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Newark - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 7,439 hours in 2026 , monitoring offline 455 hours , potential overflows 133 hours so far..

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Newark 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 - 2,639 hours , 131 potential
Feb - 4,372 hours , 2 potential
Mar - 426 hours , 18 offline
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Severn Trent Water SUTTON ON TRENT - CROMWELL STW (SSTO) River Trent 60 1,239 h 55m -
Severn Trent Water LAXTON STW (CSO&EO) Moorhouse Beck 52 1,052 h 7m 27 h
Severn Trent Water NORMANTON ON TRENT (SSO) River Trent 40 868 h 54m -
Severn Trent Water FARNDON STW (SSTO) River Devon 53 792 h 27m -
Severn Trent Water ASLOCKTON - SSTO OVERFLOW-3PG Car Dyke 54 720 h 51m -
Severn Trent Water BURTON JOYCE - TRENT LANE PS (CSO) River Trent 47 678 h 45m -
Severn Trent Water SOUTHWELL STW (SSTO) River Trent 24 367 h 4m -
Severn Trent Water FLINTHAM STW IPS (CSO&EO) Car Dyke 21 272 h 48m -
Severn Trent Water COLLINGHAM MAIN STREET (SSO) Fleet 11 227 h 20m 2 h
Severn Trent Water ELSTON STW (CSO&EO) Car Dyke 19 226 h 58m 23 h
Severn Trent Water COLLINGHAM STW (SSTO) Fleet 17 176 h 42m 0 h
Severn Trent Water LANEHAM - MAIN STREET (SSO) Laneham Beck 16 136 h 4m -
Severn Trent Water EDINGLEY - STATION ROAD (SSO) Aisby Beck 14 126 h 12m -
Severn Trent Water EAST MARKHAM STW (SSTO) Laneham Beck 15 115 h 55m -
Severn Trent Water EAST BRIDGFORD STW (SSTO) River Trent 25 105 h 37m -
Severn Trent Water SOUTHWELL - HALLOUGHTON ROAD (CSO) Potwell Dyke 15 73 h 46m -
Severn Trent Water FARNSFIELD STW (SSTO) Cotton Mill Dyke, R Greet 13 67 h 5m -
Severn Trent Water SOUTHWELL - NEWARK ROAD (CSO) River Greet 11 49 h 18m -
Severn Trent Water GROVE STW (CSO) North Beck 10 34 h 23m -
Severn Trent Water SOUTHWELL - RIVERSIDE (CSO) River Greet 8 26 h 10m -
Severn Trent Water NEWARK - BRUNEL DRIVE (CSO) Slough Dyke 15 17 h 59m 18 h
Severn Trent Water CRANKLEY POINT STW (SSTO) River Trent 3 17 h 45m 75 h
Severn Trent Water BALDERTON STW (SSTO) River Trent 1 10 h 12m -
Severn Trent Water NEWARK - BEACON HILL ROAD (CSO) River Trent 11 8 h 24m 125 h
Severn Trent Water NEW BALDERTON - LONDON ROAD (CSO) Local Ditch 4 7 h 18m 108 h
Severn Trent Water SCREVETON - KNIGHTS CLOSE (SPS) Car Dyke 7 7 h 2m -
Severn Trent Water SOUTHWELL - CHURCH STREET (CSO) Potwell Dyke 5 4 h 10m -
Severn Trent Water NEWARK - BOUNDARY ROAD (CSO) River Devon 4 2 h 50m -
Severn Trent Water FARNSFIELD STW (CSO) Cotton Mill Dyke, R Greet 2 1 h 39m -
Severn Trent Water EAST MARKHAM - QUAKEFIELD RD (CSO) Tuxford Beck 1 1 h 19m -
Severn Trent Water NORTH ASKHAM - TOWN STREET (SSO) Of Laneham Beck 1 1 h 3m -
Severn Trent Water EAST BRIDGFORD - SPRINGDALE LANE (SSO) Car Dyke 2 0 h 43m -
Severn Trent Water ELTON STW IPS (CSO&EO) Winter Beck 1 0 h -
Severn Trent Water HAWKSWORTH STW IPS (CSO&EO) Gutter 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water FARNDON STW (SSTO) River Devon 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water KNEETON (CSO) Beck Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water EAST MARKHAM STW (SSTO) Laneham Beck 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water KNEESALL - A616 (CSO) Beck 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water HALAM - MANSFIELD ROAD (CSO) Halam Beck 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SOUTHWELL STW (SSTO) River Trent 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water FARNSFIELD STW (SSTO) Cotton Mill Dyke, R Greet 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water ALVERTON STW IPS (CSO&EO) River Devon 0 0 h 25 h
Severn Trent Water HAWKSWORTH STW IPS (CSO&EO) Gutter 0 0 h 167 h
Severn Trent Water EAST MARKHAM - QUAKEFIELD RD (CSO) Tuxford Beck 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water FARNSFIELD STW (CSO) Cotton Mill Dyke, R Greet 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SIBTHORPE (CSO) Car Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SOUTH ASKHAM - ASKHAM ROAD (SSO) Of Laneham Beck 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water ALVERTON STW IPS (CSO&EO) River Devon 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SCREVETON - KNIGHTS CLOSE (CSO) Car Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water EDINGLEY - STATION ROAD (SSO) Aisby Beck 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water LANEHAM - MAIN STREET (SSO) Laneham Beck 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water KNEESALL - A616 (CSO) Beck 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water EAST BRIDGFORD - SPRINGDALE LANE (SSO) Car Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SOUTHWELL - NOTTINGHAM ROAD (CSO) Potwell Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water COLLINGHAM MAIN STREET (SSO) Fleet 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water NEWARK - BOUNDARY ROAD (CSO) River Devon 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water ASLOCKTON - SSTO OVERFLOW-3PG Car Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water NEW BALDERTON - LONDON ROAD (CSO) Local Ditch 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SUTTON VILLAGE STW IPS (CSO&EO) River Whipling 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SCREVETON - KNIGHTS CLOSE (SPS) Car Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water FLINTHAM - MAIN STREET (SSO) Beck Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SOUTHWELL - RIVERSIDE (CSO) River Greet 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SOUTHWELL - CHURCH STREET (CSO) Potwell Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water BALDERTON STW (SSTO) River Trent 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water ELSTON STW (CSO&EO) Car Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water FARNDON - CHAPEL LANE (SSO) Edingley Beck 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water NEWARK - BRUNEL DRIVE (CSO) Slough Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water GROVE STW (CSO) North Beck 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water NEWARK - MASSEY ST (CSO) River Trent 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water FLINTHAM - MAIN STREET (SSO) Beck Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water NEWARK - BEACON HILL ROAD (CSO) River Trent 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water CRANKLEY POINT STW (SSTO) River Trent 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water KNEETON (CSO) Beck Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SOUTHWELL - NEWARK ROAD (CSO) River Greet 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water BURTON JOYCE - TRENT LANE PS (CSO) River Trent 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water AVERHAM - CHURCH LANE (CSO) River Trent 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SCREVETON - KNIGHTS CLOSE (CSO) Car Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water CRANKLEY POINT - CIRCULAR (CSO) River Trent 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water FARNDON - CHAPEL LANE (SSO) Edingley Beck 0 0 h 15 h
Severn Trent Water SUTTON VILLAGE STW IPS (CSO&EO) River Whipling 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water EAST BRIDGFORD STW (SSTO) River Trent 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SIBTHORPE (CSO) Car Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water COTHAM (CSO) Middle Beck 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SOUTHWELL - NOTTINGHAM ROAD (CSO) Potwell Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water COTHAM (CSO) Middle Beck 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water NEWARK - MASSEY ST (CSO) River Trent 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SOUTHWELL - HALLOUGHTON ROAD (CSO) Potwell Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water ELTON STW IPS (CSO&EO) Winter Beck 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water NORMANTON ON TRENT (SSO) River Trent 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water COLLINGHAM STW (SSTO) Fleet 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water NORTH ASKHAM - TOWN STREET (SSO) Of Laneham Beck 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water CRANKLEY POINT - CIRCULAR (CSO) River Trent 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water FLINTHAM STW IPS (CSO&EO) Car Dyke 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SUTTON ON TRENT - CROMWELL STW (SSTO) River Trent 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water LAXTON STW (CSO&EO) Moorhouse Beck 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.

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