West Dorset - 2025 Sewage

Polluted by sewage 28,605 hours in 2025 - That's 3.31 years , monitoring offline 1,466 hours , potential overflows 298 hours

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

Sewage28,605 hours
Monitoring offline1,466 hours
Potential pollution298 hours
Storm overflows179

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Daily Data

Jan - 5,445 hours , 10 offline
Feb - 5,540 hours , 46 offline
Mar - 2,013 hours , 6 potential
Apr - 125 hours , 3 potential
May - 22 hours , 501 offline
Jun - 63 hours
Jul - 4 hours
Aug - 93 hours , 2 offline
Sept - 197 hours , 55 offline
Oct - 273 hours , 85 potential
Nov - 3,048 hours , 116 potential
Dec - 11,633 hours , 87 potential
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Wessex Water MARTINSTOWN B3159 South Winterbourne 92 1,499h 49m 8 h
Wessex Water HALSTOCK WATERY LANE STORM TANK River Yeo 75 1,456h 23m -
Wessex Water PIDDLETRENTHIDE R/O TRENT HOUSE (CSO6) River Piddle 56 1,287h 19m -
Wessex Water PIDDLETRENTHIDE ACROSS RIVER FROM RIVENDELL (CSO4) River Piddle 54 1,172h 10m -
Wessex Water SYDLING ST NICHOLAS NEAR HUISH FARM STORM TANK Sydling Water 52 1,145h 24m -
Wessex Water LITTON CHENEY CHICKSBRIDGE River Bride 49 1,049h 13m -
Wessex Water BUCKLAND NEWTON DUNTISH INLET River Lydden 69 973h 22m 2 h
Wessex Water BUCKLAND NEWTON DUNTISH INLET River Lydden 47 951h 9m -
Wessex Water LITTON CHENEY CHICKSBRIDGE River Bride 59 861h 14m -
Wessex Water SYDLING ST NICHOLAS NEAR HUISH FARM STORM TANK Sydling Water 31 728h 42m -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 44 657h 50m -
Wessex Water MARTINSTOWN B3159 South Winterbourne 33 561h 33m -
Wessex Water MAIDEN NEWTON DORCHESTER ROAD STORM TANK River Frome 30 551h -
Wessex Water GODMANSTONE River Cerne 24 545h 18m -
Wessex Water PIDDLETRENTHIDE ACROSS RIVER FROM RIVENDELL (CSO4) River Piddle 23 544h 59m -
Wessex Water BRIDPORT WEST STREET River Brit 48 533h 49m -
Wessex Water PIDDLETRENTHIDE R/O TRENT HOUSE (CSO6) River Piddle 22 519h 3m -
Wessex Water HALSTOCK WATERY LANE STORM TANK River Yeo 28 478h 54m -
Wessex Water BISHOPS CAUNDLE BLIND LANE OFF A3030 STORM TANK Caundle Brook 21 437h 52m -
Wessex Water BISHOPS CAUNDLE BLIND LANE OFF A3030 STORM TANK Caundle Brook 22 428h 41m -
Wessex Water TOLLER PORCORUM TOLLER LANE INLET River Hooke 26 402h 50m -
Wessex Water POYNTINGTON NEAR HILLSIDE FARM STORM TANK River Yeo 26 394h 30m -
Wessex Water PUNCKNOWLE NEXT TO GULLY KNAP FARM STORM TANK River Bride 25 375h 53m -
Wessex Water CHARMINSTER NORTH STREET River Frome 21 364h 56m 0 h
Wessex Water BRIDPORT XXXX XXXX STORM TANK Lyme Bay 26 360h 3m -
Wessex Water NETHERBURY BEAMINSTER River Brit 25 344h 59m -
Wessex Water POYNTINGTON NEAR HILLSIDE FARM STORM TANK River Yeo 27 336h 44m -
Wessex Water SYDLING ST NICHOLAS Sydling Water 15 333h 13m -
Wessex Water BROADMAYNE WEST KNIGHTON ROAD STORM TANK Tadnoll Brook 21 327h 20m -
Wessex Water BEAMINSTER SOUTHGATE River Brit 34 317h 26m 85 h
Wessex Water ABBOTSBURY B3157 PORTESHAM ROAD STORM TANK Abbotsbury Brook 21 313h 41m -
Wessex Water BRIDPORT XXXX XXXX STORM TANK Lyme Bay 33 300h 57m -
Wessex Water DORCHESTER LOUDS MILL ST GEORGES ROAD STORM TANKS STORM TANK River Frome 14 296h 44m -
Wessex Water BEER HACKETT Wriggle River 20 296h 34m 1,004 h
Wessex Water BEAMINSTER SOUTHGATE River Brit 24 273h 34m -
Wessex Water BROADMAYNE KNIGHTON LANE (PUMPED) Tadnoll Brook 19 271h 3m -
Wessex Water PUNCKNOWLE NEXT TO GULLY KNAP FARM STORM TANK River Bride 19 258h 19m -
Wessex Water HOLWELL NEW Caundle Brook 18 253h 17m -
Wessex Water SOUTH PERROTT NEAR PIPPLEPEN FARM STORM TANK River Parrett 19 250h 17m -
Wessex Water HOLWELL NEW Caundle Brook 22 243h 5m -
Wessex Water NETHERBURY BEAMINSTER River Brit 27 242h 42m 16 h
Wessex Water EVERSHOT OFF EAST HILL STORM TANK River Frome 24 226h 47m -
Wessex Water CHIDEOCK MILL LANE STORM TANK River Winniford 16 222h 10m -
Wessex Water BEER HACKETT Wriggle River 16 210h 27m 7 h
Wessex Water FORDINGTON HIGH STREET NO 16 Dorchester Mill Stream 17 204h 42m -
South West Water UPLYME STW_SSO_UPLYME River Lim 26 199h 7m -
South West Water BROADWINDSOR STW_SSO_BROADWINDSOR Drimpton Stream 19 195h 7m -
Wessex Water CHIDEOCK MILL LANE STORM TANK River Winniford 14 191h 38m -
South West Water BROADWINDSOR STW_SSO_BROADWINDSOR Drimpton Stream 21 181h 40m -
Wessex Water ABBOTSBURY B3157 PORTESHAM ROAD STORM TANK Abbotsbury Brook 13 180h 31m -
Wessex Water SOUTH PERROTT NEAR PIPPLEPEN FARM STORM TANK River Parrett 14 178h 32m -
South West Water UPLYME STW_SSO_UPLYME River Lim 25 173h 13m -
Wessex Water EVERSHOT OFF EAST HILL STORM TANK River Frome 22 159h 50m -
South West Water DRIMPTON SPST_PSCSOEO_DRIMPTON Temple Brook 15 145h 58m -
South West Water HORN BRIDGE SPST_PSCSOEO_LYME REGIS River Lim 15 143h 38m 86 h
South West Water HORN BRIDGE SPST_PSCSOEO_LYME REGIS River Lim 20 141h 34m 1 h
South West Water MOSTERTON SPS_PSCSOEO_MOSTERTON River Axe 32 140h 39m -
Wessex Water CHARMINSTER NORTH STREET River Frome 13 127h 59m -
Wessex Water MAIDEN NEWTON DORCHESTER ROAD STORM TANK River Frome 10 125h 28m -
South West Water DRIMPTON SPST_PSCSOEO_DRIMPTON Temple Brook 12 124h 14m -
Wessex Water SHERBORNE WEST MILL LANE INLET River Yeo 19 123h 22m -
Wessex Water TOLLER PORCORUM TOLLER LANE INLET River Hooke 10 117h 53m -
South West Water MOSTERTON SPS_PSCSOEO_MOSTERTON River Axe 32 115h 16m -
Wessex Water DORCHESTER LITTLE BRITTAIN ADJ SCOUT HUT Unknown 7 113h 58m -
Wessex Water SHERBORNE WEST MILL LANE STORM TANK River Yeo 10 105h 45m -
Wessex Water WEST BEXINGTON Chesil Beach 17 104h 41m -
Wessex Water SHERBORNE WEST MILL LANE INLET River Yeo 14 97h 43m 108 h
Wessex Water XXXXX FRAMPTON FARM Wriggle River 17 89h 57m -
Wessex Water WEST MILTON INLET Mangerton River 15 77h 20m -
Wessex Water CORSCOMBE OFF FUDGE HILL STORM TANK Halstock Stream 10 74h 36m -
Wessex Water BRIDPORT SOUTH STREET DEPOT River Brit 30 71h 54m 98 h
Wessex Water XXXXX FRAMPTON FARM Wriggle River 13 64h 7m -
Wessex Water EVERSHOT COMMON River Frome 44 61h 58m -
Wessex Water LEIGH BRIDGE FARM River Wriggle 10 61h 52m -
Wessex Water BROADMAYNE WEST KNIGHTON ROAD STORM TANK Tadnoll Brook 10 58h 56m -
Wessex Water EVERSHOT COMMON River Frome 19 57h 58m -
Wessex Water DORCHESTER LOUDS MILL ST GEORGES ROAD INLET River Frome 6 51h 18m -
Wessex Water BRIDPORT SOUTH BRIDGE TANK River Asker 15 48h 17m -
Wessex Water BRIDPORT SOUTH BRIDGE TANK River Asker 12 48h 14m -
Wessex Water BRADPOLE LEE LANE River Asker 8 47h 16m -
Wessex Water CHARMOUTH SEA OUTFALL INLET Lyme Bay 21 39h 24m 1 h
Wessex Water DORCHESTER LOUDS MILL ST GEORGES ROAD STORM TANKS STORM TANK River Frome 11 38h 44m -
Wessex Water BRIDPORT WEST STREET River Brit 17 36h 58m -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 6 36h 51m -
South West Water BROADWINDSOR STW_SO_BROADWINDSOR Drimpton Stream 14 35h 41m -
Wessex Water BRIDPORT WEST BAY SLUICES Bridport Harbour 4 35h 14m -
Wessex Water LEIGH BRIDGE FARM River Wriggle 9 32h 16m -
Wessex Water DORCHESTER KINGS ROAD NO 35 Mill Stream Via Sws 14 30h 40m -
South West Water BROADWINDSOR STW_SO_BROADWINDSOR Drimpton Stream 29 29h 56m -
Wessex Water SHERBORNE WEST MILL LANE STORM TANK River Yeo 9 29h 54m -
Wessex Water FORDINGTON HIGH STREET NO 16 Dorchester Mill Stream 12 29h 52m -
Wessex Water DORCHESTER PRINCES BRIDGE Unknown 2 24h 40m -
South West Water WINSHAM STW_PSCSOEO_WINSHAM River Axe 38 22h 3m -
Wessex Water CORSCOMBE OFF FUDGE HILL STORM TANK Halstock Stream 5 21h 56m -
Wessex Water WEST BEXINGTON Chesil Beach 4 20h 25m -
Wessex Water DORCHESTER KINGS ROAD NO 35 Mill Stream Via Sws 17 20h 20m -
Wessex Water BRADPOLE LEE LANE River Asker 7 19h 35m -
Wessex Water BRIDPORT WEST BAY SLUICES Bridport Harbour 6 19h 30m -
South West Water WINSHAM STW_PSCSOEO_WINSHAM River Axe 14 18h 20m 120 h
Wessex Water BRIDPORT WEST BAY Lyme Bay 5 15h 50m -
Wessex Water CHIDEOCK SEATOWN Winniford 5 15h 2m -
Wessex Water DORCHESTER LITTLE BRITTAIN ADJ SCOUT HUT Unknown 3 13h 34m -
South West Water GUN CLIFF SPST_PSCSOEO_LYME REGIS River Lim 3 11h 55m -
Wessex Water BRIDPORT WEST BAY Lyme Bay 5 11h 50m -
Wessex Water LANGTON HERRING OFF LOWER FARM INLET West Fleet 8 10h 30m -
Wessex Water LANGTON HERRING OFF LOWER FARM INLET West Fleet 15 9h 11m -
Wessex Water SHIPTON GORGE OFF MARKETS LANE River Bride 1 8h 29m -
South West Water THE COBB SPS_PSCSOEO_LYME REGIS Lyme Bay 7 8h 15m -
Wessex Water ABBOTSBURY CHURCH STREET Mill Stream 5 8h 6m -
Wessex Water BEAMINSTER HAMS PLOT SOUTH GATE River Brit 6 8h 4m -
Wessex Water BRADFORD ABBAS MILL LANE River Yeo 2 7h 58m -
Wessex Water WEST MILTON INLET Mangerton River 8 7h 50m -
Wessex Water BRADFORD ABBAS MILL LANE River Yeo 1 7h 25m -
Wessex Water CHIDEOCK SEATOWN Winniford 2 7h 10m -
Wessex Water BRIDPORT SOUTH STREET DEPOT River Brit 12 7h 2m 31 h
South West Water GUN CLIFF SPST_PSCSOEO_LYME REGIS River Lim 2 6h 48m -
Wessex Water CHARMOUTH SEA OUTFALL INLET Lyme Bay 7 6h 35m 9 h
Wessex Water SHERBORNE LUDBORNE ROAD / SOUTH STREET River Yeo Via Sws 5 6h 34m -
Wessex Water SHERBORNE LUDBORNE ROAD / SOUTH STREET River Yeo Via Sws 5 5h 58m -
South West Water THORNCOMBE STW_SO_THORNCOMBE River Synderford 5 5h 27m -
Wessex Water BROADMAYNE KNIGHTON LANE (PUMPED) Tadnoll Brook 11 5h 24m -
Wessex Water SANDFORD ORCAS Corton Denham Stream 1 5h 6m -
Wessex Water BRIDPORT WEST BRIDGE River Brit 5 4h 54m -
Wessex Water BURTON BRADSTOCK GROVE ROAD River Bride 1 4h 36m -
Wessex Water GLANVILLES WOOTTON INLET Caundle Brook 3 3h 59m -
Wessex Water ABBOTSBURY CHURCH STREET Mill Stream 6 3h 58m -
Wessex Water BURTON BRADSTOCK GROVE ROAD River Bride 4 3h 14m -
Wessex Water SHIPTON GORGE OFF MARKETS LANE River Bride 3 3h 11m -
Wessex Water SYDLING ST NICHOLAS Sydling Water 1 2h 43m -
South West Water THORNCOMBE STW_SO_THORNCOMBE River Synderford 1 2h 28m -
South West Water THE COBB SPS_PSCSOEO_LYME REGIS Lyme Bay 1 2h 23m -
Wessex Water CHARMOUTH STORM TANKS STORM TANK River Char 1 2h 22m -
Wessex Water CHARMOUTH STORM TANKS STORM TANK River Char 1 2h 17m -
Wessex Water SANDFORD ORCAS Corton Denham Stream 1 2h 10m -
South West Water JERICHO_CSO_LYME REGIS River Lim 5 1h 57m -
Wessex Water BRIDPORT WEST BRIDGE River Brit 4 1h 52m -
Wessex Water SHERBORNE JUNCTION HOUND STREET AND CHEAP STREET River Yeo Via Sws 6 1h 50m -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 1 1h 50m -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 4 1h 49m 0 h
Wessex Water BEAMINSTER HAMS PLOT SOUTH GATE River Brit 3 1h 40m -
Wessex Water SHERBORNE ABBEY ROAD River Yeo 4 1h 30m -
Wessex Water SHERBORNE JUNCTION HOUND STREET AND CHEAP STREET River Yeo Via Sws 4 1h -
Wessex Water DORCHESTER VICTORIA ROAD / DAMERS ROAD Mill Stream Via Sws 1 0h 38m -
Wessex Water DORCHESTER SOUTH WALKS / SOUTH STREET River Frome Via Sws 2 0h 26m -
Wessex Water SHERBORNE CHEAP STREET River Yeo Via Sws 3 0h 26m -
South West Water GOSLINGS BRIDGE_CSO_LYME REGIS River Lim 2 0h 24m -
Wessex Water SHERBORNE ABBEY ROAD River Yeo 1 0h 18m -
Wessex Water DORCHESTER LOUDS MILL ST GEORGES ROAD INLET River Frome 1 0h 16m -
Wessex Water SHERBORNE NEWLANDS/THE AVENUE River Yeo Via Sws 1 0h 12m -
Wessex Water SHERBORNE CHEAP STREET River Yeo Via Sws 1 0h 8m -
Wessex Water FORDINGTON HIGH STREET NO 97 Unknown 1 0h 6m -
Wessex Water GLANVILLES WOOTTON INLET Caundle Brook 1 0h 6m -
Wessex Water BRIDPORT EAST BRIDGE River Asker 1 0h 6m -
Wessex Water BRADPOLE FISHWEIR FOUL River Asker Via Sws 1 0h 35 h
Wessex Water SHERBORNE NEWLANDS/THE AVENUE River Yeo Via Sws 1 0h -
Wessex Water GODMANSTONE River Cerne 0 0h 3 h
Wessex Water SHERBORNE WESTBURY OPP DALWOODS River Yeo Via Sws 0 0h -
Wessex Water WEST STAFFORD DORCHESTER ROAD South Winterbourne 0 0h 0 h
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h 80 h
South West Water GOSLINGS BRIDGE_CSO_LYME REGIS River Lim 0 0h -
Wessex Water BRIDPORT WEST BAY ROAD REAR GARDEN OF XXX River Brit 0 0h -
Wessex Water CHARMOUTH THE STREET ADJ BENHARH River Char 0 0h -
Wessex Water FORDINGTON HIGH STREET NO 97 Unknown 0 0h -
South West Water WINSHAM STW_SO_WINSHAM River Axe 0 0h -
Wessex Water CHARMOUTH THE STREET ADJ BENHARH River Char 0 0h -
Wessex Water BRIDPORT WEST BAY ROAD REAR GARDEN OF XXX River Brit 0 0h -
Wessex Water BURTON BRADSTOCK BURTON SOUTHOVER River Bride 0 0h -
Wessex Water SHERBORNE LONG STREET OUTSIDE THORN BANK River Yeo Via Sws 0 0h -
Wessex Water BURTON BRADSTOCK BURTON SOUTHOVER River Bride 0 0h 20 h
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h 1 h
Wessex Water SHERBORNE LONG STREET THE VINES River Yeo Via Sws 0 0h -
South West Water WINSHAM STW_SO_WINSHAM River Axe 0 0h -
Wessex Water DORCHESTER VICTORIA ROAD / DAMERS ROAD Mill Stream Via Sws 0 0h -
Wessex Water SHERBORNE LONG STREET THE VINES River Yeo Via Sws 0 0h -
Wessex Water BRADPOLE FISHWEIR FOUL River Asker Via Sws 0 0h -
Wessex Water DORCHESTER PRINCES BRIDGE Unknown 0 0h 19 h
Wessex Water DORCHESTER SOUTH WALKS / SOUTH STREET River Frome Via Sws 0 0h -
Wessex Water WEST STAFFORD DORCHESTER ROAD South Winterbourne 0 0h 18 h
South West Water JERICHO_CSO_LYME REGIS River Lim 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.

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