissendine Brook 9 20h 25m -
Severn Trent Water SOUTH CROXTON - SCHOOL LANE PS (CSO) Queniborough Brook 4 20h 5m -
Severn Trent Water BURTON LAZARS STW (CSO) Burton Brook 7 13h 19m 24 h
Severn Trent Water MELTON - LEICESTER BRIDGE O/L F (CSO) River Wreake 5 12h 39m -
Severn Trent Water MELTON - LEICESTER BRIDGE O/L G (CSO) River Wreake 1 12h 35m -
Severn Trent Water SYSTON - TURN STREET (SSO) Barkby Brook 5 12h 32m 108 h
Severn Trent Water MELTON MOWBRAY - DALBY ROAD (CSO) River Wreake 1 12h 18m 30 h
Severn Trent Water REDMILE - CHURCH CORNER (CSO) Grimmer 4 10h 18m 267 h
Severn Trent Water MELTON - BURTON ROAD/ANKLE HILL (CSO) River Wreake 1 9h 16m 158 h
Severn Trent Water STATHERN - HARBY LANE (CSO) Stroom Dyke 9 8h 29m 113 h
Severn Trent Water HARBY - WATSONS LANE (CSO) Stroom Dyke 4 7h 28m -
Severn Trent Water GOADBY MARWOOD - KEMPS LANE (CSO) River Eye + Various Brooks 5 6h 46m 20 h
Severn Trent Water MELTON - LEICESTER BRIDGE O/L D (CSO) River Wreake 2 6h 39m -
Severn Trent Water ASFORDBY - PUMP LANE CSO River Wreake 3 6h 29m 0 h
Severn Trent Water WARTNABY - SPRING LANE (SSO) River Wreake 1 5h 55m -
Severn Trent Water MELTON - NOTTINGHAM RD/WELBY LN (CSO) River Wreake 5 4h 34m -
Severn Trent Water MELTON STW (SSTO) River Wreake 2 4h 21m -
Severn Trent Water WYCOMB - MAIN ROAD (CSO) River Eye + Various Brooks 2 3h 26m 96 h
Severn Trent Water SCALFORD - THORPE SIDE (CSO) River Eye + Various Brooks 3 1h 30m -
Severn Trent Water HOBY - BROOKSBY ROAD (SSO) River Wreake 1 1h 19m 6 h
Severn Trent Water BARKBY - FIELD 3234 (CSO) Barkby Brook 2 1h 12m 200 h
Severn Trent Water HOLWELL - MAIN STREET (SSO) River Wreake 1 0h 8m 30 h
Severn Trent Water MELTON MOWBRAY - SCALFORD ROAD (CSO) River Wreake 1 0h 7m -
Severn Trent Water HARBY - WATSONS LANE (CSO) Stroom Dyke 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water WYMONDHAM (STW) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water RAGDALE STW (CSO&EO) River Trent 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water REDMILE - CHURCH CORNER (CSO) Grimmer 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water BURTON LAZARS STW (CSO) Burton Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water SAXELBY - SAXELBYE LANE (SSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water SOUTH CROXTON - SCHOOL LANE PS (CSO) Queniborough Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water SALTBY - STONESBY LANE (SSO) River Eye + Various Brooks 0 0h 18 h
Severn Trent Water BARKBY - FIELD 3234 (CSO) Barkby Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water THORPE SATCHVILLE (STW) Gaddesby Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water LONG CLAWSON - HOSE LANE (CSO) River And Canal 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water SPROXTON - COSTON ROAD (SSO) River Eye + Various Brooks 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water MELTON - LEICESTER BRIDGE O/L F (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water ASFORDBY PS (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water HOBY - BROOKSBY ROAD (SSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water HARBY - LANGER LANE (SSO) River And Canal 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water HOLWELL - MAIN STREET (SSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water BARSBY - MAIN STREET (CSO) Barsby Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water FREEBY STW (CSO) Freeby Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water REARSBY - MILL ROAD PS (CSO) Rearsby Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water HARBY - LANGER LANE (SSO) River And Canal 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water GOADBY MARWOOD - KEMPS LANE (CSO) River Eye + Various Brooks 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water SOMERBY STW (CSO) Somerby Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water KIRBY BELLARS - WASHDYKE LANE (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water ASFORDBY - RIVERSIDE WALK (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water MELTON - LEICESTER BRIDGE O/L G (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water MELTON - ASFORDBY ROAD XXX (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water MELTON STW (SSTO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water MELTON - LEICESTER ROAD PS (CSO) River Eye 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water STONESBY - KING STREET LANE (SSO) River Eye + Various Brooks 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water ROTHERBY - MAIN STREET (SSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water MELTON MOWBRAY - SCALFORD ROAD (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water SEAGRAVE - BUTCHERS LANE (CSO) River Soar 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water MELTON - LEICESTER ROAD PS (CSO) River Eye 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water QUENIBOROUGH EAST (CSO) Queniborough Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water FRISBY ON THE WREAKE (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water ASFORDBY - PUMP LANE CSO River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water WALTHAM (STW) Thorpe Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water PLUNGAR - GRANBY LANE - PELLS FARM (SSO) Grantham Canal 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water TWYFORD - MAIN ROAD (CSO) Gaddesby Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water SCALFORD - THORPE SIDE (CSO) River Eye + Various Brooks 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water SYSTON - TURN STREET (SSO) Barkby Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water SALTBY - STONESBY LANE (SSO) River Eye + Various Brooks 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water MELTON - BURTON ROAD/ANKLE HILL (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water MELTON MOWBRAY - DALBY ROAD (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water MELTON - NOTTINGHAM RD/WELBY LN (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water SSTO OVERFLOW-3PG River Devon 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water ASHBY FOLVILLE STW (SSTO) Gaddesby Brook 0 0h 30 h
Severn Trent Water SYSTON - CLUMBER CLOSE (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water WARTNABY - SPRING LANE (SSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Anglian Water KNOSSINGTON STW Unnamed Stream River Gwash 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water REDMILE (STW) Grimmer 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water EATON - DISTRICT (SSO) River Devon 0 0h 17 h
Severn Trent Water CHADWELL - XXXXX FARM (CSO) Thorpe Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water WOODHOUSE - RUSHEY FIELDS LANE (SSO) Various Sites River Soar 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water WYCOMB - MAIN ROAD (CSO) River Eye + Various Brooks 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water THORPE SATCHVILLE (STW) Gaddesby Brook 0 0h 125 h
Severn Trent Water SYSTON - CLUMBER CLOSE (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water NETHER BROUGHTON STW (SSTO) Dalby Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water RAGDALE STW (CSO&EO) River Trent 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water THRUSSINGTON - REARSBY ROAD (SSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water BOTTESFORD STW (SSTO) River Devon 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water COLD OVERTON STW (SSTO) Whissendine Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water ASHBY FOLVILLE - FOLVILLE STREET (CSO) Barsby Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water EATON - DISTRICT (SSO) River Devon 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water STATHERN - HARBY LANE (CSO) Stroom Dyke 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water KIRBY BELLARS - WASHDYKE LANE (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h 18 h
Severn Trent Water MELTON - LEICESTER BRIDGE O/L D (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water GADDESBY - NETHER END (CSO) Gaddesby Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water MELTON - WILLOUGHBY CLOSE XX (CSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water GREAT DALBY - MAIN STREET (SSO) River Wreake 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water HARBY STW (SSTO) Stroom Dyke 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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