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North Durham - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 4,236 hours in 2026 , monitoring offline 5,447 hours , potential overflows 7 hours so far..

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in North Durham 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 - 1,039 hours , 920 offline
Feb - 2,510 hours , 681 offline
Mar - 327 hours , 1,200 offline
Apr - 2 hours , 7 potential
May - 295 hours
Jun - 48 hours , 172 offline
Jul - 0 hours , 1,265 offline
Aug - 11 hours , 829 offline
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Northumbrian Water EAST TANFIELD STW Causey Burn 39 568h 22m -
Northumbrian Water CHESTER LE STREET STW Wear 24 357h 56m -
Northumbrian Water EDMONDSLEY STW Humble Burn 28 313h 7m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 24 260h 58m -
Northumbrian Water BEECHVILLE CSO Cong Burn 23 235h 34m -
Northumbrian Water EAST TANFIELD STW Causey Burn 37 202h 29m -
Northumbrian Water PALM TERRACE CSO Farlieth Burn 20 202h -
Northumbrian Water LYNWOOD HOUSE CSO DER44 Smallhope Burn 33 185h 10m -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 22 175h 34m 369 h
Northumbrian Water KNITSLEY SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS Smallhope Burn 15 141h 12m -
Northumbrian Water HUSTLEDOWN STW Twizell Burn 18 134h 48m -
Northumbrian Water KIMBERLEY GARDENS CSO (DER 82) Twizell Burn 26 118h 18m -
Northumbrian Water LANCHESTER STW Smallhope Burn 24 115h 14m -
Northumbrian Water CHESTER LE STREET STW Wear 9 105h 34m -
Northumbrian Water ST ANDREWS ROAD CSO Unnamed Houghwell Burn 19 100h 22m 9 h
Northumbrian Water SACRISTON SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS South Burn 8 100h 13m -
Northumbrian Water NIGHTINGALE PLACE CSO Stanley Burn, 26 99h 24m -
Northumbrian Water HOLYHILL GARDENS EAST CSO Stanley Burn 24 82h 26m -
Northumbrian Water LINDOM AVENUE CSO River Wear 6 69h 54m -
Northumbrian Water PARK ROAD CSO River Wear 10 67h 48m -
Northumbrian Water PELTON FELL ROAD 3 CSO CH14 Chester Burn 20 67h 48m -
Northumbrian Water MITCHEL TERRACE CSO Kyo Burn 21 57h 42m -
Northumbrian Water FLOATERS MILL SPS Lumley Park Burn 9 55h 3m -
Northumbrian Water PLAWSWORTH CSO MH1 Black Dene Burn 16 52h 58m -
Northumbrian Water RAILWAY SREET CSO Smallhope Burn 13 51h 18m 7 h
Northumbrian Water PELTON FELL ROAD CSO Chester Burn 10 47h 26m -
Northumbrian Water MOUNT PLEASANT CSO DER41 Smallhope Burn 8 32h -
Northumbrian Water ROSE CRESCENT CSO Lumley Park Burn 4 22h 26m -
Northumbrian Water PELAW BANK CSO CH57 Chester Burn 9 21h 46m -
Northumbrian Water SHIELDS ROAD CSO River Wear 6 20h 40m -
Northumbrian Water CSO ADJACENT 40 HOLLYHILL GARDENS Stanley Burn 8 20h 2m -
Northumbrian Water HUSTLEDOWN ROAD CSO Stanley Burn 7 18h 42m -
Northumbrian Water TANFIELD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL CSO Kyo Burn 5 18h 28m 253 h
Northumbrian Water OAKS FIELD CSO Houghwell Burn 4 17h 38m -
Northumbrian Water 50 WOODSIDE GARDENS CSO Stanley Burn 7 17h 12m -
Northumbrian Water OUSTON VILLA FARM CSO Rowletch Burn 9River Team 3 14h 34m -
Northumbrian Water SOUTHFIELDS CSO Chester Burn, 5 10h 2m -
Northumbrian Water DUNN STREET Kyo Burn 5 9h 16m -
Northumbrian Water ELWIN PLACE CSO Cong Burn 3 8h 40m 456 h
Northumbrian Water BEVERLEY GARDENS CSO River Wear 8 7h 48m -
Northumbrian Water BURNHOPE SEWAGE PUMPING STATION Ibbetsons' Sike 6 6h 28m 770 h
Northumbrian Water CONE LANE (CHESTER NO 4) CSO Chester Burn 5 6h 4m -
Northumbrian Water DUKE STREET CSO Kyo Burn 3 3h 14m -
Northumbrian Water TANFIELD TRUNK SEWER CSO Kyo Burn 2 2h 50m -
Northumbrian Water WESLEY TERRACE CSO Kyo Burn 4 1h 32m -
Northumbrian Water RAILWAY GARDENS CSO DER047 Kyo Burn 4 1h 18m -
Northumbrian Water HOPGARTH GARDENS CSO Cong Burn 1 1h 4m -
Northumbrian Water SCORERS LANE CSO Broughs Gill 3 1h -
Northumbrian Water SOUTH LEIGH CSO Houghwell Burn 3 0h 36m -
Northumbrian Water CHARLAW TERRACE CSO Culverted Waterc' To Black Bur 7 0h 34m -
Northumbrian Water WALDRIDGE ROAD CSO CH 13 Cong Burn 11 0h 34m -
Northumbrian Water SOUTH MOOR MEMORIAL PARK SSO Stanley Burn 4 0h 30m -
Northumbrian Water LINTZ TERRACE CSO Kyo Burn 1 0h 28m -
Northumbrian Water PARK ROAD NORTH CSO River Wear 2 0h 26m -
Northumbrian Water LUMLEY SEWAGE PUMPING STATION Wear 1 0h 18m -
Northumbrian Water OLIVER STREET CSO Trip Of Stanley Burn 2 0h 18m -
Northumbrian Water OPP OLD CASTLESIDE STW CSO Wharnley Burn 2 0h 16m -
Northumbrian Water HOLMHILL FIELD CSO CH043 South Burn River Wear 1 0h 14m -
Northumbrian Water North of Front Street combined Stanley Burn 1 0h 12m -
Northumbrian Water PELTON CSO Stella Gill 4 0h 8m -
Northumbrian Water WESTLINE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE CSO Rowletch Burn 2 0h 4m -
Northumbrian Water ARGYLE COURT CSO Houghwell Burn 2 0h 4m -
Northumbrian Water CSO MANOR COURT Smallhope Burn 1 0h 4m -
Northumbrian Water THE OVAL CSO Rowletch Burn 2 0h 4m -
Northumbrian Water KIMBLESWORTH CSO Blackdene Burn 1 0h 2m -
Northumbrian Water TUART STREET CSO (NO1) Culverted Water Course To Chester Burn 1 0h 2m -
Northumbrian Water CROSS LANE CSO CH8 Black Burn River Wear 1 0h 2m -
Northumbrian Water ASH MEADOWS CSO CHESTER LE STREET Of Wear Estuary 1 0h -
Northumbrian Water CONGBURN BANK CSO Cong Burn 1 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water BEAMISH CSO Urpeth Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water STATION VILLAS CSO Houghwell Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water WILLIAM STREET CSO Stanley Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water EAST VIEW CSO Stanley Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water WHITE-LE-HEAD ALLOTMENTS SSO Kyo Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water WARKWORTH DRIVE CSO South Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water SOUTH MOOR CSO CHARLES STREET DER066 - NWL name Culverted Stanley Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water THE MIDDLES CSO Stanley Burn 0 0h 2,324 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water GRANGE VILLA CSO Blindy Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water SOUTH MOOR ROAD FOOTBALL CLUB CSO Stanley Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water FORMER CASTLE DENE SDW SSO Lumley Park Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water CHERRY BANKS CSO Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water ANNFIELD PLAIN & STANLEY CSO 8 Carrmyers Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water STATION LANE CSO Chester Burn, 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water FRONT STREET CSO CH68 Chester Burn 0 0h 212 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water WHELDON TERRACE CSO Chester Burn 0 0h 176 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water BACK LANE COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW Brough'S Gill 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water HOLLINSIDE STW Browney, 0 0h 873 h
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water CRICKET GROUND HOLMSIDE LANE CSO Iddeston'S Sike 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water BOURNMOOR SPS Lumley Park Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water ROPERY LANE/EARDULPH AVE CSO Wear 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water DURHAM ROAD CSO Stanley Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water CAUSEY SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS Causey Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water SWINBURN PLACE CSO Rowletch Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water THE BROOMS NORTH CSO Rowletch Burn 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Northumbrian Water Unknown Unknown 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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