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Penrith and Solway

Polluted by sewage 7,005 times in 2025 lasting 44,439 hours - That's 5.14 years!

Monitoring fell below 50% in some locations so could be more

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Live data for Penrith and Solway in 2026

So far this year (as of 16 Aug 2026, 13:15) there has been 12,582 hours of sewage overflows, from 290 CSO Combined Sewage Overflow - a device that, when operating, pours combined rainwater & sewage into a waterway s - that's 1.46 years!

Totals for Penrith and Solway in 2025

131 Sites polluted by Northumbrian Water United Utilities
7,005 sewage dumps
44,439 hours duration
That's 5.14 years. On average 19.2 times a day

Change Over Time

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Pollution Summary 2025

Here are all the reported sewage overflow totals for Penrith and Solway in 2025. Sometimes sewage can be being dumped for months at a time.

Reporting refers to how much of the time the monitoring was active. In this constituency 1 of the total 141 CSO Combined Sewage Overflow - a device that, when operating, pours combined rainwater & sewage into a waterway locations had reporting enabled for less than half the year.

Company Waterway Site Sewage Dumps Duration (Hours) Reporting %
United Utilities River Ellen BLENNERHASSET WW PUMPING STATION 172 2,508 96.5
United Utilities River Derwent COCKERMOUTH WWTW 133 2,354 99.4
United Utilities Dubwath Beck EMBLETON WWTW 113 2,043 93.3
United Utilities River Ellen PLUMBLAND WWTW 164 1,927 97.9
United Utilities River Derwent GREAT BROUGHTON WWTW 246 1,843 99.5
United Utilities Roughton Beck GREAT ORTON WWTW (GRORT) 95 1,460 95.3
United Utilities River Waver BOLTON LOW HOUSES STW 135 1,379 95.5
United Utilities River Waver WAVERTON PUMPING STATION 84 1,313 99.9
United Utilities River Derwent FITZ BRIDGE (LOW ROAD) CSO 106 1,177 99.5
United Utilities Hallgarth Beck BRAITHWAITE WW PUMPING STATION 114 1,131 99.7
United Utilities Crummock Beck FLETCHERTOWN STW 133 1,044 90.8
United Utilities River Eden LITTLE SALKELD WWTW 118 1,013 96.8
Northumbrian Water River Nent NENTHEAD STW 84 986 76
United Utilities River Derwent KESWICK STW 77 907 99.3
United Utilities Bullclose Beck GILCRUX WWTW GILCR 106 876 99.9
United Utilities West Newton Beck WESTNEWTON PS WSTNE ALL0114 81 798 100
United Utilities Patten Beck HAYTON STW 99 749 69.2
United Utilities River Derwent PAPCASTLE PUMPING STATION (ALL0139) 85 710 100
United Utilities Burghmoor Beck KIRK BAMPTON WWTW (KIRKB) 112 677 98.2
United Utilities Cockshot Beck TORPENHOW WWTW (TORPE) 118 677 99.8
United Utilities River Wampool WIGTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 63 649 99.4
United Utilities Salterwath Beck PROSPECT AND OUGHTERSIDE WWTW PRSPO 114 642 100
United Utilities River Ellen ASPATRIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 75 630 99.5
United Utilities Speet Gill STAMPERY WWN PUMPING STATION 62 628 99.5
United Utilities Ridding Sough LONGBURGH PUMPING STATION 72 620 99.8
United Utilities Cald Beck CALDBECK WWTW 83 606 98.8
United Utilities Unnamed Culvert Of Eamontriver CARLETON HALL TEMPLEBANK CSO 95 605 99.1
United Utilities River Eden EDENHALL VILLAGE AND HOTEL WWTW 118 574 100
United Utilities River Derwent GREYSOUTHEN WWTW 97 563 99.5
United Utilities Pow Beck PORTINSCALE SEWAGE PUMPING STATION 119 557 99.8
United Utilities Applethwaite Gill A591 BUS SHELTER CSO 021BY 72 551 96.2
United Utilities Broughton Beck TALLENTIRE PUMPING STATION 73 549 100
United Utilities Bothel Beck BOTHEL WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 113 491 99.2
United Utilities Solway Firth BOWNESS-ON-SOLWAY PUMPING STATION 37 474 99
United Utilities River Derwent GRANGE BRIDGE PS GNGBO ALL0062 53 465 99.9
United Utilities Irish Sea MARYPORT SEWAGE PUMPING STATION 35 385 100
United Utilities River Wampool NEWTON ARLOSH WWTW NEWTA 81 384 99.9
United Utilities River Petteril NEWTON REIGNY PUMPING STATION 50 379 100
United Utilities Gill Beck BLINDCRAKE WWTW 47 372 94.1
United Utilities Scad Beck CROSSCANONBY WWTW CROSC 56 355 99.7
United Utilities River Caldew DALSTON WWTW 28 332 99.9
United Utilities Crummock Beck BROMFIELD WWTW 39 304 98.2
United Utilities River Glenderamackin THRELKELD PS 67 299 97.6
United Utilities Irish Sea ALLONBY WWTW ALLON 20 295 99.8
United Utilities Riber Ellen IREBY WWTW 77 295 99
United Utilities River Eden CULGAITH STW 39 280 100
United Utilities River Eden LANGWATHBY WWTW 28 270 100
United Utilities Stank Beck ABBEYTOWN PUMPING STATION 31 268 99.9
United Utilities River Ellen BULLGILL WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 101 267 99.5
United Utilities Ridding Sough BURGH-BY-SANDS WWTW 44 259 100
United Utilities Stonethwaite Beck STONETHWAITE WWTW 39 247 99.6
United Utilities Solway Firth At Silloth Bay SILLOTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 29 214 99.5
United Utilities Threapland Gill THREAPLAND WWTS 51 206 96
United Utilities Blencarn Beck BLENCARN WWTW 30 195 100
United Utilities Grise Beck SKELTON STW 45 183 82.3
United Utilities Glassonby Beck GLASSONBY VILLAGE WWTW 82 172 89.5
United Utilities River Eden LANGWATHBY COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 54 166 99.9
United Utilities Scad Beck Solway Est'Y EASTLAND FARM COMBINED SEWER O'FLOW 105 161 99.3
United Utilities River Petteril CARLETON MILL PUMPING STATION 29 160 99.7
United Utilities River Ellen BLENNERHASSET WWTW BLENN 31 159 99.5
United Utilities River Wampool NEWTON ARLOSH WEST PUMPING STATION 33 157 82.1
United Utilities River Eden GREAT SALKELD WWTW GRSAL 38 147 99.9
United Utilities Wiza Beck MEETING HOUSE LANE CSO 58 145 100
United Utilities River Derwent THE BURROUGHS CSO 022UQ 50 135 99.9
United Utilities River Derwent BELLE VUE /COCKERMOUTH PS 39 121 99.8
Northumbrian Water River South Tyne ALSTON EJECTOR STATION CSO 21 118 93.9
United Utilities Solway Firth Estuarine Wt GLASSON WWTW 24 117 97.9
United Utilities Halls Beck BASSENTHWAITE WWTW 58 111 99.8
United Utilities Brunsow Beck ALLERBY WWTW ALLER 43 108 100
Northumbrian Water River Nent THE CARAVAN PARK CSO 51 102 99.2
United Utilities Brides Beck BRIDEKIRK WWTW BRIDE 34 101 100
United Utilities Wiza Beck GEORGE STREET CSO 52 99 99.7
United Utilities River Eden KIRKOSWALD STW 40 94 99.6
United Utilities Un-Named Solway Firth GLASSON PUMPING STATION 48 93 99.7
United Utilities Gamblesby Beck GAMBLESBY PUMPING STATION 25 89 99.8
United Utilities Langrigg Beck LANGRIGG PS 19 88 99.9
United Utilities Stony Beck BRIGHAM PUMPING STATION (ALL0138) 35 87 99.7
United Utilities River Ellen ELLEN VALE CSO 11 86 99.3
United Utilities River Petteril WREAY WWTW WREAY 32 82 100
United Utilities Barrock Gill LOW HESKET PS 552 80 63.5
United Utilities Dovenby Beck DOVENBY WWTW DOVEN 22 78 99.9
United Utilities Dubwath Beck DUBWATH WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS 12 77 100
United Utilities River Wampool Estuary ANTHORN PS ANTHN 24 72 100
United Utilities Tidal Solway Firth DRUMBURGH PUMPING STATION DRMBU 13 69 100
United Utilities Harrow Beck Via Sws BEHIND LAGER STORE CSO (174LJ) 68 67 99.6
United Utilities River Greta RAWNSLEY HALL PUMPING STATION 54 62 100
United Utilities Grise Beck SKELTON PS 29 61 99
United Utilities River Waver BLENCOGO PS 19 61 100
United Utilities River Eden LAZONBY PS AND CSO 40 60 99.9
United Utilities River Caldew HESKET NEWMARKET PUMPING STATION 26 60 100
United Utilities River Petteril LOW HESKET STW 24 55 99.9
United Utilities Wiza Beck STATION HILL CSO 25 49 100
United Utilities Unnamed Of Grass Dyke OUGHTERBY PUMPING STATION 7 48 100
United Utilities Stank Beck OPP WEST VIEW COMBINED SEWER O/FLOW 16 48 99.9
United Utilities River Derwent ROSTHWAITE WWTW (ROSTH) 21 46 99.3
United Utilities River Eden ARMATHWAITE WWTW 67 45 98.8
United Utilities River Petteril SOUTHWAITE PS 12 45 99.7
United Utilities Patten Beck GRANGE FARM COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 35 43 99.8
United Utilities Dovenby Beck COALPIT WOOD CSO 22 42 100
United Utilities Solway Firth PORT CARLISLE PUMPING STATION 6 36 100
United Utilities River Caldew DALSTON SEWAGE PUMPING STATION CSO 20 32 99.9
United Utilities Bothel Beck GREYHOUND INN CSO 021WR 41 30 94.4
United Utilities Hazelrigg Beck UNTHANK PUMPING STATION 11 28 99.9
United Utilities Raven Beck, River Eden CROFT CLOSE COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 43 27 96.5
United Utilities Calthwaite Beck CALTHWAITE WW PUMPING STATION 12 20 99.9
United Utilities Powsy Sike, River Eden AINSTABLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORK 11 18 99.9
United Utilities River Cocker LORTON STW 10 18 94.5
Northumbrian Water South Tyne GARRIGILL MANHOLE 9901 SSO 4 17 83.4
Northumbrian Water River Nent FRONT STREET (TOWN HALL) CSO 16 16 99.9
United Utilities Briggle Beck SKIRWITH PS (WAS WWTW) 7 14 100
United Utilities To Railway Track Drain WHITE HORSE YARD CSO 022X9 33 13 96.5
United Utilities River Derwent THICK RIGGS CSO (022UY) 6 9 99.9
United Utilities Briggle Beck WINSKILL PUMPING STATION 4 8 99.9
United Utilities Sandwith Beck NORTH ROAD COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW 17 8 99.2
United Utilities Thacka Beck PENRITH SPS 3 8 100
United Utilities River Petteril SOUTHWAITE WWTW 7 7 100
United Utilities River Wampool KIRKBRIDE WWTW 14 6 99.8
United Utilities Great Gutter GREEN ROW SILLOTH 7 6 100
Northumbrian Water River South Tyne THE FIRS CSO ED003 3 6 87.3
United Utilities River Petteril PLUMPTON NORTH WWTW PLUMN 22 4 98.8
United Utilities Skirwith Beck SKIRWITH HALL CSO 4 3 96.1
United Utilities Harberry Beck RENWICK CSO (171MD) 14 2 99.9
United Utilities Raven Beck KIRKOSWALD VILLAGE PUMPING STATION 5 2 80.7
United Utilities River Eden THE FLATS CSO 171U1 7 2 100
United Utilities Matty Beck THURSBY STW 5 1 100
Northumbrian Water River Nent KINGS ARMS LANE CSO 7 1 99.8
Northumbrian Water River Nent CSO AT HILLIERSON TERRACE 3 0 64.5
United Utilities Great Gutter Estuarine Water MORICAMBE PARK PS 02540 1 0 100
United Utilities Thacka Beck JUNCTION OF WORDSOWRTH STREET CSO 2 0 89.2
United Utilities River Greta LATTINGS CLOSE CSO 028NF 1 0 100
United Utilities Gill Beck HAWTHORN AVENUE/RAILWAY BRIDGE CSO 1 0 100
United Utilities Thacka Beck Clvrt Via A Sws ARTHUR ST/MEETING HOUSE LANE CSO 0 0 93.5
United Utilities River Waver BOLTON LOW HOUSES CSO 0 0 100
United Utilities Dog Beck Via Sws CASTLE DRIVE CSO 0 0 98.9
Northumbrian Water River Nent HOLMSFOOT CSO 0 0 34
United Utilities Robberby Water HUNSONBY CSO (171ME) 0 0 100
United Utilities Melmerby MELMERBY STW 0 0 99.9
United Utilities River Eamont PENRITH OUTFALL CSO 0 0 97.7
United Utilities River Greta PENRITH RD 0 0 92.8
United Utilities Thacka Beck Via Sws SANDGATE (PENRITH) CSO (17552) 0 0 100
United Utilities Tom Rudd Beck VICARAGE LANE CSO 022WD 0 0 100

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

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