North West Durham polluted by sewage 2,781 times in 2022 - lasting 10,573 hours

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Totals for North West Durham in 2022
96 Sites polluted by Northumbrian Water
2,781 sewage dumps
10,573 h duration
That's 1.22 years! On average 7.6 times a day

Pollution Summary 2022

Here are all the reported sewage overflow totals for North West Durham in 2022. Sometimes sewage can be being dumped for months at a time.

Company Waterway Site Sewage Dumps Duration (Hours) Reporting %
Northumbrian Water Wear WESTERN AREA STW 103 867 100
Northumbrian Water Rookhope Burn ROOKHOPE STW 91 820 99.8
Northumbrian Water River Wear WITTON-LE-WEAR PS 66 718 78.5
Northumbrian Water Wear BURNISTON DRIVE PS 88 710 97.8
Northumbrian Water River Derwent CONSETT STW 112 617 100
Northumbrian Water River Wear LOW WADSWORTH PS 47 518 98
Northumbrian Water Houselop Beck, TOW LAW STW 148 505 96.75
Northumbrian Water Smallhope Burn LANCHESTER STW 51 482 100
Northumbrian Water Wear CSO WV80 DISUSED STW HUNWICK 94 341 95.9
Northumbrian Water Holy Well Burn SUNNYBROW SEWAGE PUMPING STATION 59 330 99.6
Northumbrian Water Crook Beck BLADESIDE CSO 61 282 100
Northumbrian Water Steeley Burn SATLEY STW 30 241 98.9
Northumbrian Water Hamsteels Beck QUEBEC PUMPING STATION 29 236 99.4
Northumbrian Water Wear STANHOPE STW 46 236 100
Northumbrian Water Stockerley Burn, CROOKHALL STW 75 196 50
Northumbrian Water River Browney FRONT STREET CSO 76 164 99.7
Northumbrian Water Smallhope Burn CSO MANOR COURT 51 161 100
Northumbrian Water Wear FROSTERLEY SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS 47 152 100
Northumbrian Water River Derwent EBCHESTER SPS 52 152 99.9
Northumbrian Water Crook Beck PEASES WEST CSO 36 139 85.5
Northumbrian Water Crook Beck, WEST ROAD CSO 44 136 99.7
Northumbrian Water Derwent HAMSTERLEY COLLIERY PS 35 133 100
Northumbrian Water Leapmill Burn BURNOPFIELD CSO 43 123 98.7
Northumbrian Water Smallhope Burn LYNWOOD HOUSE CSO DER44 61 123 99.1
Northumbrian Water Ibbetsons' Sike BURNHOPE P.S. CSO & CER 63 121 89.1
Northumbrian Water Smallhope Burn BUTSFIELD LANE CSO DER092 58 112 99.6
Northumbrian Water Pont Burn PONT B CSO 29 112 99.3
Northumbrian Water Pont Burn HAMSTERLEY MILL PUMPING STATION 45 98 90.6
Northumbrian Water River Wear HUNTSHIELD FORD CSO 29 94 99.6
Northumbrian Water Derwent GREEN BRIDGE CSO (DER 137) 15 84 100
Northumbrian Water Leapmill Burn BUSTY BANK CSO 41 73 79.4
Northumbrian Water Backstone Beck River Derwe CUTLERS HALL ROAD (NO. 29) STORM 11 72 96.4
Northumbrian Water River Wear LOW WILLINGTON PARK CSO 36 71 95.3
Northumbrian Water Pont Burn PONT LANE A CSO 16 70 100
Northumbrian Water Backstone Burn CHURCH ROAD CSO 55 69 99.3
Northumbrian Water Rookhope Burn STOTSFIELD BURN CSO 20 68 79.5
Northumbrian Water River Wear STANHOPE SWIMMING POOL CSO 50 63 99.9
Northumbrian Water Beechburn Beck THE HOLLOWS CSO WV50 26 63 73.7
Northumbrian Water Smallhope Burn EAST OF KNITSLEY GRANGE FARM CSO 32 60 81.3
Northumbrian Water River Wear WESTGATE CSO 20 56 99.6
Northumbrian Water Beechburn Beck THE HOLLOWS CSO WV49 27 55 99.1
Northumbrian Water Wear RUSSEL PLACE CSO 25 54 100
Northumbrian Water Wear, WILLINGTON SYSTEM CSO 31 47 95.5
Northumbrian Water Dene Burn CONSETT ACADEMY SOUTH CSO DER090 34 45 100
Northumbrian Water Browney LANGLEY PARK SEWAGE PS 10 42 100
Northumbrian Water Waskerley Beck EAST END CSO 34 41 78.3
Northumbrian Water River Derwent CHARE BANK CSO 27 39 84.8
Northumbrian Water River Derwent WEST LANE SCHOOL CSO 15 38 69.7
Northumbrian Water River Derwent CHOPWELL ROAD CSO 18 36 99.8
Northumbrian Water Beechburn Beck VALLEY TERRACE CSO 8 34 87.7
Northumbrian Water Crook Beck ULSWATER CRESCENT CSO 21 33 94.5
Northumbrian Water Smallhope Burn MOUNT PLEASANT CSO DER41 26 33 99.8
Northumbrian Water Beechburn Beck GRANGE BANK CSO 22 32 100
Northumbrian Water River Wear BONDISLE WAY CSO 35 29 99.9
Northumbrian Water River Browney OPPOSITE 16 FRONT STREET CSO 25 27 100
Northumbrian Water River Wear SCOTCH ISLE FARM CSO 20 24 88.4
Northumbrian Water Culverted Beechburn Beck WOODFIELD HILL CROOK CSO 12 24 99.9
Northumbrian Water Beechburn Beck MILL FARM COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 5 24 98.8
Northumbrian Water Backgill Burn FELLSIDE CSO (DER 174) 17 24 100
Northumbrian Water River Wear RIVERSIDE (BUTTS CRESCENT) CSO 29 20 100
Northumbrian Water Dene Burn BERRY EDGE ROAD CSO DER096 28 20 99.5
Northumbrian Water Deerness CHURCH LANE CSO 21 19 99.6
Northumbrian Water Smallhope Burn RAILWAY SREET CSO 24 17 97.4
Northumbrian Water Blackstone Burn River Derwent VINDOMORA VILLAS CSO 17 17 100
Northumbrian Water Backstone Burn ST MARYS PRIMARY SCHOOL CSO 7 11 98.9
Northumbrian Water Derwent, HIGH FRIARSIDE CSO 11 9 73.8
Northumbrian Water Backstone Burn REAR 39 CUTLERS HALL ROAD 4 8 75
Northumbrian Water Dene Burn A692 CSO 10 7 98.8
Northumbrian Water Unnamed Beck Rvr Wear CSO WV79 ROUGH LEA LANE 13 6 99.9
Northumbrian Water River Browney BACK ELM STREET CSO 7 6 83.1
Northumbrian Water Derwent SNOWS GREEN ROAD CSO (DER010) 4 5 99.2
Northumbrian Water Wharnley Burn OPP OLD CASTLESIDE STW CSO 12 5 99.7
Northumbrian Water Dene Burn MOORSIDE CSO DER002 5 5 99.6
Northumbrian Water Dene Burn CASTLESIDE 5 4 98.9
Northumbrian Water River Wear ROSE TERRACE CSO 15 4 99.7
Northumbrian Water Stockerley Burn, SIXTH ST SSO 8 4 100
Northumbrian Water Steeley Burn MILLHOUSE FARM CSO 10 4 81.1
Northumbrian Water Stockerley Burn, SOUTH STREET STORM SEWAGE OVERFLOW 5 3 95.9
Northumbrian Water Willington Burn GARDNER AVENUE CSO 6 2 94.8
Northumbrian Water Tinkerhill Gill, DURHAM ROAD REF NO 36 5 2 100
Northumbrian Water Wear VEDRA CLOSE SSO 1 2 100
Northumbrian Water Wear MILL COTTAGES CSO 7 2 100
Northumbrian Water River Derwent 20 DERWENT DALE CUTLERS RD CSO 3 1 99.8
Northumbrian Water Pont Burn ST IVES ROAD CSO 2 1 100
Northumbrian Water Ravensbush Burn SOUTH FARM CSO 4 1 88.3
Northumbrian Water Backstone Burn CONSETT OAP HALL CSO 3 1 99.4
Northumbrian Water Iddeston'S Sike CRICKET GROUND HOLMSIDE LANE CSO 1 0 99.7
Northumbrian Water River Derwent SHOTLEY BRIDGE CSO DER0004 2 0 99.3
Northumbrian Water Pont Burn PONT BUNGALOWS 2 0 100
Northumbrian Water Wear WESTGATE CARAVAN SITE CSO 1 0 56.2
Northumbrian Water Park House Gill OAKENSHAW CSO 1 0 87.1
Northumbrian Water Stockerley Burn 5 SOUTH STREET CSO, CROOKHALL 1 0 99.3
Northumbrian Water Howden Burn CONSETT IRON WORKS 1 0 100
Northumbrian Water Willington Burn HUNWICK LANE CSO 1 0 100
Northumbrian Water Snows Green Burn 85 SNOWS GREEN ROAD 1 0 100
Northumbrian Water Leapmill Burn BUSTY BANK STORM SEWAGE OVERFLOW 1 0 100
Northumbrian Water Waskerley Beck ANGATE STREET CSO 0 0 91
Northumbrian Water Dipton Burn DIPTON STW 0 0 0
Northumbrian Water Wadley Burn FIR TREE STW 0 0 0
Northumbrian Water River Browney FRONT STREET CSO 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water River Wear WOLSINGHAM STW 0 0 0
Northumbrian Water Leapmill Burn BUSTY BANK CSO 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Wear WILLINGTON STW 0 0 0
Northumbrian Water Dipton Burn DIPTON STW 0 0 0
Northumbrian Water Hedleyhope Burn CORNSAY COLLIERY STORM SEWAGE OVERF 0 0 99.7
Northumbrian Water Derwent DERWENTSIDE HOUSE CSO 0 0 100
Northumbrian Water Hamsteels Beck REAR AGED MINERS HOMES CSO 0 0 93.5
Northumbrian Water Backstone Burn QUEENSWAY CSO 0 0 99.9
Northumbrian Water Tinkerhill Gill SHOTLEY BRIDGE HOSPITAL CSO 0 0 99.9
Northumbrian Water Wear LOW WADSWORTH STW 0 0 0
Northumbrian Water Ebchester Burn DENECREST CSO 0 0 99.8
Northumbrian Water Browney, HOLLINSIDE STW 0 0 99.4
Northumbrian Water Iveston Burn IVESTON LANE CSO 0 0 99.8

Data Sources & Accuracy

EDM (Event Duration Monitoring) data and Consented Discharges to Controlled Waters with Conditions from Environment Agency & Data Map Wales

Experimental derived data from Thames Water API, Some data may be missing or inaccurate. This uses Environment Agency rainfall data from the real-time data API (Beta) - Rainfall data is delayed by up to two days.

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