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Skipton and Ripon - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 12,805 hours in 2026 - That's 1.48 years , monitoring offline 62,585 hours , potential overflows 407 hours so far..

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Skipton and Ripon 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 - 3,429 hours , 22 potential
Feb - 6,117 hours , 12 potential
Mar - 1,581 hours , 115 potential
Apr - 217 hours , 11 potential
May - 61 hours , 1 potential
Jun - 0 hours , 6,480 offline
Jul - 0 hours , 6,676 offline
Aug - 268 hours , 13 potential
Sept - 329 hours , 62 potential
Oct - 799 hours , 168 potential
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
United Utilities INGLETON WwTW River Greta 64 970h 36m 10 h
Yorkshire Water SOUTH STAINLEY/CSO Stainley Beck 40 872h 12m 59 h
Yorkshire Water SUMMERBRIDGE/CSO River Niidd 44 709h 56m -
United Utilities Austwick SPS Fen Beck Via Drying Beds 46 708h 23m 0 h
Yorkshire Water SWINTON MASHAM/NO 2 STW River Burn 58 697h 38m -
Yorkshire Water HIRST LANE/CSO Tang Beck 41 673h 25m -
Yorkshire Water DARLEY/STW River Nidd 56 665h 34m -
Yorkshire Water SHAW MILLS/STW Thornton Beck 43 584h 18m -
Yorkshire Water RIPON/STW River Ure 40 462h 13m 1 h
Yorkshire Water WEETON/STW River Wharfe 48 455h 12m -
Yorkshire Water PATELEY BRIDGE/STW River Nidd 34 436h 21m -
Yorkshire Water SKIPTON/STW/6XDWF OVERFLOW River Aire 75 397h 2m -
Yorkshire Water MASHAM/STW River Ure 36 374h 57m -
United Utilities HIGH BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 37 329h 12m 104 h
Yorkshire Water GREWELTHORPE/CSO Tranmire Goit 64 289h 34m -
Yorkshire Water SKIPTON/STW/3XDWF OVERFLOW River Aire 37 284h 35m -
Yorkshire Water EMBSAY/STW/3XDWF OVERFLOW Haw Beck 44 283h 11m 1 h
Yorkshire Water BRIDGE HOUSE FARM/CSO Weeton Beck 27 255h 47m -
Yorkshire Water WATH RIPON/STW/3XDWF OVERFLOW Norton Beck 37 242h 59m -
Yorkshire Water HETTON/STW Hetton Beck 40 242h 23m -
Yorkshire Water NIDD WALK/CSO River Nidd Via Sws 22 229h 52m -
United Utilities HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE WwTW River Ribble 20 228h 50m 170 h
Yorkshire Water DARLEY HEAD/CSO Darley Beck 15 196h 56m -
United Utilities BURTON-IN-LONSDALE WwTW River Greta 45 130h 33m 40 h
Yorkshire Water PATELEY BRIDGE/STW River Nidd 14 109h 36m 543 h
Yorkshire Water ASKWITH/CSO West Beck 22 105h 43m -
United Utilities HIGH BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 47 104h 50m 0 h
United Utilities HELLIFIELD WwTW Hellifield 65 104h 28m 2,463 h
Yorkshire Water RIPON/STW River Ure 32 95h 41m -
United Utilities HELLIFIELD WwTW Hellifield 53 92h 55m 45 h
United Utilities SETTLE WwTW River Ribble 23 87h 31m -
Yorkshire Water CONONLEY WORKS/NO 2 CSO River Aire 43 83h 59m -
Yorkshire Water CLOCK TOWER/CSO River Ure 31 80h 57m -
Yorkshire Water DARLEY/STW River Nidd 16 76h 24m -
United Utilities LOW BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 23 70h 2m -
Yorkshire Water SHAW MILLS/STW Thornton Beck 22 66h 26m 0 h
Yorkshire Water KILDWICK/CSO River Aire 4 63h 54m 18 h
Yorkshire Water PARK STREET/CSO Skell 11 62h 30m 15 h
Yorkshire Water MALHAM/NO 2 STW Malham Beck 16 55h 17m -
Yorkshire Water OLD CATTLE MARKET/CSO Waller Hill Beck 43 53h 41m 7 h
Yorkshire Water LEYBURN ROAD/CSO River Ure 21 53h 9m 8 h
Yorkshire Water NORTH STAINLEY/STW North Stainley Beck 6 43h 57m -
Yorkshire Water BURNSALL CAR PK/CSO River Wharfe 19 42h 36m -
Yorkshire Water BLOSSOMGATE/CSO Skell 15 38h 35m 333 h
Yorkshire Water KETTLEWELL/STW River Wharfe 33 37h 34m -
Yorkshire Water CARLETON RD SKIPTON/CSO Eller Beck 23 36h 23m -
Yorkshire Water DACRE BANKS/CSO River Nidd 26 34h 9m -
Yorkshire Water EMBSAY/CSO Embsay Beck 33 32h 49m -
Yorkshire Water DRAUGHTON/STW/6XDWF OVERFLOW Ings Beck 19 32h 42m -
Yorkshire Water SHAROW/CSO River Ure 12 28h 30m -
United Utilities Long Preston Wastewater Treatment Works (LNGPR) (017160041) Long Preston Beck R Ribbl 16 27h 48m 32 h
Yorkshire Water WINKHOLME/CSO Ickornshaw Beck 10 25h 3m -
Yorkshire Water CROFT MILLS/CSO Ickornshaw Beck 20 24h 23m -
Yorkshire Water KETTLEWELL/STW River Wharfe 10 23h 50m -
Yorkshire Water GARGRAVE/STW River Aire 5 20h 28m -
Yorkshire Water HARDINGS LANE/CSO Clvrt River Aire 16 19h 10m -
Yorkshire Water CARLETON WEST ST/CSO Carleton Beck 16 18h 42m -
Yorkshire Water MARTON HALL FARM/SPS Culverted Bedlam Dyke 11 18h 34m -
Yorkshire Water BRADLEY OLD WKS/CSO Laithehouse Beck 14 17h 25m -
Yorkshire Water CLOTHERHOLME/CSO Skell 12 16h 41m -
Yorkshire Water GRASSINGTON/STW River Wharfe 13 15h 21m -
Yorkshire Water MARKINGTON/STW River Ure 8 15h 9m 1,128 h
Yorkshire Water RIPLEY/NO 2 CSO Ripley Beck 6 14h 47m 87 h
Yorkshire Water BIRSTWITH/NO 2 CSO River Nidd 5 13h 50m -
Yorkshire Water SHOW GROUND/CSO River Nidd 4 13h 37m -
Yorkshire Water JAMESVILLE WAY/CSO River Swale 16 13h 12m -
Yorkshire Water LINTON/CSO River Wharfe 6 12h 45m -
Yorkshire Water NEWBRIDGE/CSO River Ure 9 11h 19m -
Yorkshire Water LOW MILL ROAD/CSO River Ure 7 8h 12m 8 h
Yorkshire Water FIELD 4751 MELMERBY/CSO Norton Bk/Nunwick Bk/ 4 6h 20m -
United Utilities Penny Bridge CSO River Ribble 9 6h 19m -
Yorkshire Water BORRAGE BRIDGE/CSO River Skell Via A Public Sewer 11 5h 37m -
Yorkshire Water GLASSHOUSES BRIDGE/CSO River Nidd 5 5h 29m 1 h
Yorkshire Water FELL VIEW EMBSAY/NO 2 CSO Green Bottom Beck 2 5h 29m -
Yorkshire Water LOTHERSDALE/CSO Lothersdale Beck 4 4h 43m -
Yorkshire Water GALPHAY/CSO Laver 2 4h 27m 7,085 h
Yorkshire Water MILLGATE MASHAM/CSO River Ure 8 4h 10m 10 h
Yorkshire Water STONEBRIDGEGTE FR STN/CSO Skittergate Gutter 4 2h 54m -
Yorkshire Water ELLINGSTRING/CSO Broad Beck 7 2h 25m 10 h
Yorkshire Water BEAMSLEY/STW River Wharfe 4 2h 8m -
Yorkshire Water EASTBURN/CSO River Aire 4 1h 57m -
Yorkshire Water STONEBRIDGE GATE/CSO Skittergate Gutter 2 1h 40m -
Yorkshire Water SILVER STREET/CSO River Ure 4 1h 27m -
Yorkshire Water SKELL BRIDGE/CSO River Skell 2 0h 59m -
Yorkshire Water MALLORIE PARK/CSO River Skell Via Surface Wtr Sw 2 0h 46m -
Yorkshire Water REGENT DRIVE/NO 2 CSO Skibeden Beck 2 0h 42m -
United Utilities Bridge End CSO R Ribble Via A Surface W Sewer 1 0h 36m -
Yorkshire Water THORNTON IN CRAVEN/CSO Thornton Beck 1 0h 28m -
Yorkshire Water GARGRAVE ROAD/NO 2 CSO Eller Beck 2 0h 28m -
Yorkshire Water SUTTON FIELDS/SPS Holme Beck 0 0h 6,617 h
United Utilities Penny Bridge CSO River Ribble 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water HEBDEN/STW River Wharfe 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water GARGRAVE HIGH STREET/CSO River Aire 0 0h -
United Utilities HIGH BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 0 0h -
United Utilities HELLIFIELD WwTW Hellifield 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water COWLING/CSO Ickornshaw Beck 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water BROOK STREET/CSO Eller Beck 0 0h 6,627 h
United Utilities Gildersleets Lane CSO River Ribble 0 0h -
United Utilities LOW BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 0 0h -
United Utilities SETTLE WwTW River Ribble 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water DRAUGHTON PRIORS LANE/CSO Ings Beck 0 0h 233 h
United Utilities HIGH BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 0 0h -
United Utilities HELLIFIELD WwTW Hellifield 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water KIRKBY ROAD/CSO Skell 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water AIRTON/SPS River Aire 0 0h -
United Utilities BURTON-IN-LONSDALE WwTW River Greta 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water BORRAGE BRIDGE 80/CSO River Ure 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water NEWLANDS/NO 2 CSO Embsay Beck 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water KIRKBY MALZEARD/STW Kex Beck 0 0h 6,617 h
United Utilities Clapham WwTW River Wenning 0 0h -
United Utilities Gildersleets Lane CSO River Ribble 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water CROSS HILLS/CSO Holme Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Austwick SPS Fen Beck Via Drying Beds 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water SWINTON TERRACE/CSO Swinney Beck 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water HARROGATE ROAD/CSO River Skell 0 0h 7,138 h
Yorkshire Water BOLTON BRIDGE/CSO River Wharfe 0 0h -
United Utilities Long Preston Wastewater Treatment Works (LNGPR) (017160041) Long Preston Beck R Ribbl 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water FIELD 0064 DARLEY RD/CSO River Nidd 0 0h 1,432 h
Yorkshire Water ST ANDREWS TERRACE/SPS Soakaway 0 0h 7,138 h
Yorkshire Water SOUTH CRESCENT/CSO River Skell 0 0h 7,138 h
United Utilities INGLETON WwTW River Greta 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water WATER SKELLGATE/CSO River Skell 0 0h 7,138 h
United Utilities Bridge End CSO R Ribble Via A Surface W Sewer 0 0h -
United Utilities HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE WwTW River Ribble 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water SUNNY ROYD/CSO Middle Beck 0 0h 722 h
Yorkshire Water BONDGATE GREEN/CSO River Skell 0 0h -
United Utilities Clapham WwTW River Wenning 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.

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