South West Devon - 2025 Sewage

Polluted by sewage 30,926 hours in 2025 - That's 3.58 years , monitoring offline 1,921 hours , potential overflows 112 hours

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in South West Devon 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 South West Devon in 2025

Sewage30,926 hours
Monitoring offline1,921 hours
Potential pollution112 hours
Storm overflows131

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Daily Data

Jan - 4,887 hours , 112 offline
Feb - 2,715 hours
Mar - 515 hours
Apr - 1,010 hours
May - 91 hours , 47 potential
Jun - 736 hours
Jul - 7 hours
Aug - 223 hours
Sept - 733 hours
Oct - 470 hours , 64 potential
Nov - 8,266 hours , 1,154 offline
Dec - 11,268 hours , 618 offline
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
South West Water STOKE HILL STW_SSO_CRAPSTONE Milton Stream 100 1,631h 49m -
South West Water GRATTON_CSO_YELVERTON River Meavy 128 1,464h 55m -
South West Water LUTTON STW_SSO_LUTTON Unknown 90 1,418h 58m -
South West Water WALKHAMPTON STW_SSO_WALKHAMPTON River Walkham 74 1,349h 41m -
South West Water STOKE HILL STW_SSO_CRAPSTONE Milton Stream 55 1,287h 42m -
South West Water GRATTON_CSO_YELVERTON River Meavy 56 1,249h 56m -
South West Water WALKHAMPTON STW_SSO_WALKHAMPTON River Walkham 53 1,212h 4m -
South West Water BEDFORD BRIDGE_CSO_HORRABRIDGE River Walkham 84 1,112h 25m -
South West Water LUTTON STW_SSO_LUTTON Unknown 51 1,084h 37m -
South West Water STOKE HILL STW_SO_CRAPSTONE Milton Stream 66 1,052h 7m -
South West Water BEDFORD BRIDGE_CSO_HORRABRIDGE River Walkham 48 1,044h 33m -
South West Water STOKE HILL STW_SO_CRAPSTONE Milton Stream 47 1,036h 6m -
South West Water IVYBRIDGE STW_SSO_IVYBRIDGE 1 River Erme 46 958h 58m -
South West Water GRATTON STW_SSO_YELVERTON River Meavy 51 924h 33m -
South West Water WEMBURY STW_SSO_WEMBURY Wembury Bay 41 760h 55m -
South West Water SPARKWELL STW_SSO_SPARKWELL Silverbridge Lake 48 739h 33m -
South West Water WEMBURY STW_SSO_WEMBURY Wembury Bay 33 725h 10m -
South West Water SPARKWELL STW_SSO_SPARKWELL Silverbridge Lake 33 700h 58m -
South West Water 3 ST PETERS CLOSE_CSO_PLYMOUTH Long Brook Via Sws 47 670h 16m -
South West Water IVYBRIDGE STW_SSO_IVYBRIDGE 1 River Erme 39 665h 5m -
South West Water UGBOROUGH STW_SSO_UGBOROUGH Unknown 35 648h 2m -
South West Water BUCKLAND MONACHORUM STW_SSO_BUCKLAND MON River Tavy 33 615h 36m -
South West Water BRIDGEND SPS_PSCSOEO_NEWTON FERRERS Newton Creek 33 600h 2m 577 h
South West Water LUTTON STW_SO_LUTTON Unknown 37 594h 41m -
South West Water MARSH MILLS STW_SSO_PLYMPTON River Plym 33 573h -
South West Water HOLBETON STW_SSO_HOLBETON River Erme 22 375h 52m 0 h
South West Water LUTTON STW_SO_LUTTON Unknown 60 339h 54m -
South West Water MARSH MILLS STW_SSO_PLYMPTON River Plym 56 337h 39m 73 h
South West Water BUCKLAND MONACHORUM STW_SSO_BUCKLAND MON River Tavy 20 325h 45m -
South West Water BRIDGEND SPS_PSCSOEO_NEWTON FERRERS Newton Creek 19 323h 26m -
South West Water LEE MILL SPS_PSCSOEO_PLYMOUTH River Yealm 20 293h 25m -
South West Water HARROWBEER_CSO_YELVERTON River Tavy 29 280h 50m -
South West Water LEE MILL STW_SO_PLYMOUTH Unknown 74 240h 20m 1 h
South West Water PLYMOUTH RD OPP DINGLE RD_CSO_PLYMPTON Tory Brook 46 226h 46m -
South West Water TOWN HILL_CSO_ERMINGTON River Erme 17 224h 37m -
South West Water LAKE LN_CSO_DOUSLAND River Meavy 23 222h 18m -
South West Water LEE MILL STW_SO_PLYMOUTH Unknown 33 202h 46m -
South West Water IVYBRIDGE STW_SSO_IVYBRIDGE 2 River Erme 21 195h 1m -
South West Water CORNWOOD SPST_PSCSOEO_LUTTON River Yealm 16 192h 10m -
South West Water CHAPEL LN_CSO_HORRABRIDGE River Walkham 18 173h 26m -
South West Water 3 ST PETERS CLOSE_CSO_PLYMOUTH Long Brook Via Sws 57 167h 9m -
South West Water RADFORD STW_SSO_PLYMOUTH Hooe Lake 11 155h 36m -
South West Water HARROWBEER_CSO_YELVERTON River Tavy 43 145h 56m -
South West Water MARKET ROAD_CSO_PLYMPTON Longbrook 19 142h 19m -
South West Water CHAPEL LN_CSO_HORRABRIDGE River Walkham 12 123h 59m -
South West Water YEALMPTON STW_SSO_YEALMPTON River Yealm 9 113h 14m -
South West Water CLEARBROOK STW_SSO_CLEARBROOK Unknown 12 97h -
South West Water HOLBETON STW_SO_HOLBETON River Erme 21 96h 48m -
South West Water WEMBURY BEACH SPST_PSCSOEO_WEMBURY Wembury Bay 7 93h 34m 26 h
South West Water HEYBROOK BAY SPS_PSCSOEO_WEMBURY English Channel- Heybrook Bay 19 83h 42m -
South West Water HMS CAMBRIDGE SPS_PSCSOEO_WEMBURY English Channelat Wembury Bay 8 76h 18m -
South West Water CLEARBROOK STW_SSO_CLEARBROOK Unknown 12 74h 10m -
South West Water TOWN HILL_CSO_ERMINGTON River Erme 11 72h 31m -
South West Water GRATTON STW_SO_YELVERTON River Meavy 19 71h 45m -
South West Water ELBURTON SOUTH SPS_PSCSOEO_PLYMOUTH River Yealm Est 13 67h 17m -
South West Water LEE MILL SPS_PSCSOEO_PLYMOUTH River Yealm 17 65h 4m -
South West Water RADFORD STW_SSO_PLYMOUTH Hooe Lake 12 60h 17m 0 h
South West Water MARKET ROAD_CSO_PLYMPTON Longbrook 24 59h 52m -
South West Water CORNWOOD SPST_PSCSOEO_LUTTON River Yealm 18 55h 43m -
South West Water LAKE LN_CSO_DOUSLAND River Meavy 16 55h 34m -
South West Water HEYBROOK BAY SPS_PSCSOEO_WEMBURY English Channel- Heybrook Bay 41 52h 3m -
South West Water BRIXTON STW_SSO_BRIXTON Broad Ooze, Yealm Estuary 21 50h 50m -
South West Water CHURCH WAY_CSO_YEALMPTON River Yealm 6 50h 16m 47 h
South West Water GLENVIEW_CSO_YELVERTON River Meavy 12 44h 25m -
South West Water GLENVIEW_CSO_YELVERTON River Meavy 11 42h 16m -
South West Water UGBOROUGH STW_SO_UGBOROUGH Unknown 19 38h 28m 237 h
South West Water ELBURTON SOUTH SPS_PSCSOEO_PLYMOUTH River Yealm Est 21 38h 4m -
South West Water PLYMOUTH RD OPP DINGLE RD_CSO_PLYMPTON Tory Brook 18 35h 14m -
South West Water GABBER INJECTOR SPS_PSCSOEO_WEMBURY Hey Brook 7 33h 50m -
South West Water ORESTON QUAY SPST_PSCSOEO_PLYMOUTH River Plym Estuary 22 32h 18m -
South West Water UGBOROUGH STW_SO_UGBOROUGH Unknown 31 30h 52m 27 h
South West Water YEALMPTON SPST_PSCSOEO_YEALMPTON River Yealm 4 30h 14m -
South West Water IVYBRIDGE STW_SSO_IVYBRIDGE 2 River Erme 10 28h 48m -
South West Water TURNCHAPEL BARRACKS SPS_PSCSOEO_PLYMOUTH Cattewater 18 27h 30m -
South West Water RADFORD STW_SO_PLYMOUTH Hooe Lake 21 26h 52m -
South West Water DARK STREET LANE TANK_CSO_PLYMPTON Longbrook Stream 9 26h 29m -
South West Water RADFORD STW_SO_PLYMOUTH Hooe Lake 15 25h 55m -
South West Water ORESTON QUAY SPST_PSCSOEO_PLYMOUTH River Plym Estuary 10 25h 4m -
South West Water TURNCHAPEL SLIPWAY SPS_PSCSOEO_PLYMOUTH Cattewater 20 24h 50m -
South West Water ERMINGTON STW_SO_ERMINGTON River Erme 6 22h 3m -
South West Water WEMBURY BEACH SPST_PSCSOEO_WEMBURY Wembury Bay 5 19h 22m -
South West Water TURNCHAPEL BARRACKS SPS_PSCSOEO_PLYMOUTH Cattewater 9 16h 25m -
South West Water TINWOOD_CSO_SPARKWELL Silverbridge Lake 4 15h 52m -
South West Water GABBER INJECTOR SPS_PSCSOEO_WEMBURY Hey Brook 9 15h 45m 577 h
South West Water YEALMPTON STW_SSO_YEALMPTON River Yealm 5 15h 40m -
South West Water MEAVY S T STW_SO_DOUSLAND River Meavy 11 15h 32m -
South West Water TURNCHAPEL SLIPWAY SPS_PSCSOEO_PLYMOUTH Cattewater 11 14h 28m -
South West Water DARK STREET LANE TANK_CSO_PLYMPTON Longbrook Stream 16 13h 38m -
South West Water TORBRIDGE SOUTH_CSO_YEALMPTON River Yealm 5 13h 3m -
South West Water HOLBETON STW_SO_HOLBETON River Erme 20 11h 57m -
South West Water HMS CAMBRIDGE SPS_PSCSOEO_WEMBURY English Channelat Wembury Bay 7 11h 47m -
South West Water BILLACOMBE_PSCSOEO_PLYMOUTH Pomphlett Creek 13 11h 20m -
South West Water HOOE LAKE SPST_PSCSOEO_PLYMSTOCK Hooe Lake, Plym Estuary 4 10h 42m -
South West Water MARINE ROAD NO1 SPS_PSCSOEO_PLYMSTOCK Cattewater Plym Estuary 6 9h 54m -
South West Water HOOE LAKE SPST_PSCSOEO_PLYMSTOCK Hooe Lake, Plym Estuary 4 8h 59m -
South West Water BRIXTON STW_SSO_BRIXTON Broad Ooze, Yealm Estuary 2 8h 45m -
South West Water ERMINGTON STW_SO_ERMINGTON River Erme 7 8h 31m -
South West Water MARINE ROAD NO1 SPS_PSCSOEO_PLYMSTOCK Cattewater Plym Estuary 5 8h 26m -
South West Water TINWOOD_CSO_SPARKWELL Silverbridge Lake 3 8h 10m -
South West Water UGBOROUGH STW_SSO_UGBOROUGH Unknown 5 6h 32m -
South West Water MEAVY S T STW_SO_DOUSLAND River Meavy 3 6h 18m 31 h
South West Water YEALMPTON SPST_PSCSOEO_YEALMPTON River Yealm 2 4h 38m -
South West Water HOLBETON STW_SSO_HOLBETON River Erme 12 4h 23m 85 h
South West Water BILLACOMBE_PSCSOEO_PLYMOUTH Pomphlett Creek 7 4h 15m -
South West Water NEWNHAM ROAD_CSO_COLEBROOK Tory Brook Via Sws 5 4h 7m -
South West Water TORBRIDGE SOUTH_CSO_YEALMPTON River Yealm 4 3h 30m -
South West Water NEWNHAM ROAD_CSO_COLEBROOK Tory Brook Via Sws 10 3h 21m -
South West Water HOOE ROAD_CSO_PLYMOUTH Hooe Lake Via Sws 8 2h 48m -
South West Water COURTWOOD SPS_PSCSOEO_NEWTON FERRERS River Yealm Estuary 3 1h 24m -
South West Water WINSTON LN_CSO_BRIXTON Silverbridge Lake 3 1h 1m -
South West Water SALTRAM TERRACE_CSO_PLYMOUTH Tory Brook 3 0h 55m -
South West Water TORBRIDGE NORTH_CSO_YEALMPTON River Yealm 6 0h 42m -
South West Water KILN QUAY SPS_PSCSOEO_NEWTON FERRERS Newton Creek 2 0h 33m -
South West Water HOOE ROAD_CSO_PLYMOUTH Hooe Lake Via Sws 3 0h 30m -
South West Water BITTAFORD STW_SSO_BITTAFORD River Erme 1 0h 27m -
South West Water BITTAFORD STW_SSO_BITTAFORD River Erme 2 0h 20m -
South West Water PLAYING FIELD_CSO_ERMINGTON River Erme 2 0h 20m -
South West Water PAVILIONS SPST_PSCSOEO_IVYBRIDGE River Erme 1 0h 20m -
South West Water WINSTON LN_CSO_BRIXTON Silverbridge Lake 1 0h 19m -
South West Water RIVERSIDE NO. 1_CSO_NEWTON FERRERS Newton Creek 1 0h 2m -
South West Water COURTWOOD SPS_PSCSOEO_NEWTON FERRERS River Yealm Estuary 0 0h -
South West Water RIVERSIDE NO. 1_CSO_NEWTON FERRERS Newton Creek 0 0h -
South West Water MOORLAND RD_CSO_PLYMOUTH Tory Brook 0 0h -
South West Water SALTRAM TERRACE_CSO_PLYMOUTH Tory Brook 0 0h -
South West Water GRATTON STW_SSO_YELVERTON River Meavy 0 0h -
South West Water PLAYING FIELD_CSO_ERMINGTON River Erme 0 0h -
South West Water KILN QUAY SPS_PSCSOEO_NEWTON FERRERS Newton Creek 0 0h -
South West Water CHURCH WAY_CSO_YEALMPTON River Yealm 0 0h -
South West Water NOSS MAYO SPST_PSCSOEO_NEWTON FERRERS Newton Creek 0 0h 347 h
South West Water PAVILIONS SPST_PSCSOEO_IVYBRIDGE River Erme 0 0h -
South West Water TORBRIDGE NORTH_CSO_YEALMPTON River Yealm 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.