Skipton and Ripon - 2025 Sewage

Polluted by sewage 23,287 hours in 2025 - That's 2.7 years , monitoring offline 48,110 hours , potential overflows 1,757 hours

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Skipton and Ripon for 2025. It is an estimate, based on very poor quality live data from the Water Companies. This may not align with the 'official' reported sewage values from the water companies, which is reported in April following then end of the year - so 2025 numbers are reported in April 2026.

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.

Totals for Skipton and Ripon in 2025

Sewage23,287 hours
Monitoring offline48,110 hours
Potential pollution1,757 hours
Storm overflows127

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Daily Data

Jan - 4,158 hours , 23 potential
Feb - 494 hours , 260 potential
Mar - 18 hours , 52 potential
Apr - 0 hours , 9 potential
May - 300 hours , 120 potential
Jun - 648 hours , 406 potential
Jul - 524 hours , 68 potential
Aug - 45 hours , 3 potential
Sept - 2,671 hours , 98 potential
Oct - 1,896 hours , 87 potential
Nov - 5,346 hours , 269 potential
Dec - 7,180 hours , 356 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 118 1,991h 5m 20 h
United Utilities INGLETON WwTW River Greta 57 1,338h 7m -
United Utilities Austwick SPS Fen Beck Via Drying Beds 60 1,099h 23m -
Yorkshire Water SHAW MILLS/STW Thornton Beck 71 1,096h 8m -
Yorkshire Water DARLEY/STW River Nidd 77 998h 56m -
Yorkshire Water HIRST LANE/CSO Tang Beck 60 785h 43m -
United Utilities Austwick SPS Fen Beck Via Drying Beds 35 755h 13m 0 h
Yorkshire Water WEETON/STW River Wharfe 73 672h 51m -
Yorkshire Water MALHAM/NO 2 STW Malham Beck 59 637h 53m -
Yorkshire Water PATELEY BRIDGE/STW River Nidd 51 623h 26m -
United Utilities HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE WwTW River Ribble 44 617h 48m 128 h
Yorkshire Water SKIPTON/STW/6XDWF OVERFLOW River Aire 100 599h 49m -
United Utilities BURTON-IN-LONSDALE WwTW River Greta 73 556h 19m 1,114 h
Yorkshire Water HETTON/STW Hetton Beck 68 537h 2m -
United Utilities HIGH BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 61 519h 48m 41 h
Yorkshire Water DRAUGHTON/STW/6XDWF OVERFLOW Ings Beck 52 516h 40m 91 h
Yorkshire Water SWINTON MASHAM/NO 2 STW River Burn 63 488h 17m -
Yorkshire Water SKIPTON/STW/3XDWF OVERFLOW River Aire 52 468h 39m -
Yorkshire Water SUMMERBRIDGE/CSO River Niidd 50 440h 7m -
Yorkshire Water EMBSAY/STW/3XDWF OVERFLOW Haw Beck 66 403h 42m -
Yorkshire Water MILLGATE MASHAM/CSO River Ure 44 397h 49m 335 h
Yorkshire Water RIPON/STW River Ure 38 354h 17m -
United Utilities HELLIFIELD WwTW Hellifield 44 331h 45m 592 h
Yorkshire Water MARKINGTON/STW River Ure 37 330h 43m 160 h
United Utilities Long Preston Wastewater Treatment Works (LNGPR) (017160041) Long Preston Beck R Ribbl 22 316h 27m 45 h
United Utilities HELLIFIELD WwTW Hellifield 37 295h 33m 114 h
United Utilities LOW BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 43 283h 46m -
United Utilities SETTLE WwTW River Ribble 44 273h 39m -
Yorkshire Water THORNTON IN CRAVEN/CSO Thornton Beck 40 259h 56m -
United Utilities HELLIFIELD WwTW Hellifield 60 237h 4m 32 h
Yorkshire Water DACRE BANKS/CSO River Nidd 35 230h 26m -
Yorkshire Water NIDD WALK/CSO River Nidd Via Sws 31 221h 31m -
Yorkshire Water WATH RIPON/STW/3XDWF OVERFLOW Norton Beck 42 210h 30m -
Yorkshire Water BRIDGE HOUSE FARM/CSO Weeton Beck 31 186h 14m 13 h
Yorkshire Water CARLETON RD SKIPTON/CSO Eller Beck 39 180h 53m 327 h
United Utilities SETTLE WwTW River Ribble 15 180h 46m -
United Utilities Long Preston Wastewater Treatment Works (LNGPR) (017160041) Long Preston Beck R Ribbl 31 178h 36m -
United Utilities HIGH BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 16 177h 25m 2 h
Yorkshire Water RIPON/STW River Ure 49 151h 56m -
Yorkshire Water BURNSALL CAR PK/CSO River Wharfe 36 148h 33m -
Yorkshire Water PARK STREET/CSO Skell 23 139h 5m 83 h
Yorkshire Water DARLEY/STW River Nidd 29 134h 33m -
Yorkshire Water OLD CATTLE MARKET/CSO Waller Hill Beck 55 133h 58m -
Yorkshire Water CONONLEY WORKS/NO 2 CSO River Aire 45 129h 5m -
Yorkshire Water GREWELTHORPE/CSO Tranmire Goit 49 127h 12m 51 h
Yorkshire Water DARLEY HEAD/CSO Darley Beck 20 124h 3m -
Yorkshire Water SHAW MILLS/STW Thornton Beck 33 123h 46m -
Yorkshire Water MARTON HALL FARM/SPS Culverted Bedlam Dyke 20 111h 30m -
United Utilities HIGH BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 58 109h 45m 70 h
United Utilities HELLIFIELD WwTW Hellifield 55 108h 27m 283 h
United Utilities HORTON-IN-RIBBLESDALE WwTW River Ribble 6 99h 27m -
Yorkshire Water PATELEY BRIDGE/STW River Nidd 13 96h 15m -
Yorkshire Water CLOCK TOWER/CSO River Ure 42 95h 48m -
Yorkshire Water WINKHOLME/CSO Ickornshaw Beck 22 92h 30m -
Yorkshire Water STONEBRIDGE GATE/CSO Skittergate Gutter 15 82h 57m 7 h
Yorkshire Water ASKWITH/CSO West Beck 24 80h 5m 82 h
Yorkshire Water KETTLEWELL/STW River Wharfe 49 77h 32m -
Yorkshire Water EMBSAY/CSO Embsay Beck 38 77h 16m -
Yorkshire Water CARLETON WEST ST/CSO Carleton Beck 29 66h 10m -
Yorkshire Water MASHAM/STW River Ure 31 66h 4m -
Yorkshire Water SHAROW/CSO River Ure 19 66h -
Yorkshire Water BEAMSLEY/STW River Wharfe 60 64h 56m 110 h
Yorkshire Water BRADLEY OLD WKS/CSO Laithehouse Beck 19 64h 22m -
Yorkshire Water KETTLEWELL/STW River Wharfe 18 53h 51m -
Yorkshire Water KIRKBY ROAD/CSO Skell 21 53h -
Yorkshire Water JAMESVILLE WAY/CSO River Swale 22 51h 28m -
Yorkshire Water CROFT MILLS/CSO Ickornshaw Beck 22 48h 43m -
Yorkshire Water LINTON/CSO River Wharfe 15 46h 27m -
Yorkshire Water GRASSINGTON/STW River Wharfe 21 46h 20m -
Yorkshire Water GARGRAVE/STW River Aire 24 45h 39m -
Yorkshire Water HARDINGS LANE/CSO Clvrt River Aire 25 42h 58m -
Yorkshire Water FIELD 4751 MELMERBY/CSO Norton Bk/Nunwick Bk/ 5 41h 36m -
Yorkshire Water GLASSHOUSES BRIDGE/CSO River Nidd 16 40h 32m -
Yorkshire Water CLOTHERHOLME/CSO Skell 23 39h 13m -
Yorkshire Water SOUTH STAINLEY/CSO Stainley Beck 6 37h 26m 514 h
Yorkshire Water SHOW GROUND/CSO River Nidd 8 30h 4m -
United Utilities Penny Bridge CSO River Ribble 21 29h 26m -
Yorkshire Water BLOSSOMGATE/CSO Skell 10 29h 1m 2,081 h
United Utilities BURTON-IN-LONSDALE WwTW River Greta 12 25h 56m 0 h
Yorkshire Water NEWBRIDGE/CSO River Ure 21 23h 56m -
Yorkshire Water LOTHERSDALE/CSO Lothersdale Beck 15 23h 53m -
Yorkshire Water CROSS HILLS/CSO Holme Beck 8 22h 36m -
Yorkshire Water LEYBURN ROAD/CSO River Ure 26 22h 3m -
United Utilities HIGH BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 15 16h 30m 23 h
United Utilities LOW BENTHAM WwTW River Wenning 7 15h 52m -
United Utilities Clapham WwTW River Wenning 2 15h 14m 3 h
Yorkshire Water STONEBRIDGEGTE FR STN/CSO Skittergate Gutter 11 14h 23m -
Yorkshire Water BIRSTWITH/NO 2 CSO River Nidd 7 13h 18m -
Yorkshire Water EASTBURN/CSO River Aire 5 9h 55m -
Yorkshire Water REGENT DRIVE/NO 2 CSO Skibeden Beck 3 9h 40m 4,873 h
Yorkshire Water BOLTON BRIDGE/CSO River Wharfe 4 8h 48m 3,125 h
Yorkshire Water DRAUGHTON PRIORS LANE/CSO Ings Beck 1 8h 36m 1,576 h
United Utilities Penny Bridge CSO River Ribble 5 6h 24m -
Yorkshire Water GARGRAVE ROAD/NO 2 CSO Eller Beck 5 6h 23m 684 h
Yorkshire Water BORRAGE BRIDGE/CSO River Skell Via A Public Sewer 12 6h 12m -
Yorkshire Water NORTH STAINLEY/STW North Stainley Beck 1 6h 7m -
Yorkshire Water SILVER STREET/CSO River Ure 8 5h 45m -
Yorkshire Water KILDWICK/CSO River Aire 7 5h 31m -
Yorkshire Water FELL VIEW EMBSAY/NO 2 CSO Green Bottom Beck 5 4h 55m -
Yorkshire Water GARGRAVE HIGH STREET/CSO River Aire 2 4h 29m 166 h
Yorkshire Water SKELL BRIDGE/CSO River Skell 5 3h 21m -
Yorkshire Water NEWLANDS/NO 2 CSO Embsay Beck 2 3h 1m -
Yorkshire Water MALLORIE PARK/CSO River Skell Via Surface Wtr Sw 2 1h 19m -
Yorkshire Water LOW MILL ROAD/CSO River Ure 2 0h 56m 702 h
United Utilities Gildersleets Lane CSO River Ribble 1 0h 36m -
Yorkshire Water SUNNY ROYD/CSO Middle Beck 1 0h 13m 3,097 h
Yorkshire Water GALPHAY/CSO Laver 0 0h 3,688 h
Yorkshire Water SUTTON FIELDS/SPS Holme Beck 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water HEBDEN/STW River Wharfe 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water ELLINGSTRING/CSO Broad Beck 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water COWLING/CSO Ickornshaw Beck 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water BROOK STREET/CSO Eller Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Bridge End CSO R Ribble Via A Surface W Sewer 0 0h -
United Utilities Gildersleets Lane CSO River Ribble 0 0h 19 h
Yorkshire Water RIPLEY/NO 2 CSO Ripley Beck 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water AIRTON/SPS River Aire 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water BORRAGE BRIDGE 80/CSO River Ure 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water KIRKBY MALZEARD/STW Kex Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Clapham WwTW River Wenning 0 0h -
Yorkshire Water SWINTON TERRACE/CSO Swinney Beck 0 0h 2,549 h
Yorkshire Water HARROGATE ROAD/CSO River Skell 0 0h 6,281 h
Yorkshire Water FIELD 0064 DARLEY RD/CSO River Nidd 0 0h 20 h
Yorkshire Water ST ANDREWS TERRACE/SPS Soakaway 0 0h 2,681 h
Yorkshire Water SOUTH CRESCENT/CSO River Skell 0 0h 8,632 h
Yorkshire Water WATER SKELLGATE/CSO River Skell 0 0h 5,410 h
United Utilities Bridge End CSO R Ribble Via A Surface W Sewer 0 0h 21 h
Yorkshire Water BONDGATE GREEN/CSO River Skell 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.

This project is not associated, approved or endorsed by any of the companies whose logos you see here.