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Mid Leicestershire - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 2,218 hours in 2026 , monitoring offline 1,647 hours , potential overflows 79 hours so far..

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Mid Leicestershire 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 - 258 hours , 28 potential
Feb - 1,492 hours , 123 offline
Mar - 223 hours , 51 potential
Apr - 3 hours , 130 offline
May - 27 hours , 233 offline
Jun - 39 hours , 119 offline
Jul - 0 hours , 120 offline
Aug - 152 hours , 68 offline
Sept - 21 hours , 9 offline
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Severn Trent Water SSTO OVERFLOW-3PG-RIVER SOAR1 River Soar 30 354h 39m 24 h
Severn Trent Water SSTO OVERFLOW-3PG-RIVER SOAR2 River Soar 27 268h 53m -
Severn Trent Water ROTHLEY (CSO) River Soar 15 179h 42m 12 h
Severn Trent Water THURCASTON - MILL ROAD (SSO) Anstey Brook 27 171h 12m 204 h
Severn Trent Water SWITHLAND - MAIN STREET (CSO) Swithland Reservoir 19 135h 51m 88 h
Severn Trent Water STANTON UNDER BARDON PS (CSO) Stanton Brook 29 125h 11m -
Severn Trent Water BRAUNSTONE - WESTOVER ROAD (CSO) River Biam 31 104h 18m 50 h
Severn Trent Water WANLIP IPS (CSO&EO) River Soar 26 98h 48m 48 h
Severn Trent Water ROTHLEY - TOWN GREEN STREET (CSO) Rothley Brook 16 96h 1m 100 h
Severn Trent Water WOODHOUSE - VICARY LANE (CSO) River Soar 19 86h 58m -
Severn Trent Water BAGWORTH - OFF HAWTHORN ROAD (CSO) River Sence 7 77h 44m 42 h
Severn Trent Water BATTLEFLAT - WEST LANE (SSO) River Sence 10 63h 15m -
Severn Trent Water GLENFIELD - STAMFORD STREET (CSO) Glenfield/Braunstone/K/Mux Br 24 62h -
Severn Trent Water NEWTOWN LINFORD - BRADGATE ROAD (SSO) Bradgate Brook 15 60h 6m -
Severn Trent Water BIRSTALL - WORCESTER AVENUE (CSO) Birstall Brook / River Soar 3 46h 2m 75 h
Severn Trent Water BRAUNSTONE - AMY STREET (SSO) River Biam 4 38h 45m -
Severn Trent Water GROBY - BRS A50 (CSO) Slate Brook 5 38h 14m -
Severn Trent Water WOODHOUSE - SCHOOL LANE (CSO) Quorn Brook 12 35h 59m 28 h
Severn Trent Water BRAUNSTONE - COLBERT DRIVE (SSO) River Biam 3 28h 27m -
Severn Trent Water KIRBY MUXLOE - COURT CLOSE (SSO) Rothley Brook 3 22h 37m 119 h
Severn Trent Water BRAUNSTONE - AMY STREET 14 (CSO) River Biam 3 21h 3m 42 h
Severn Trent Water MOUNTSORREL - BETTY HENSERS LANE (SSO) Various Sites River Soar 5 18h 4m -
Severn Trent Water MARKFIELD - CROFTWAY (FIELD 5247) (CSO) Rothley Brook 11 17h 21m 3 h
Severn Trent Water BRAUNSTONE - KINGSWAY XX (CSO) River Soar 3 12h 30m -
Severn Trent Water GROBY - BRANTING HILL (CSO) Rothely Brook 8 10h 12m -
Severn Trent Water GLENFIELD - WEST STREET (SSO) Rothley Brook 3 9h 30m 144 h
Severn Trent Water GLENFIELD - STATION ROAD (CSO) Glenfield/Braunstone/K/Mux Br 1 8h 55m 13 h
Severn Trent Water WOODHOUSE EAVES - MEADOW LANE (CSO) River Soar 7 8h 10m 150 h
Severn Trent Water KIRBY MUXLOE - GOLF COURSE (CSO) Glenfield/Braunstone/K/Mux Br 2 7h 17m -
Severn Trent Water RATBY PS (CSO) Rothley Brook 2 2h 50m -
Severn Trent Water BIRSTALL - QUEENSGATE DRIVE (SSO) Rotheley Brook 1 2h 44m 94 h
Severn Trent Water KIRBY MUXLOE - RATBY LANE (CSO) Glenfield/Braunstone/K/Mux Br 4 1h 28m 183 h
Severn Trent Water GLENFIELD - LEICESTER ROAD (CSO) Glenfield/Braunstone/K/Mux Br 1 1h 25m -
Severn Trent Water GLENFIELD -STAMFORD ST/CHESTNUT RD (CSO) Glenfield/Braunstone/K/Mux Br 4 1h 19m -
Severn Trent Water SILEBY - COSSINGTON ROAD (SSO) Various Sites River Soar 2 0h 52m -
Severn Trent Water KIRBY MUXLOE - GOLF COURSE (CSO) Glenfield/Braunstone/K/Mux Br 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water WOODHOUSE EAVES - MEADOW LANE (CSO) River Soar 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water LEICESTER FOREST E - BEECHWOOD AVE (CSO) Rothley Brook 0 0h 154 h
Severn Trent Water KIRBY MUXLOE - COURT CLOSE (SSO) Rothley Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water GLENFIELD - WEST STREET (SSO) Rothley Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water BRAUNSTONE - AMY STREET (SSO) River Biam 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water THURCASTON - MILL ROAD (SSO) Anstey Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water KIRBY MUXLOE - RATBY LANE (CSO) Glenfield/Braunstone/K/Mux Br 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water COSSINGTON - MAIN STREET (SSO) Various Sites River Soar 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water BRAUNSTONE - KINGSWAY XX (CSO) River Soar 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water ROTHLEY - TOWN GREEN STREET (CSO) Rothley Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water GLENFIELD - STATION ROAD (CSO) Glenfield/Braunstone/K/Mux Br 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water GROBY - BRANTING HILL (CSO) Rothely Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water LEICESTER FOREST-BULLS HEAD PS (CSO) Glenfield/Braunstone/K/Mux Br 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water WOODHOUSE - VICARY LANE (CSO) River Soar 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water WANLIP IPS (CSO&EO) River Soar 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water RATBY PS (CSO) Rothley Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water SSTO OVERFLOW-3PG-RIVER SOAR1 River Soar 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water STANTON UNDER BARDON PS (CSO) Stanton Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water GLENFIELD - STAMFORD STREET (CSO) Glenfield/Braunstone/K/Mux Br 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water MARKFIELD - CROFTWAY (FIELD 5247) (CSO) Rothley Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water GROBY - BRS A50 (CSO) Slate Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water BAGWORTH - OFF HAWTHORN ROAD (CSO) River Sence 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water ROTHLEY - MOUNTSORREL LANE PS (CSO) Various Sites River Soar 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water THURMASTON - CANAL STREET (SSO) Birstall Brook / River Soar 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water MOUNTSORREL - BETTY HENSERS LANE (SSO) Various Sites River Soar 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water BIRSTALL - WORCESTER AVENUE (CSO) Birstall Brook / River Soar 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water COSSINGTON - MAIN STREET (SSO) Various Sites River Soar 0 0h 18 h
Severn Trent Water DESFORD - DESFORD CROSS ROAD PS (CSO) Glenfield/Braunstone/K/Mux Br 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water SSTO OVERFLOW-3PG-RIVER SOAR2 River Soar 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water ROTHLEY - MOUNTSORREL LANE PS (CSO) Various Sites River Soar 0 0h 57 h
Severn Trent Water NEWTOWN LINFORD - BRADGATE ROAD (SSO) Bradgate Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water WOODHOUSE - SCHOOL LANE (CSO) Quorn Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water ROTHLEY (CSO) River Soar 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water BRAUNSTONE - AMY STREET 14 (CSO) River Biam 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water BIRSTALL - QUEENSGATE DRIVE (SSO) Rotheley Brook 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water WOODHOUSE EAVES - BRAND LANE (CSO) River Soar 0 0h 25 h
Severn Trent Water BRAUNSTONE - WESTOVER ROAD (CSO) River Biam 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water THURMASTON - CANAL STREET (SSO) Birstall Brook / River Soar 0 0h 48 h
Severn Trent Water BRAUNSTONE - COLBERT DRIVE (SSO) River Biam 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water GLENFIELD - LEICESTER ROAD (CSO) Glenfield/Braunstone/K/Mux Br 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water BATTLEFLAT - WEST LANE (SSO) River Sence 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water SWITHLAND - MAIN STREET (CSO) Swithland Reservoir 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water LEICESTER FOREST-BULLS HEAD PS (CSO) Glenfield/Braunstone/K/Mux Br 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water GLENFIELD -STAMFORD ST/CHESTNUT RD (CSO) Glenfield/Braunstone/K/Mux Br 0 0h -
Severn Trent Water WOODHOUSE EAVES - BRAND LANE (CSO) River Soar 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

Annual figures up to and including 2025 come from official water company returns. The 2026 figure is our own estimate, derived continuously from the companies' live data feeds.

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.

This project is not associated, approved or endorsed by any of the companies whose logos you see here.