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Sussex Weald - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 14,228 hours in 2026 - That's 1.65 years so far..

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Sussex Weald 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 - 6,674 hours
Feb - 5,950 hours
Mar - 882 hours
Apr - 19 hours
May - 5 hours
Jun - 0 hours
Jul - 0 hours
Aug - 77 hours
Sept - 111 hours
Oct - 506 hours
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Southern Water HAMMERWOOD ROAD ASHURST WOOD SSO - 115955 Shovelstrode Stream 76 1,733h 41m -
Southern Water HARTFIELD SSO - 115775 River Medway 68 1,432h 31m -
Southern Water VINES CROSS SSO - 115888 Waldron Ghyll 67 1,224h 43m -
Southern Water HALLAND SSO - 115932 Ridgewood Stream 50 1,025h 16m -
Southern Water REDGATE MILL CROWBOROUGH SSO - 115803 Eridge Stream 55 946h 12m -
Southern Water HELLINGLY CSO - 108247 River Cuckmere 44 846h 39m -
Southern Water HAILSHAM NORTH SSO - 115733 Hurst Haven 49 809h 16m -
Southern Water FOREST ROW SSO - 115718 River Medway 45 785h 21m -
Southern Water ST JOHNS CROWBOROUGH SSO - 115785 Pippingford Brook 42 600h 52m -
Southern Water WASHWELL LANE WADHURST SSO - 116047 Tide Brook 32 575h 37m -
Southern Water FLORENCE FARM GROOMBRIDGE EMO - 108643 River Grom 31 552h 35m -
Southern Water BLACKBOYS SSO - 115873 Tickerage Stream 39 490h 15m -
Southern Water HAILSHAM NORTH CEO - 115986 Hurst Haven 33 381h 40m -
Southern Water MAYNARDS GATE CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103294 Freshwater River 39 362h 16m -
Southern Water FRANT SSO - 115850 River Teise 42 357h 50m -
Southern Water HUGGETTS FARM HORAM CEO - 108258 Freshwater River 28 237h 25m -
Southern Water LITTLEBROOK WALDRON CEO - 108274 Controlled Waters 27 227h 51m -
Southern Water TOWN ROW ROTHERFIELD NO 1 CSO - 103296 Eridge Stream 32 197h 39m -
Southern Water FRAMFIELD CEO - 111797 Framfield Stream 18 152h 12m -
Southern Water MERES FARM MAYFIELD CSO - 115993 River Rother 17 144h 33m -
Southern Water TOWN ROW ROTHERFIELD NO 2 CSO - 108368 Eridge Stream 21 134h 40m -
Southern Water EAST HOATHLY SSO - 115741 Glynde Reach 26 130h 13m -
Southern Water CROUCH FARM MAYFIELD SSO - 115815 Coggins Mill Stream 19 125h 17m -
Southern Water HAILSHAM SOUTH STORM CSO - 102803 Horse Eye Sewer 30 115h 51m -
Southern Water OCKLYE CROWBOROUGH CSO - 111367 Herons Ghyll 22 101h 45m -
Southern Water PUNNETTS TOWN CEO - 108320 Warbleton Stream 17 69h 35m -
Southern Water BEST BEECH HILL CEO - 110713 Bartley Mill Stream 11 63h 3m -
Southern Water BOLNEY WOOD HAILSHAM CEO - 108191 Freshwater River 15 60h 25m -
Southern Water JONAS LANE WADHURST CEO - 108267 River Teise 15 56h 28m -
Southern Water PELLINGS WOOD CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103289 Freshwater River 15 55h 2m -
Southern Water AMBERSTONE VIEW HAILSHAM NEW CSO - 110339 Hurst Haven 10 40h 25m -
Southern Water WHITEGATES LANE WADHURST CSO - 116050 River Teise 9 32h 41m -
Southern Water BRAMBLE DRIVE HAILSHAM CSO - 108379 Cuckmere River 12 31h 18m -
Southern Water STREET END LANE BROAD OAK CEO - 108194 River Rother 5 19h 25m -
Southern Water THREE CUPS CORNER CEO - 108362 Freshwater River 3 18h 20m -
Southern Water TOWN FARM HAILSHAM CEO - 108367 Freshwater River 5 18h 9m -
Southern Water TILSMORE CEO - 108364 Freshwater River 6 16h 46m -
Southern Water UPPER HORSEBRIDGE CEO - 111334 River Cuckmere 8 16h 13m -
Southern Water MAYNARDS MEAD CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103295 Freshwater River 4 15h 32m -
Southern Water COUSLEY WOOD CEO - 108213 River Medway 2 12h 38m -
Southern Water ALDERBROOK WAY CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103288 Jarvis Brook 2 5h 9m -
Southern Water ROTHERFIELD LANE MAYFIELD CEO - 108325 Freshwater River 1 3h 41m -
Southern Water ALDERBROOK WAY CROWBOROUGH NO X CSO - 116052 Jarvis Brook 1 1h 2m -
Southern Water VALE ROAD MAYFIELD CSO - 108285 Freshwater River 1 0h 18m -
Southern Water TILSMORE CEO - 108364 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water ALDERBROOK WAY CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103288 Jarvis Brook 0 0h -
Southern Water WINDMILL HILL HERSTMONCEUX SSO - 115782 Nunningham Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water PUNNETTS TOWN CEO - 108320 Warbleton Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water FRANT SSO - 115850 River Teise 0 0h -
Southern Water PELLINGS WOOD CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103289 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water TOWN ROW ROTHERFIELD NO 1 CSO - 103296 Eridge Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water AMBERSTONE VIEW HAILSHAM NEW CSO - 110339 Hurst Haven 0 0h -
Southern Water THREE CUPS CORNER CEO - 108362 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water MAYNARDS GATE CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103294 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water FOREST ROW SSO - 115718 River Medway 0 0h -
Southern Water JARVIS BROOK CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103293 Jarvis Brook 0 0h -
Southern Water WHITEGATES LANE WADHURST CSO - 116050 River Teise 0 0h -
Southern Water THE WARREN MAYFIELD CEO - 108360 River Rother 0 0h -
Southern Water STREET END LANE BROAD OAK CEO - 108194 River Rother 0 0h -
Southern Water OCKLYE CROWBOROUGH CSO - 111367 Herons Ghyll 0 0h -
Southern Water UPPER HORSEBRIDGE CEO - 111334 River Cuckmere 0 0h -
Southern Water HAMMERWOOD ROAD ASHURST WOOD SSO - 115955 Shovelstrode Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water HALLAND SSO - 115932 Ridgewood Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water ROTHERFIELD LANE MAYFIELD CEO - 108325 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water HAILSHAM SOUTH STORM CSO - 102803 Horse Eye Sewer 0 0h -
Southern Water HARTFIELD SSO - 115775 River Medway 0 0h -
Southern Water BOLNEY WOOD HAILSHAM CEO - 108191 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water LITTLEBROOK WALDRON CEO - 108274 Controlled Waters 0 0h -
Southern Water HAILSHAM NORTH CEO - 115986 Hurst Haven 0 0h -
Southern Water HAILSHAM NORTH SSO - 115733 Hurst Haven 0 0h -
Southern Water VINES CROSS SSO - 115888 Waldron Ghyll 0 0h -
Southern Water COUSLEY WOOD CEO - 108213 River Medway 0 0h -
Southern Water HOREBEECH LANE HORAM CEO - 108254 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Southern Water MERES FARM MAYFIELD CSO - 115993 River Rother 0 0h -
Southern Water ST JOHNS CROWBOROUGH SSO - 115785 Pippingford Brook 0 0h -
Southern Water HUGGETTS FARM HORAM CEO - 108258 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water HELLINGLY CSO - 108247 River Cuckmere 0 0h -
Southern Water BLACKBOYS SSO - 115873 Tickerage Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water MAYNARDS MEAD CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103295 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water JONAS LANE WADHURST CEO - 108267 River Teise 0 0h -
Southern Water TOWN ROW ROTHERFIELD NO 2 CSO - 108368 Eridge Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water BEST BEECH HILL CEO - 110713 Bartley Mill Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water EAST HOATHLY SSO - 115741 Glynde Reach 0 0h -
Southern Water WASHWELL LANE WADHURST SSO - 116047 Tide Brook 0 0h -
Southern Water JARVIS BROOK CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103293 Jarvis Brook 0 0h -
Southern Water FLORENCE FARM GROOMBRIDGE EMO - 108643 River Grom 0 0h -
Southern Water TOWN FARM HAILSHAM CEO - 108367 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water BRAMBLE DRIVE HAILSHAM CSO - 108379 Cuckmere River 0 0h -
Southern Water RUSHLAKE GREEN CSO - 116000 Clippingham Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water WINDMILL HILL HERSTMONCEUX SSO - 115782 Nunningham Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water FRAMFIELD CEO - 111797 Framfield Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water CROUCH FARM MAYFIELD SSO - 115815 Coggins Mill Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water REDGATE MILL CROWBOROUGH SSO - 115803 Eridge Stream 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.