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Sussex Weald - 2025 Sewage

Polluted by sewage 13,508 hours in 2025 - That's 1.56 years

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Sussex Weald 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.

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Daily Data

Jan - 4,085 hours
Feb - 1,980 hours
Mar - 354 hours
Apr - 94 hours
May - 11 hours
Jun - 59 hours
Jul - 176 hours
Aug - 90 hours
Sept - 694 hours
Oct - 1,402 hours
Nov - 699 hours
Dec - 3,856 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 82 1,666h 9m -
Southern Water HALLAND SSO - 115932 Ridgewood Stream 43 881h 57m -
Southern Water WASHWELL LANE WADHURST SSO - 116047 Tide Brook 47 681h 7m -
Southern Water VINES CROSS SSO - 115888 Waldron Ghyll 86 653h 14m -
Southern Water HAMMERWOOD ROAD ASHURST WOOD SSO - 115955 Shovelstrode Stream 28 617h 30m -
Southern Water EAST HOATHLY SSO - 115741 Glynde Reach 37 577h 30m -
Southern Water MERES FARM MAYFIELD CSO - 115993 River Rother 55 549h 59m -
Southern Water REDGATE MILL CROWBOROUGH SSO - 115803 Eridge Stream 34 462h 41m -
Southern Water WASHWELL LANE WADHURST SSO - 116047 Tide Brook 23 420h 20m -
Southern Water VINES CROSS SSO - 115888 Waldron Ghyll 23 414h 51m -
Southern Water HAILSHAM NORTH SSO - 115733 Hurst Haven 34 358h 46m -
Southern Water ST JOHNS CROWBOROUGH SSO - 115785 Pippingford Brook 27 312h 28m -
Southern Water JONAS LANE WADHURST CEO - 108267 River Teise 37 303h 19m -
Southern Water REDGATE MILL CROWBOROUGH SSO - 115803 Eridge Stream 16 302h 32m -
Southern Water FOREST ROW SSO - 115718 River Medway 22 293h 20m -
Southern Water BLACKBOYS SSO - 115873 Tickerage Stream 44 289h 13m -
Southern Water FRAMFIELD CEO - 111797 Framfield Stream 33 266h 41m -
Southern Water HALLAND SSO - 115932 Ridgewood Stream 13 247h 28m -
Southern Water HARTFIELD SSO - 115775 River Medway 13 239h 13m -
Southern Water HAILSHAM NORTH SSO - 115733 Hurst Haven 14 235h 38m -
Southern Water EAST HOATHLY SSO - 115741 Glynde Reach 13 224h 7m -
Southern Water HAILSHAM NORTH CEO - 115986 Hurst Haven 22 205h 12m -
Southern Water ST JOHNS CROWBOROUGH SSO - 115785 Pippingford Brook 14 198h 49m -
Southern Water FRANT SSO - 115850 River Teise 13 159h 26m -
Southern Water HAILSHAM SOUTH STORM CSO - 102803 Horse Eye Sewer 38 157h 49m -
Southern Water TILSMORE CEO - 108364 Freshwater River 25 154h 35m -
Southern Water FLORENCE FARM GROOMBRIDGE EMO - 108643 River Grom 12 144h 52m -
Southern Water HELLINGLY CSO - 108247 River Cuckmere 9 139h 8m -
Southern Water FRANT SSO - 115850 River Teise 20 136h 59m -
Southern Water HELLINGLY CSO - 108247 River Cuckmere 12 128h 37m -
Southern Water MAYNARDS GATE CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103294 Freshwater River 17 127h 26m -
Southern Water HUGGETTS FARM HORAM CEO - 108258 Freshwater River 19 120h 18m -
Southern Water HARTFIELD SSO - 115775 River Medway 13 112h 44m -
Southern Water BLACKBOYS SSO - 115873 Tickerage Stream 11 111h 7m -
Southern Water JARVIS BROOK CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103293 Jarvis Brook 15 101h 6m -
Southern Water LITTLEBROOK WALDRON CEO - 108274 Controlled Waters 23 95h 33m -
Southern Water TOWN ROW ROTHERFIELD NO 1 CSO - 103296 Eridge Stream 10 84h 56m -
Southern Water CROUCH FARM MAYFIELD SSO - 115815 Coggins Mill Stream 16 84h 1m -
Southern Water MAYNARDS GATE CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103294 Freshwater River 12 80h 58m -
Southern Water OCKLYE CROWBOROUGH CSO - 111367 Herons Ghyll 15 72h 30m -
Southern Water PELLINGS WOOD CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103289 Freshwater River 20 71h 42m -
Southern Water TOWN ROW ROTHERFIELD NO 1 CSO - 103296 Eridge Stream 11 65h 50m -
Southern Water HAILSHAM NORTH CEO - 115986 Hurst Haven 6 64h 50m -
Southern Water BOLNEY WOOD HAILSHAM CEO - 108191 Freshwater River 14 64h 38m -
Southern Water BEST BEECH HILL CEO - 110713 Bartley Mill Stream 10 60h 55m -
Southern Water WINDMILL HILL HERSTMONCEUX SSO - 115782 Nunningham Stream 5 58h 8m -
Southern Water OCKLYE CROWBOROUGH CSO - 111367 Herons Ghyll 9 55h 22m -
Southern Water HAILSHAM SOUTH STORM CSO - 102803 Horse Eye Sewer 12 55h 12m -
Southern Water LITTLEBROOK WALDRON CEO - 108274 Controlled Waters 8 54h 37m -
Southern Water WHITEGATES LANE WADHURST CSO - 116050 River Teise 12 51h 48m -
Southern Water FLORENCE FARM GROOMBRIDGE EMO - 108643 River Grom 7 45h 54m -
Southern Water FRAMFIELD CEO - 111797 Framfield Stream 10 44h 58m -
Southern Water HUGGETTS FARM HORAM CEO - 108258 Freshwater River 6 39h 15m -
Southern Water CROUCH FARM MAYFIELD SSO - 115815 Coggins Mill Stream 5 35h 9m -
Southern Water BRAMBLE DRIVE HAILSHAM CSO - 108379 Cuckmere River 7 28h 30m -
Southern Water PELLINGS WOOD CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103289 Freshwater River 8 28h 12m -
Southern Water STREET END LANE BROAD OAK CEO - 108194 River Rother 15 27h 11m -
Southern Water BEST BEECH HILL CEO - 110713 Bartley Mill Stream 5 26h 18m -
Southern Water TOWN ROW ROTHERFIELD NO 2 CSO - 108368 Eridge Stream 6 25h 14m -
Southern Water UPPER HORSEBRIDGE CEO - 111334 River Cuckmere 5 24h 55m -
Southern Water TOWN ROW ROTHERFIELD NO 2 CSO - 108368 Eridge Stream 4 21h 52m -
Southern Water PUNNETTS TOWN CEO - 108320 Warbleton Stream 5 18h 14m -
Southern Water JONAS LANE WADHURST CEO - 108267 River Teise 4 17h 31m -
Southern Water AMBERSTONE VIEW HAILSHAM NEW CSO - 110339 Hurst Haven 5 15h 59m -
Southern Water BOLNEY WOOD HAILSHAM CEO - 108191 Freshwater River 4 15h 22m -
Southern Water COUSLEY WOOD CEO - 108213 River Medway 3 11h 29m -
Southern Water PUNNETTS TOWN CEO - 108320 Warbleton Stream 7 11h 29m -
Southern Water WHITEGATES LANE WADHURST CSO - 116050 River Teise 5 11h 11m -
Southern Water MERES FARM MAYFIELD CSO - 115993 River Rother 1 9h 15m -
Southern Water MAYNARDS MEAD CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103295 Freshwater River 1 7h 8m -
Southern Water THREE CUPS CORNER CEO - 108362 Freshwater River 1 5h 57m -
Southern Water ROTHERFIELD LANE MAYFIELD CEO - 108325 Freshwater River 2 5h 51m -
Southern Water MAYNARDS MEAD CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103295 Freshwater River 4 4h 20m -
Southern Water AMBERSTONE VIEW HAILSHAM NEW CSO - 110339 Hurst Haven 2 3h 10m -
Southern Water TILSMORE CEO - 108364 Freshwater River 2 2h 53m -
Southern Water ALDERBROOK WAY CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103288 Jarvis Brook 1 1h 31m -
Southern Water THE WARREN MAYFIELD CEO - 108360 River Rother 1 1h 21m -
Southern Water UPPER HORSEBRIDGE CEO - 111334 River Cuckmere 1 0h 34m -
Southern Water BRAMBLE DRIVE HAILSHAM CSO - 108379 Cuckmere River 1 0h 28m -
Southern Water ALDERBROOK WAY CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103288 Jarvis Brook 1 0h -
Southern Water TOWN FARM HAILSHAM CEO - 108367 Freshwater River 1 0h -
Southern Water FOREST ROW SSO - 115718 River Medway 0 0h -
Southern Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Southern Water ALDERBROOK WAY CROWBOROUGH NO X CSO - 116052 Jarvis Brook 0 0h -
Southern Water WINDMILL HILL HERSTMONCEUX SSO - 115782 Nunningham Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water TOWN FARM HAILSHAM CEO - 108367 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water COUSLEY WOOD CEO - 108213 River Medway 0 0h -
Southern Water STREET END LANE BROAD OAK CEO - 108194 River Rother 0 0h -
Southern Water THREE CUPS CORNER CEO - 108362 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water HOREBEECH LANE HORAM CEO - 108254 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water RUSHLAKE GREEN CSO - 116000 Clippingham Stream 0 0h -
Southern Water ROTHERFIELD LANE MAYFIELD CEO - 108325 Freshwater River 0 0h -
Southern Water JARVIS BROOK CROWBOROUGH CSO - 103293 Jarvis Brook 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

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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