Whitehaven and Workington - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 5,837 hours in 2026 , monitoring offline 12,399 hours , potential overflows 3,871 hours so far..

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Whitehaven and Workington 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 Whitehaven and Workington in 2026

Sewage5,837 hours
Monitoring offline12,399 hours
Potential pollution3,871 hours
Storm overflows129

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Daily Data

Jan - 579 hours , 2 potential
Feb - 846 hours , 133 potential
Mar - 1,474 hours , 46 potential
Apr - 535 hours , 165 potential
May - 18 hours , 1,096 potential
Jun - 0 hours , 1,372 potential
Jul - 0 hours , 300 potential
Aug - 169 hours , 71 potential
Sept - 397 hours , 80 potential
Oct - 1,817 hours , 603 potential
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
United Utilities PICA WwTW Dyan Beck 97 1,648h 18m 1,557 h
United Utilities LITTLE CLIFTON WwTW River Marron 46 488h 40m 71 h
United Utilities BRAYSTONES WwTW Irish Sea 141 436h 46m 107 h
United Utilities Dean Ww PS Near Stock Beck 68 388h 49m 32 h
United Utilities Keekle PS River Keekle 74 386h 54m 33 h
United Utilities WORKINGTON WwTW Irish Sea 72 323h 30m 1,781 h
United Utilities CLEATOR WwTW River Keekle 20 246h 13m 117 h
United Utilities Northside Sewerage System River Derwent 37 202h 38m 24 h
United Utilities EAGLESFIELD WwTW Dubbs Gutter 55 195h 32m -
United Utilities Seascale Wastewater Treatment Works (Site ID SEASC) (017480324) Irish Sea 20 157h 19m 33 h
United Utilities CALDER BRIDGE WwTW River Calder 21 153h 18m -
United Utilities Brookside CSO River Ehen 46 150h 16m -
United Utilities Rear of Hayes Castle Farm CSO Distington Beck 44 144h 13m 165 h
United Utilities ARLECDON WwTW Dub Beck 33 137h 58 h
United Utilities Moor Row CSO River Yarrow 31 77h 36m -
United Utilities Lowca Lane(Hazel Grove) CSO Ling Beck 32 68h 35m -
United Utilities St Bees PS Pow Beck 15 68h 11m 15 h
United Utilities PARDSHAW WwTW Black Beck 26 52h 35m 66 h
United Utilities Rowrah PS Colliergate Beck 5 45h 45m 553 h
United Utilities High Street (Workington) Combined Sewer Overflow (Site ID 02633) (ALL0006) Stan Beck 29 40h 4m 61 h
United Utilities Blind Lane CSO River Keekle 11 39h 58m 4,473 h
United Utilities Bridge End Ind Estate PS River Ehen 12 34h 59m -
United Utilities John Pier Sewage Pumping Station CSO River Derwent Estuary 16 34h 50m 36 h
United Utilities Pickett How Farm CSO River Ehen 3 33h 8m 26 h
United Utilities Arlecdon Parks Road CSO Eller Gill 19 32h 6m -
United Utilities WHITEHAVEN WwTW Irish Sea 10 30h 13m -
United Utilities GLEN HOUSE CSO River Marron 22 26h 36m 2 h
United Utilities Parton PS Irish Sea 21 26h 30m 1 h
United Utilities Grisedale Close CSO Pow Beck 11 25h 2m -
United Utilities Meadow Road CSO Pow Beck 9 17h 24m -
United Utilities Arlecdon CSO Winder Beck 8 16h 54m 0 h
United Utilities Branthwaite PS River Marron 3 16h 30m 131 h
United Utilities Winston Drive CSO Snebra Beck 7 12h 19m -
United Utilities Melbourne Terrace CSO River Wyre 12 11h 2m -
United Utilities Lattrigg Road CSO Clvrt Pow Beck Via Sws 6 9h 58m -
United Utilities Wyndham Terrace CSO River Ehen 2 9h 52m 335 h
United Utilities Esk Avenue Mirehouse CSO Pow Beck 8 7h 4m 32 h
United Utilities Meadowfield Gosforth Combined Sewer Overflow (Site ID 02631) (COP0030) Esk 9 6h 28m -
United Utilities West Strand pumping station (WSTST) (COP0094) Irish Sea 6 5h 47m 24 h
United Utilities KIRKLAND WwTW Hawes Gill 9 4h 48m 3 h
United Utilities CROASDALE AVENUE CSO Pow Beck 2 4h 38m -
United Utilities Moresby Park PS Blackwood Beck 3 3h 15m -
United Utilities CLEATOR WwTW River Keekle 6 3h 13m 32 h
United Utilities Dent Road CSO River Ehen 9 3h 8m -
United Utilities Kiln Brow WwPS River Ehen 2 2h 33m -
United Utilities Norbeck Park A CSO Norbeck 4 2h 16m -
United Utilities Snebra Whitehaven CSO Pow Beck 1 1h 46m -
United Utilities Ullgill Moresby (MH65) CSO Lowca Beck 1 1h 44m 1 h
United Utilities Rear Garden of No.16 Crossings Close Nor Beck 1 0h 30m -
United Utilities POW Bridge/Station Road CSO River Calder 1 0h 14m 0 h
United Utilities Arlecdon CSO Winder Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities CLEATOR WwTW River Keekle 0 0h -
United Utilities Camerton Ww PS River Derwent 0 0h 32 h
United Utilities Rowrah PS Colliergate Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities High Street (Workington) Combined Sewer Overflow (Site ID 02633) (ALL0006) Stan Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Bridge End Ind Estate PS River Ehen 0 0h -
United Utilities Parton PS Irish Sea 0 0h -
United Utilities WORKINGTON WwTW Irish Sea 0 0h -
United Utilities Wyndham Terrace CSO River Ehen 0 0h -
United Utilities Moresby Park PS Blackwood Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities The CSO at Main Street Townsend Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Keekle PS River Keekle 0 0h -
United Utilities Great Clifton River Derwent 0 0h -
United Utilities CALDER BRIDGE WwTW River Calder 0 0h -
United Utilities St Bridgets Lane CSO Culv'T'D Sect Of Skirting Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities PARDSHAW WwTW Black Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Seascale Wastewater Treatment Works (Site ID SEASC) (017480324) Irish Sea 0 0h -
United Utilities Rear Garden of No.16 Crossings Close Nor Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Deanscales PS and CSO Far Stock Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Common End CSO Distington Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Snebra Whitehaven CSO Pow Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Ullgill Moresby (MH65) CSO Lowca Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Lattrigg Road CSO Clvrt Pow Beck Via Sws 0 0h -
United Utilities Rear of Hayes Castle Farm CSO Distington Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities The CSO at Main Street Townsend Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Esk Avenue Mirehouse CSO Pow Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Branthwaite PS River Marron 0 0h -
United Utilities Arlecdon Parks Road CSO to Winder Beck Winder Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Wodow Road CSO River Ehen 0 0h -
United Utilities Pickett How Farm CSO River Ehen 0 0h -
United Utilities Brookside CSO River Ehen 0 0h -
United Utilities Wodow Road CSO River Ehen 0 0h -
United Utilities POW Bridge/Station Road CSO River Calder 0 0h -
United Utilities Lowca Brow (Parton) CSO Lowca Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities West Strand pumping station (WSTST) (COP0094) Irish Sea 0 0h -
United Utilities MILL COTTAGES CSO Distington Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities EAGLESFIELD WwTW Dubbs Gutter 0 0h -
United Utilities Northside Sewerage System River Derwent 0 0h -
United Utilities Kiln Brow CSO River Ehen 0 0h -
United Utilities Norbeck Park A CSO Norbeck 0 0h -
United Utilities WHITEHAVEN WwTW Irish Sea 0 0h -
United Utilities Great Clifton River Derwent 0 0h 6,322 h
United Utilities Lowca Lane(Hazel Grove) CSO Ling Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Arlecdon Parks Road CSO to Winder Beck Winder Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities CAMERTON WwTW River Derwent 0 0h 32 h
United Utilities Blind Lane CSO River Keekle 0 0h -
United Utilities GOSFORTH WwTW Hare Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities St Bridgets Lane CSO Culv'T'D Sect Of Skirting Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities LITTLE CLIFTON WwTW River Marron 0 0h -
United Utilities Common End CSO Distington Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities John Pier Sewage Pumping Station CSO River Derwent Estuary 0 0h -
United Utilities KIRKLAND WwTW Hawes Gill 0 0h -
United Utilities Moor Row CSO River Yarrow 0 0h -
United Utilities CLEATOR WwTW River Keekle 0 0h -
United Utilities Dean Ww PS Near Stock Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Meadow Road CSO Pow Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Ribton Moorside CSO Culverted Sec Of Snebra Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Winston Drive CSO Snebra Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities MILL COTTAGES CSO Distington Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Linethwaite PS Needless Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Kiln Brow CSO River Ehen 0 0h -
United Utilities Dent Road CSO River Ehen 0 0h -
United Utilities St Bees PS Pow Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Lowca Brow (Parton) CSO Lowca Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Linethwaite PS Needless Beck 0 0h 41 h
United Utilities Kiln Brow WwPS River Ehen 0 0h -
United Utilities Deanscales PS and CSO Far Stock Beck 0 0h 56 h
United Utilities PICA WwTW Dyan Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Arlecdon Parks Road CSO Eller Gill 0 0h -
United Utilities BRAYSTONES WwTW Irish Sea 0 0h -
United Utilities Grisedale Close CSO Pow Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Ribton Moorside CSO Culverted Sec Of Snebra Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities GLEN HOUSE CSO River Marron 0 0h -
United Utilities GOSFORTH WwTW Hare Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Camerton Ww PS River Derwent 0 0h -
United Utilities Melbourne Terrace CSO River Wyre 0 0h -
United Utilities ARLECDON WwTW Dub Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Meadowfield Gosforth Combined Sewer Overflow (Site ID 02631) (COP0030) Esk 0 0h -
United Utilities CROASDALE AVENUE CSO Pow Beck 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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