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Skipton and Ripon - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 9,965 hours in 2026 - That's 1.15 years , monitoring offline 17,265 hours , potential overflows 38 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 - 417 hours , 3 potential
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Yorkshire Water SOUTH STAINLEY/CSO Stainley Beck 37 823 h 37m 164 h
Yorkshire Water SUMMERBRIDGE/CSO River Niidd 38 704 h 16m -
Yorkshire Water HIRST LANE/CSO Tang Beck 38 668 h 26m -
Yorkshire Water SWINTON MASHAM/NO 2 STW River Burn 39 655 h 39m -
Yorkshire Water DARLEY/STW River Nidd 44 610 h 49m -
Yorkshire Water SHAW MILLS/STW Thornton Beck 37 553 h 24m -
Yorkshire Water WEETON/STW River Wharfe 41 443 h 49m -
Yorkshire Water RIPON/STW River Ure 31 438 h 26m 1 h
Yorkshire Water PATELEY BRIDGE/STW River Nidd 25 414 h -
United Utilities INGLETON WwTW River Greta 26 394 h 56m 6 h
United Utilities Austwick SPS Fen Beck Via Drying Beds 26 368 h 23m 0 h
Yorkshire Water MASHAM/STW River Ure 29 366 h 26m -
Yorkshire Water SKIPTON/STW/6XDWF OVERFLOW River Aire 37 295 h 50m -
Yorkshire Water EMBSAY/STW/3XDWF OVERFLOW Haw Beck 37 263 h 16m 1 h
Yorkshire Water GREWELTHORPE/CSO Tranmire Goit 49 263 h 13m -
Yorkshire Water BRIDGE HOUSE FARM/CSO Weeton Beck 22 249 h 28m -
Yorkshire Water SKIPTON/STW/3XDWF OVERFLOW River Aire 28 239 h 6m -
Yorkshire Water NIDD WALK/CSO River Nidd Via Sws 18 224 h 3m -
Yorkshire Water WATH RIPON/STW/3XDWF OVERFLOW Norton Beck 27 217 h 15m -
Yorkshire Water HETTON/STW Hetton Beck 34 210 h 12m -
Yorkshire Water DARLEY HEAD/CSO Darley Beck 15 196 h 56m -
United Utilities HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE WwTW River Ribble 10 110 h 15m -
Yorkshire Water PATELEY BRIDGE/STW River Nidd 13 106 h 17m -
Yorkshire Water ASKWITH/CSO West Beck 20 104 h 37m -
United Utilities HIGH BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 13 103 h 18m 2 h
Yorkshire Water DARLEY/STW River Nidd 14 75 h 25m -
Yorkshire Water RIPON/STW River Ure 20 75 h 7m -
Yorkshire Water CLOCK TOWER/CSO River Ure 19 61 h 21m -
Yorkshire Water SHAW MILLS/STW Thornton Beck 20 60 h 57m 0 h
Yorkshire Water CONONLEY WORKS/NO 2 CSO River Aire 24 55 h 8m -
Yorkshire Water LEYBURN ROAD/CSO River Ure 14 47 h 8m 8 h
Yorkshire Water NORTH STAINLEY/STW North Stainley Beck 6 43 h 57m -
Yorkshire Water DACRE BANKS/CSO River Nidd 25 33 h 56m -
Yorkshire Water BLOSSOMGATE/CSO Skell 9 31 h 45m 333 h
United Utilities HIGH BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 14 31 h 18m -
United Utilities BURTON-IN-LONSDALE WwTW River Greta 19 26 h 9m 3 h
Yorkshire Water OLD CATTLE MARKET/CSO Waller Hill Beck 22 24 h 49m 7 h
Yorkshire Water EMBSAY/CSO Embsay Beck 22 24 h 11m -
United Utilities HELLIFIELD WwTW Hellifield 24 24 h 6m 392 h
Yorkshire Water DRAUGHTON/STW/6XDWF OVERFLOW Ings Beck 12 22 h 1m -
Yorkshire Water SHAROW/CSO River Ure 9 20 h 4m -
Yorkshire Water PARK STREET/CSO Skell 3 17 h 58m 15 h
Yorkshire Water WINKHOLME/CSO Ickornshaw Beck 6 17 h 4m -
United Utilities LOW BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 7 17 h 4m -
United Utilities SETTLE WwTW River Ribble 7 16 h 54m -
United Utilities HELLIFIELD WwTW Hellifield 17 16 h 48m 15 h
Yorkshire Water CROFT MILLS/CSO Ickornshaw Beck 11 14 h 36m -
Yorkshire Water CARLETON RD SKIPTON/CSO Eller Beck 11 14 h 20m -
Yorkshire Water KETTLEWELL/STW River Wharfe 13 14 h 4m -
Yorkshire Water BURNSALL CAR PK/CSO River Wharfe 8 13 h 51m -
Yorkshire Water BIRSTWITH/NO 2 CSO River Nidd 5 13 h 50m -
Yorkshire Water SHOW GROUND/CSO River Nidd 3 13 h 31m -
Yorkshire Water CLOTHERHOLME/CSO Skell 6 9 h 53m -
Yorkshire Water KETTLEWELL/STW River Wharfe 3 8 h 12m -
Yorkshire Water JAMESVILLE WAY/CSO River Swale 8 7 h 48m -
Yorkshire Water BRADLEY OLD WKS/CSO Laithehouse Beck 6 7 h 14m -
Yorkshire Water HARDINGS LANE/CSO Clvrt River Aire 7 7 h 7m -
Yorkshire Water LINTON/CSO River Wharfe 2 6 h 16m -
Yorkshire Water CARLETON WEST ST/CSO Carleton Beck 7 6 h 6m -
Yorkshire Water NEWBRIDGE/CSO River Ure 4 6 h 6m -
Yorkshire Water GRASSINGTON/STW River Wharfe 6 6 h -
Yorkshire Water GLASSHOUSES BRIDGE/CSO River Nidd 5 5 h 29m 1 h
Yorkshire Water LOW MILL ROAD/CSO River Ure 3 5 h 27m 8 h
United Utilities Long Preston Wastewater Treatment Works (LNGPR) (017160041) Long Preston Beck R Ribbl 5 5 h 10m -
Yorkshire Water BORRAGE BRIDGE/CSO River Skell Via A Public Sewer 9 4 h 38m -
Yorkshire Water FIELD 4751 MELMERBY/CSO Norton Bk/Nunwick Bk/ 2 3 h 37m -
Yorkshire Water MARTON HALL FARM/SPS Culverted Bedlam Dyke 3 2 h 55m -
United Utilities Penny Bridge CSO River Ribble 5 2 h 42m -
Yorkshire Water GARGRAVE/STW River Aire 1 2 h 23m -
Yorkshire Water MILLGATE MASHAM/CSO River Ure 4 2 h 14m 10 h
Yorkshire Water ELLINGSTRING/CSO Broad Beck 6 2 h 11m 10 h
Yorkshire Water BEAMSLEY/STW River Wharfe 3 1 h 56m -
Yorkshire Water LOTHERSDALE/CSO Lothersdale Beck 3 1 h 54m -
Yorkshire Water MALHAM/NO 2 STW Malham Beck 5 1 h 53m -
Yorkshire Water STONEBRIDGEGTE FR STN/CSO Skittergate Gutter 1 1 h 14m -
Yorkshire Water STONEBRIDGE GATE/CSO Skittergate Gutter 1 0 h 53m -
Yorkshire Water SKELL BRIDGE/CSO River Skell 1 0 h 40m -
Yorkshire Water MALLORIE PARK/CSO River Skell Via Surface Wtr Sw 1 0 h 34m -
Yorkshire Water THORNTON IN CRAVEN/CSO Thornton Beck 1 0 h 28m -
Yorkshire Water SILVER STREET/CSO River Ure 1 0 h 14m -
Yorkshire Water EASTBURN/CSO River Aire 1 0 h 13m -
United Utilities Austwick SPS Fen Beck Via Drying Beds 0 0 h -
United Utilities INGLETON WwTW River Greta 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water GALPHAY/CSO Laver 0 0 h 1,721 h
Yorkshire Water SWINTON TERRACE/CSO Swinney Beck 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water SUTTON FIELDS/SPS Holme Beck 0 0 h 1,200 h
Yorkshire Water WATER SKELLGATE/CSO River Skell 0 0 h 1,721 h
United Utilities Penny Bridge CSO River Ribble 0 0 h -
United Utilities HELLIFIELD WwTW Hellifield 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water HARROGATE ROAD/CSO River Skell 0 0 h 1,721 h
Yorkshire Water FELL VIEW EMBSAY/NO 2 CSO Green Bottom Beck 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water BOLTON BRIDGE/CSO River Wharfe 0 0 h -
United Utilities Long Preston Wastewater Treatment Works (LNGPR) (017160041) Long Preston Beck R Ribbl 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water HEBDEN/STW River Wharfe 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water GARGRAVE HIGH STREET/CSO River Aire 0 0 h 658 h
United Utilities HIGH BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water RIPLEY/NO 2 CSO Ripley Beck 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water KILDWICK/CSO River Aire 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water KIRKBY ROAD/CSO Skell 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water GARGRAVE ROAD/NO 2 CSO Eller Beck 0 0 h -
United Utilities Bridge End CSO R Ribble Via A Surface W Sewer 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water MARKINGTON/STW River Ure 0 0 h 1,721 h
United Utilities HELLIFIELD WwTW Hellifield 0 0 h -
United Utilities HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE WwTW River Ribble 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water COWLING/CSO Ickornshaw Beck 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water AIRTON/SPS River Aire 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water SUNNY ROYD/CSO Middle Beck 0 0 h -
United Utilities BURTON-IN-LONSDALE WwTW River Greta 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water FIELD 0064 DARLEY RD/CSO River Nidd 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water BROOK STREET/CSO Eller Beck 0 0 h 1,210 h
Yorkshire Water BORRAGE BRIDGE 80/CSO River Ure 0 0 h -
United Utilities Bridge End CSO R Ribble Via A Surface W Sewer 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water BONDGATE GREEN/CSO River Skell 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water NEWLANDS/NO 2 CSO Embsay Beck 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water KIRKBY MALZEARD/STW Kex Beck 0 0 h 1,200 h
United Utilities Clapham WwTW River Wenning 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water ST ANDREWS TERRACE/SPS Soakaway 0 0 h 1,721 h
United Utilities Gildersleets Lane CSO River Ribble 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water REGENT DRIVE/NO 2 CSO Skibeden Beck 0 0 h -
United Utilities LOW BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 0 0 h -
United Utilities SETTLE WwTW River Ribble 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water DRAUGHTON PRIORS LANE/CSO Ings Beck 0 0 h 1,721 h
United Utilities Clapham WwTW River Wenning 0 0 h -
United Utilities Gildersleets Lane CSO River Ribble 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water CROSS HILLS/CSO Holme Beck 0 0 h -
United Utilities HIGH BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 0 0 h -
Yorkshire Water SOUTH CRESCENT/CSO River Skell 0 0 h 1,721 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.

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