Truro and Falmouth - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 23,606 hours in 2026 - That's 2.73 years , monitoring offline 2,025 hours , potential overflows 605 hours so far..

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Truro and Falmouth 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.

Totals for Truro and Falmouth in 2026

Sewage23,606 hours
Monitoring offline2,025 hours
Potential pollution605 hours
Storm overflows133

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Daily Data

Jan - 8,637 hours , 167 offline
Feb - 11,009 hours , 0 offline
Mar - 3,184 hours , 135 offline
Apr - 69 hours , 633 offline
May - 111 hours , 0 offline
Jun - 0 hours , 1 offline
Jul - 0 hours
Aug - 75 hours , 109 potential
Sept - 121 hours , 496 potential
Oct - 397 hours , 202 offline
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
South West Water CHACEWATER STW_SSO_CHACEWATER Unknown 99 2,193h 35m -
South West Water 39 ST MICHAELS ROAD_CSO_PONSONOOTH River Kennall 92 1,758h 18m -
South West Water GOONHAVERN STW_SSO_GOONHAVERN Bolingey Stream 88 1,647h 2m -
South West Water MYLOR STW_SSO_MYLOR BRIDGE Mylor Creek 69 1,497h 33m -
South West Water PONSANOOTH STW_SSO_PONSANOOTH River Kennal 58 1,296h 48m 167 h
South West Water GRAMPOUND ROAD SPST_PSCSOEO_GRAMPOUND River Fal 67 1,286h 58m -
South West Water PRAZE TANK_CSO_PENRYN Praze Stream 70 1,212h 49m -
South West Water CARNON DOWNS STW_SO_CARNON DOWNS Carnon River 87 1,131h 768 h
South West Water GOONHAVERN STW_SO_GOONHAVERN Bolingey Stream 67 1,034h 54m -
South West Water FALMOUTH STW_SSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 53 970h 58m 806 h
South West Water CHACEWATER BROOK_CSO_TRURO Carnon River 52 959h 11m -
South West Water MITCHELL SPST_PSCSOEO_TRURO Benny Stream 47 845h 47m -
South West Water VERYAN STW_SO_VERYAN Carne Stream 42 839h 13m -
South West Water CHACEWATER STW_SO_CHACEWATER Unknown 64 759h 58m -
South West Water SWANVALE SPS_PSCSOEO_FALMOUTH Falmouth Bay/ Bickland Wat 39 691h 37m -
South West Water LADOCK VALLEY STW_SSO_TRESILLIAN Tresillian River Estuary 47 653h 53m -
South West Water GORRAN CHURCHTOWN SPST_PSCSOEO_GORRAN Portmellon Stream 39 617h 53m -
South West Water NEWHAM STW_SSO_TRURO Truro River 35 583h 57m -
South West Water COMMERCIAL ROAD SPS_PSCSOEO_PENRYN Penryn River 62 547h 37m -
South West Water LEMON ARMS SPST_PSCSOEO_MYLOR BRIDGE Mylor Creek 39 530h 4m 1 h
South West Water GORRAN HAVEN SPST_PSCSOEO_GORRAN HAVEN Atlantic Ocean 48 473h 14m 0 h
South West Water TREVILLA SPS_PSCSOEO_FEOCK Pill Creek 25 293h 6m -
South West Water HIGH ST_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 63 264h 6m -
South West Water QUENCHWELL SPS_PSCSOEO_CARNON DOWNS Carnon River 19 225h 30m -
South West Water BOSVIGO LN_CSO_TRURO Freshwater 10 167h 14m -
South West Water XX NORTH PARADE_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 46 141h 39m -
South West Water NEWLYN EAST STW_SO_NEWLYN EAST River Gannel 45 133h 24m -
South West Water CRANTOCK BEACH SPS_PSCSOEO_CRANTOCK Crantock Beach 9 119h 21m 0 h
South West Water DEVORAN SPS_PSCSOEO_DEVORAN River Carnon Estuary 8 95h 36m -
South West Water BLACKWATER STW_SO_BLACKWATER Unknown 27 86h 31m -
South West Water FLUSHING SPST_PSCSOEO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 39 73h 21m -
South West Water O/S XX THOMAS ST_CSO_PENRYN Penryn River 40 63h 46m 107 h
South West Water TREGONY SPST_PSCSOEO_TREGONY River Fal 7 59h 14m -
South West Water GROVE PLACE NO. 1_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 10 53h 30m -
South West Water CALENICK SPST_PSCSOEO_TRURO River Tinney 11 42h 21m -
South West Water GREENBANK GARDENS_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 14 40h 20m -
South West Water VICTORIA SQUARE_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn 14 27h 44m 111 h
South West Water OLD HILL SPS_PSCSOEO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 10 26h 9m -
South West Water ROBERTS OPE_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn[S] 15 25h 52m -
South West Water ST MAWES No1 SPS_PSCSOEO_ST MAWES Carrick Roads 21 21h 33m -
South West Water TRELANDER HIGHWAY_CSO_TRURO River Allen 24 21h 4m -
South West Water PAULS TERRACE_CSO_TRURO River Allen 8 18h 55m 18 h
South West Water NORTH PARADE_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 20 11h 35m -
South West Water FRANCIS ST_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn 6 9h 6m 623 h
South West Water KILLIGREW ST_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 7 8h 43m -
South West Water NEWHAM ROAD SPST_PSCSOEO_TRURO Truro River 8 8h 14m -
South West Water EDWARD ST_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn 10 7h 31m -
South West Water QUEEN MARY GARDENS SPS_PSCSOEO_FALMOUTH Falmouth Bay 10 7h 21m -
South West Water OLD BRIDGE ST CAR PARK_CSO_TRURO River Allen 7 7h 4m -
South West Water MORLAIX AV_CSO_FYFFES SLIPWAY Truro River 3 4h 45m -
South West Water PORTSCATHO INLET SPS_PSCSOEO_PORTSCATHO Pencabe Drang 3 2h 5m -
South West Water ELLENGLAZE SPS_PSCSOEO_CUBERT Stream 5 1h 46m -
South West Water PORTLOE FINESCN_PSCSOEO_PORTLOE English Channel 1 1h 39m -
South West Water RUZZA SPS_PSCSOEO_NEWQUAY Porth Joke 2 1h 16m -
South West Water WEBBER ST_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 1 0h 44m -
South West Water HENDRA RD_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn 2 0h 40m -
South West Water CAMPFIELD HILL_CSO_TRURO River Allen 1 0h 19m -
South West Water CALENICK ST REPEATER STATION_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn Via Sws 1 0h 10m -
South West Water FAIRMANTLE ST CAR PARK_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn 1 0h 9m -
South West Water VICTORIA QUAY SPST_PSCSOEO_MALPAS Unknown 1 0h 8m -
South West Water LEMON MEWS_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn 1 0h 4m -
South West Water ST CLEMENTS HILL_CSO_TRURO River Allen Via Sws 1 0h 4m -
South West Water PONSANOOTH STW_SSO_PONSANOOTH River Kennal 0 0h -
South West Water TRELANDER HIGHWAY_CSO_TRURO River Allen 0 0h -
South West Water KILLIGREW ST_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 0 0h -
South West Water CRANTOCK BEACH SPS_PSCSOEO_CRANTOCK Crantock Beach 0 0h -
South West Water WEBBER ST_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 0 0h -
South West Water SWANVALE SPS_PSCSOEO_FALMOUTH Falmouth Bay/ Bickland Wat 0 0h -
South West Water OLD BRIDGE ST CAR PARK_CSO_TRURO River Allen 0 0h -
South West Water O/S XX THOMAS ST_CSO_PENRYN Penryn River 0 0h -
South West Water PORTLOE FINESCN_PSCSOEO_PORTLOE English Channel 0 0h -
South West Water CAMPFIELD HILL_CSO_TRURO River Allen 0 0h -
South West Water NEWHAM ROAD SPST_PSCSOEO_TRURO Truro River 0 0h -
South West Water OLD HILL SPS_PSCSOEO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 0 0h -
South West Water LEMON MEWS_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn 0 0h -
South West Water FAIRMANTLE ST CAR PARK_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn 0 0h -
South West Water GROVE PLACE NO. 1_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 0 0h -
South West Water BLACKWATER STW_SO_BLACKWATER Unknown 0 0h -
South West Water GORRAN CHURCHTOWN SPST_PSCSOEO_GORRAN Portmellon Stream 0 0h -
South West Water VERYAN STW_SO_VERYAN Carne Stream 0 0h -
South West Water KING ST_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn Via Sws 0 0h -
South West Water CHACEWATER STW_SO_CHACEWATER Unknown 0 0h -
South West Water ST CLEMENTS HILL_CSO_TRURO River Allen Via Sws 0 0h -
South West Water GORRAN HAVEN SPST_PSCSOEO_GORRAN HAVEN Atlantic Ocean 0 0h -
South West Water QUENCHWELL SPS_PSCSOEO_CARNON DOWNS Carnon River 0 0h -
South West Water QUEEN MARY GARDENS SPS_PSCSOEO_FALMOUTH Falmouth Bay 0 0h -
South West Water GREENBANK GARDENS_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 0 0h -
South West Water ST GEORGES ROAD_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn 0 0h -
South West Water TREVILLA SPS_PSCSOEO_FEOCK Pill Creek 0 0h -
South West Water CARNON DOWNS STW_SO_CARNON DOWNS Carnon River 0 0h -
South West Water CHACEWATER BROOK_CSO_TRURO Carnon River 0 0h -
South West Water TREGONY SPST_PSCSOEO_TREGONY River Fal 0 0h -
South West Water HIGH ST_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 0 0h -
South West Water FLUSHING SPST_PSCSOEO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 0 0h -
South West Water HENDRA RD_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn 0 0h -
South West Water NEWHAM STW_SSO_TRURO Truro River 0 0h -
South West Water NEWLYN EAST STW_SO_NEWLYN EAST River Gannel 0 0h -
South West Water CALENICK SPST_PSCSOEO_TRURO River Tinney 0 0h -
South West Water BOSVIGO LN_CSO_TRURO Freshwater 0 0h -
South West Water RUZZA SPS_PSCSOEO_NEWQUAY Porth Joke 0 0h -
South West Water FRANCIS ST_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn 0 0h -
South West Water GOONHAVERN STW_SSO_GOONHAVERN Bolingey Stream 0 0h -
South West Water MYLOR STW_SSO_MYLOR BRIDGE Mylor Creek 0 0h -
South West Water PAULS TERRACE_CSO_TRURO River Allen 0 0h -
South West Water TABERNACLE ST_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn Via Sws 0 0h -
South West Water SWANPOOL SPS_PSCSOEO_FALMOUTH Swanpool 0 0h -
South West Water MITCHELL SPST_PSCSOEO_TRURO Benny Stream 0 0h -
South West Water PRAZE TANK_CSO_PENRYN Praze Stream 0 0h -
South West Water NORTH PARADE_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 0 0h -
South West Water CHACEWATER STW_SSO_CHACEWATER Unknown 0 0h -
South West Water 39 ST MICHAELS ROAD_CSO_PONSONOOTH River Kennall 0 0h -
South West Water EDWARD ST_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn 0 0h -
South West Water KING ST_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn Via Sws 0 0h 26 h
South West Water LADOCK VALLEY STW_SSO_TRESILLIAN Tresillian River Estuary 0 0h -
South West Water ELLENGLAZE SPS_PSCSOEO_CUBERT Stream 0 0h -
South West Water ST MAWES No1 SPS_PSCSOEO_ST MAWES Carrick Roads 0 0h -
South West Water ST GEORGES ROAD_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn 0 0h -
South West Water MORLAIX AV_CSO_FYFFES SLIPWAY Truro River 0 0h -
South West Water GOONHAVERN STW_SO_GOONHAVERN Bolingey Stream 0 0h -
South West Water DEVORAN SPS_PSCSOEO_DEVORAN River Carnon Estuary 0 0h -
South West Water XX NORTH PARADE_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 0 0h -
South West Water TEHIDY TERRACE_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 0 0h -
South West Water SWANPOOL SPS_PSCSOEO_FALMOUTH Swanpool 0 0h -
South West Water CALENICK ST REPEATER STATION_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn Via Sws 0 0h -
South West Water MYLOR STW_SO_MYLOR BRIDGE Mylor Creek 0 0h -
South West Water PORTSCATHO INLET SPS_PSCSOEO_PORTSCATHO Pencabe Drang 0 0h -
South West Water ROBERTS OPE_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn[S] 0 0h -
South West Water GRAMPOUND ROAD SPST_PSCSOEO_GRAMPOUND River Fal 0 0h -
South West Water VICTORIA SQUARE_CSO_TRURO River Kenwyn 0 0h -
South West Water MYLOR STW_SO_MYLOR BRIDGE Mylor Creek 0 0h -
South West Water FALMOUTH STW_SSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 0 0h -
South West Water COMMERCIAL ROAD SPS_PSCSOEO_PENRYN Penryn River 0 0h -
South West Water TEHIDY TERRACE_CSO_FALMOUTH Penryn River 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.