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Westmorland and Lonsdale - 2025 Sewage

Polluted by sewage 45,999 hours in 2025 - That's 5.32 years , monitoring offline 22,291 hours , potential overflows 2,234 hours

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Westmorland and Lonsdale 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 - 5,763 hours , 1 potential
Feb - 2,218 hours , 111 potential
Mar - 137 hours , 40 potential
Apr - 384 hours , 36 potential
May - 523 hours , 102 potential
Jun - 1,795 hours , 44 potential
Jul - 855 hours , 230 potential
Aug - 203 hours , 123 potential
Sept - 5,380 hours , 368 potential
Oct - 1,824 hours , 110 potential
Nov - 13,369 hours , 628 potential
Dec - 13,517 hours , 411 potential
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
United Utilities STAVELEY WwTW River Kent 151 3,098 h 50m 207 h
United Utilities Coniston WwTW Church Beck 123 1,890 h 17m 87 h
United Utilities Kirkby Stephen WwTW River Eden 108 1,809 h 53m 183 h
United Utilities Shap (Brackenber) WwNPS Docker Beck 109 1,799 h 2m 87 h
United Utilities Field Head Pumping Station (Site ID FLDHD) (LAK0090) Windermoor Main Drain 112 1,742 h 59m 3,207 h
United Utilities Greystoke Wastewater Process PS River North Petteril 100 1,672 h 44m 24 h
United Utilities Cark PS River Eea 103 1,669 h 18m -
United Utilities Crosby Garret WwTW Crosby Garrett Beck 146 1,438 h 46m 8 h
United Utilities NEAR SAWREY WwTW Cunsey Beck 64 1,287 h 28m 61 h
United Utilities Hawkshead Pumping Station (Site ID HWKSH) (LAK0107) Black Beck 90 1,263 h 20m 240 h
United Utilities Crosby Garret WwTW Crosby Garrett Beck 53 1,235 h 32m -
United Utilities Greystoke Wastewater Process PS River North Petteril 46 976 h 48m -
United Utilities Heversham Sewage PS Marsh Drain 55 967 h 44m 50 h
United Utilities Kirkby Stephen WwTW River Eden 43 951 h 59m 69 h
United Utilities ORTON WwTW Chapel Beck 58 907 h 47m 21 h
United Utilities STAVELEY WwTW River Kent 40 889 h 8m 20 h
United Utilities Cark PS River Eea 42 884 h 30m -
United Utilities Field Head Pumping Station (Site ID FLDHD) (LAK0090) Windermoor Main Drain 40 828 h 10 h
United Utilities Shap (Brackenber) WwNPS Docker Beck 40 785 h 24m -
United Utilities NEAR SAWREY WwTW Cunsey Beck 39 762 h 10m 8 h
United Utilities Winton PS River Eden 101 736 h 32m 36 h
United Utilities Winton PS River Eden 37 708 h 52m 24 h
United Utilities AMBLESIDE WwTW River Rothay 34 598 h 40m -
United Utilities Heversham Sewage PS Marsh Drain 29 597 h 49m -
United Utilities Low Wood Bridge Pumping Station (Site ID LOWWO) (LAK0054) River Leven 44 576 h 1m 102 h
United Utilities Hawkshead Pumping Station (Site ID HWKSH) (LAK0107) Black Beck 28 544 h 46m 5 h
United Utilities High Newton WwTW Ayside Pool 88 512 h 39m 1 h
United Utilities KENDAL WwTW River Kent 56 508 h 45m 558 h
United Utilities Grasmere Waste Water Treatment Works Grasmere Lake 51 502 h 57m 145 h
United Utilities Coniston WwTW Church Beck 28 481 h 44m 0 h
United Utilities TEBAY WwTW River Lune 74 452 h 22m 95 h
United Utilities Askham Wastewater Treatment Works (ASKHM) (017670078) River Lowther 32 423 h 22m -
United Utilities SHAP WwTW Shap Beck 23 391 h 36m 11 h
United Utilities AMBLESIDE WwTW River Rothay 21 384 h 12m -
United Utilities MORLAND WwTW Morland Beck 77 365 h 9m 170 h
United Utilities Stainton SSO River Eamont 40 356 h 13m 54 h
United Utilities Low Wood Bridge Pumping Station (Site ID LOWWO) (LAK0054) River Leven 21 352 h 21m -
United Utilities Tebay Sewage PS River Lune 42 349 h 55m 72 h
United Utilities KENDAL WwTW River Kent 27 343 h 5m 152 h
United Utilities Cartmel In Cark Pumping Station (Site ID CARTC) (LAK0099) River Eea 25 341 h 8m 74 h
United Utilities RAVENSTONEDALE WwTW Sandal Beck 39 312 h 16m 8 h
United Utilities Elterwater pumping station (ELTER) (LAK0025) Great Langdale Beck 23 288 h 42m 62 h
United Utilities Kirkby Stephen WwTW River Eden 83 288 h 40m 110 h
United Utilities TEBAY WwTW River Lune 23 272 h 8m -
United Utilities TEMPLE SOWERBY WwTW Birk Syke 94 266 h 15m 28 h
United Utilities Grasmere Waste Water Treatment Works Grasmere Lake 20 255 h 40m 59 h
United Utilities KENDAL WwTW River Kent 54 254 h 54m 45 h
United Utilities Tebay Sewage PS River Lune 18 246 h 6m -
United Utilities ORTON WwTW Chapel Beck 15 242 h 16m 48 h
United Utilities MURTON WwTW Murton Beck 39 223 h 22m 289 h
United Utilities High Newton WwTW Ayside Pool 21 219 h 54m 1 h
United Utilities TORVER WwTW Torver Beck 55 218 h 23m 69 h
United Utilities GREAT ASBY WwTW Asby Beck 33 218 h 11m 246 h
United Utilities SHAP WwTW Shap Beck 13 211 h 50m -
United Utilities RAVENSTONEDALE WwTW Sandal Beck 18 208 h 38m -
United Utilities Warcop Village PS Crooks Beck 42 198 h 55m 44 h
United Utilities Kirkby Stephen WwTW River Eden 19 184 h 11m -
United Utilities LINDALE WwTW River Winster 25 175 h 8m 16 h
United Utilities ORTON WwTW Chapel Beck 31 173 h 43m 26 h
United Utilities Stainton SSO River Eamont 15 159 h 8m -
United Utilities BROUGH WwTW Swindale Beck 59 157 h 36m 447 h
United Utilities Manhole on Syphon (Warcop) CSO Crooks Beck 42 153 h 26m 14 h
United Utilities Warcop Village PS Crooks Beck 16 153 h 24 h
United Utilities PENRITH WwTW River Eamont 12 149 h 43m 110 h
United Utilities CULGAITH WWTW River Eden 20 144 h 24m 14 h
United Utilities Elterwater pumping station (ELTER) (LAK0025) Great Langdale Beck 13 138 h 37m 24 h
United Utilities KABER WwTW Popping Beck 27 135 h 41m 50 h
United Utilities Penruddock Sewage PS River Petteril 37 128 h 3m 52 h
United Utilities Askham Wastewater Treatment Works (ASKHM) (017670078) River Lowther 38 123 h 54m 323 h
United Utilities KENDAL WwTW River Kent 17 121 h 37m 1 h
United Utilities ORTON WwTW Chapel Beck 12 118 h 26m 48 h
United Utilities BROUGH WwTW Swindale Beck 24 113 h 55m 32 h
United Utilities Newbiggin-on-Lune Wastewater Network Pumping Station Lune - Headwaters To Conf Birk Beck 25 112 h 58m 14 h
United Utilities BOLTON (PENRITH) WwTW River Eden 36 112 h 12m 46 h
United Utilities GREAT ASBY WwTW Asby Beck 13 112 h 2m 72 h
United Utilities Pooley Bridge SSO River Eamont 24 109 h 24m 27 h
United Utilities Manhole on Syphon (Warcop) CSO Crooks Beck 14 108 h 8m -
United Utilities TEMPLE SOWERBY WwTW Birk Syke 22 107 h 47m -
United Utilities LINDALE WwTW River Winster 12 101 h 1m 1 h
United Utilities Glebe Road PS Windermere 16 100 h 50m 39 h
United Utilities PENRITH WwTW River Eamont 10 99 h 46m -
United Utilities SOCKBRIDGE & TIRRIL WwTW Lady Beck River Eamont 31 98 h 54m 132 h
United Utilities MORLAND WwTW Morland Beck 15 97 h 5m -
United Utilities CLIFTON PS River Lowther 11 94 h 17m 61 h
United Utilities TORVER WwTW Torver Beck 14 94 h 12m 7 h
United Utilities CULGAITH WWTW River Eden 12 88 h 1m -
United Utilities Gategill Beck M/H Near River Flats CSO Gategill Beck 36 87 h 32m 3 h
United Utilities Penruddock Sewage PS River Petteril 17 86 h 37m -
United Utilities Stenkrith Bridge CSO River Eden 10 80 h 38m 67 h
United Utilities Franks Bridge SSO River Eden Via Sws 29 76 h 12m 11 h
United Utilities DUFTON WwTW Mill Beck 24 76 h 2m -
United Utilities Appleby CSO Adj to Appleby WwTW River Eden 17 75 h 45m 24 h
United Utilities Grange PS Kent Estuary 11 71 h 18m 2,672 h
United Utilities KABER WwTW Popping Beck 12 67 h 36m -
United Utilities Grange PS Kent Estuary 10 66 h 59m 23 h
United Utilities Galloper Pool PS Galloper Pool 8 66 h 42m 88 h
United Utilities Kirkby Thore PS Trout Beck 22 63 h 26m 48 h
United Utilities Glebe Road PS Windermere 11 63 h 20m 28 h
United Utilities Ravenstown PS Windermoor Main Drain 7 58 h 26m -
United Utilities GLENRIDDING WwTW Glenridding Beck 25 58 h 5m 402 h
United Utilities Ravenstown PS Windermoor Main Drain 10 55 h 15m -
United Utilities Newbiggin-on-Lune Wastewater Network Pumping Station Lune - Headwaters To Conf Birk Beck 10 55 h 2m 24 h
United Utilities CULGAITH WwTW River Eden 5 47 h 7m 39 h
United Utilities Galloper Pool PS Galloper Pool 13 44 h 39m 55 h
United Utilities Clifton PS Savick Brook 8 43 h 52m 7,456 h
United Utilities BROUGH WwTW Swindale Beck 11 43 h 50m -
United Utilities BOLTON (PENRITH) WwTW River Eden 12 42 h 28m -
United Utilities Morecambe Bank CSO Kent Channel 30 38 h 16m 0 h
United Utilities MURTON WwTW Murton Beck 10 37 h 9m 24 h
United Utilities Stenkrith Bridge CSO River Eden 5 35 h 18m -
United Utilities APPLEBY WwTW(APPLE) (017670001) River Eden 6 35 h 17m 81 h
United Utilities Pooley Bridge SSO River Eamont 8 31 h 46m -
United Utilities Meathop PS Meathop Marsh Drain 3 31 h 34m 244 h
United Utilities APPLEBY WwTW(APPLE) (017670001) River Eden 9 30 h 12m 5 h
United Utilities GRANGE-OVER-SANDS WwTW Kent Channel Morecambe Estuary 26 26 h 31m 65 h
United Utilities Clifton PS Savick Brook 6 25 h 6m 4 h
United Utilities O/S XXXXXX House CSO (174LB) Birk Sike 14 23 h 52m 0 h
United Utilities Chapel Street (Temple Sowerby) CSO Birk Sike 19 23 h 46m 32 h
United Utilities Gategill Beck M/H Near River Flats CSO Gategill Beck 12 23 h -
United Utilities GLENRIDDING WwTW Glenridding Beck 12 22 h 41m 98 h
United Utilities SANDFORD VILLAGE WwTW River Eden 14 21 h 14m 1 h
United Utilities CLIFTON PS River Lowther 4 19 h 46m -
United Utilities Long Marton WwTW Trout Beck 19 19 h 36m 1,155 h
United Utilities SOCKBRIDGE & TIRRIL WwTW Lady Beck River Eamont 7 19 h 22m -
United Utilities DUFTON WwTW Mill Beck 7 16 h 14m -
United Utilities Appleby CSO Adj to Appleby WwTW River Eden 6 14 h 44m -
United Utilities SANDFORD VILLAGE WwTW River Eden 9 12 h 42m -
United Utilities Cart Lane (Grange) PS Kent Channel 6 12 h 21m 72 h
United Utilities GRANGE-OVER-SANDS WwTW Kent Channel Morecambe Estuary 13 10 h 44m 43 h
United Utilities Franks Bridge SSO River Eden Via Sws 8 10 h 28m -
United Utilities Kirkby Thore PS Trout Beck 6 9 h 24 h
United Utilities Murton (Bridge House) PS Murton Beck 8 8 h 24m 97 h
United Utilities BROUGH WwTW Swindale Beck 8 5 h 15m 5 h
United Utilities Adjacent Cross Keys Inn River Lune 5 3 h 54m 2,899 h
United Utilities Morecambe Bank CSO Kent Channel 5 3 h 40m -
United Utilities MOTHERBY WwTW River Petteril 3 3 h 13m 29 h
United Utilities Chapel Street (Temple Sowerby) CSO Birk Sike 5 1 h 54m -
United Utilities GREYSTOKE WwTW River Petteril 1 1 h 45m 26 h
United Utilities Brougham Pumping Station (17502) (EDE0085) River Eamont 2 1 h 40m 50 h
United Utilities Holme Street/Chapel Street CSO Ewan Mill Beck 5 1 h 36m 26 h
United Utilities Pooley Bridge East wastewater treatment works (Site ID POOLE) (017670085) River Eamont 2 0 h 35m -
United Utilities Meathop PS Meathop Marsh Drain 2 0 h 29m 24 h
United Utilities Promenade CSO Kent Channel Morecambe Bay 2 0 h 22m 0 h
United Utilities Holme Street/Chapel Street CSO Ewan Mill Beck 1 0 h 16m -
United Utilities Punch Bowl Hotel (Askham) CSO Askham Beck 1 0 h 16m 17 h
United Utilities Highgate / Lowther Street CSO (399KL) River Kent 1 0 h 12m -
United Utilities Waygreen Cottages CSO (399KS) Wear Beck Via Surface Water Sewer 1 0 h 6m -
United Utilities STAVELEY WwTW River Kent 1 0 h 2m 50 h
United Utilities O/S XXXXXX House CSO (174LB) Birk Sike 1 0 h 2m -
United Utilities CULGAITH WwTW River Eden 0 0 h -
United Utilities Waygreen Cottages CSO (399KS) Wear Beck Via Surface Water Sewer 0 0 h 0 h
United Utilities MOTHERBY WwTW River Petteril 0 0 h 24 h
United Utilities Promenade CSO Kent Channel Morecambe Bay 0 0 h -
United Utilities Cartmel In Cark Pumping Station (Site ID CARTC) (LAK0099) River Eea 0 0 h -
United Utilities GREYSTOKE WwTW River Petteril 0 0 h -
United Utilities STAVELEY WwTW River Kent 0 0 h -
United Utilities Lady Beck CSO Lady Beck 0 0 h -
United Utilities Cart Lane (Grange) PS Kent Channel 0 0 h -
United Utilities Adjacent Cross Keys Inn River Lune 0 0 h -
United Utilities Highgate / Lowther Street CSO (399KL) River Kent 0 0 h 0 h
United Utilities Long Marton WwTW Trout Beck 0 0 h 50 h
United Utilities Murton (Bridge House) PS Murton Beck 0 0 h 24 h
United Utilities Pooley Bridge East wastewater treatment works (Site ID POOLE) (017670085) River Eamont 0 0 h -
United Utilities Punch Bowl Hotel (Askham) CSO Askham Beck 0 0 h -
United Utilities Brougham Pumping Station (17502) (EDE0085) River Eamont 0 0 h -
United Utilities Unknown Unknown 0 0 h -
United Utilities The Hayloft CSO (399KN) River Leven 0 0 h -
United Utilities Lady Beck CSO Lady Beck 0 0 h -
United Utilities The Hayloft CSO (399KN) River Leven 0 0 h -

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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