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Whitehaven and Workington - 2025 Sewage

Polluted by sewage 23,601 hours in 2025 - That's 2.73 years , monitoring offline 16,839 hours , potential overflows 2,414 hours

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Whitehaven and Workington 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 - 1,120 hours , 2 offline
Feb - 719 hours , 63 potential
Mar - 76 hours , 22 potential
Apr - 30 hours , 322 offline
May - 246 hours , 118 potential
Jun - 1,013 hours , 8 potential
Jul - 699 hours , 154 potential
Aug - 240 hours , 26 potential
Sept - 2,666 hours , 175 potential
Oct - 1,475 hours , 769 potential
Nov - 7,451 hours , 865 potential
Dec - 7,860 hours , 209 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 135 2,094h 48m 456 h
United Utilities Dean Ww PS Near Stock Beck 128 1,431h 29m 24 h
United Utilities LITTLE CLIFTON WwTW River Marron 91 1,095h 57m 47 h
United Utilities Rowrah PS Colliergate Beck 47 1,068h 36m 12 h
United Utilities PICA WwTW Dyan Beck 45 978h 10m 78 h
United Utilities Keekle PS River Keekle 109 952h 33m 30 h
United Utilities Dean Ww PS Near Stock Beck 42 844h 8m -
United Utilities Rowrah PS Colliergate Beck 52 841h 55m 96 h
United Utilities EAGLESFIELD WwTW Dubbs Gutter 112 839h 45m 39 h
United Utilities CALDER BRIDGE WwTW River Calder 41 713h 9m 84 h
United Utilities LITTLE CLIFTON WwTW River Marron 32 672h 8m 1 h
United Utilities St Bees PS Pow Beck 35 671h 5m 22 h
United Utilities CLEATOR WwTW River Keekle 44 642h 43m 44 h
United Utilities CALDER BRIDGE WwTW River Calder 30 615h 26m -
United Utilities Keekle PS River Keekle 32 583h 41m 0 h
United Utilities WORKINGTON WwTW Irish Sea 94 561h 44m 141 h
United Utilities BRAYSTONES WwTW Irish Sea 46 546h 13m 36 h
United Utilities Pickett How Farm CSO River Ehen 25 521h 46m -
United Utilities Northside Sewerage System River Derwent 70 520h 34m -
United Utilities CLEATOR WwTW River Keekle 27 512h 34m -
United Utilities EAGLESFIELD WwTW Dubbs Gutter 32 453h 1m 5 h
United Utilities BRAYSTONES WwTW Irish Sea 108 441h 38m 61 h
United Utilities Deanscales PS and CSO Far Stock Beck 63 386h 29m 818 h
United Utilities Northside Sewerage System River Derwent 26 330h 14m 1 h
United Utilities Seascale Wastewater Treatment Works (Site ID SEASC) (017480324) Irish Sea 27 319h 36m 23 h
United Utilities Lowca Lane(Hazel Grove) CSO Ling Beck 30 310h 47m 1,653 h
United Utilities Brookside CSO River Ehen 63 271h 37m -
United Utilities Pickett How Farm CSO River Ehen 19 254h 40m 0 h
United Utilities Blind Lane CSO River Keekle 28 237h 30m 0 h
United Utilities Bridge End Ind Estate PS River Ehen 20 221h 51m -
United Utilities Rear of Hayes Castle Farm CSO Distington Beck 44 218h 56m -
United Utilities St Bees PS Pow Beck 25 217h 32m 27 h
United Utilities Moor Row CSO River Yarrow 67 196h 4m 4 h
United Utilities Blind Lane CSO River Keekle 15 194h 25m -
United Utilities PARDSHAW WwTW Black Beck 28 190h 246 h
United Utilities Moor Row CSO River Yarrow 17 179h 36m -
United Utilities Rear of Hayes Castle Farm CSO Distington Beck 19 173h 53m -
United Utilities Seascale Wastewater Treatment Works (Site ID SEASC) (017480324) Irish Sea 15 164h 35m 24 h
United Utilities Great Clifton River Derwent 17 162h 28m 5,371 h
United Utilities Bridge End Ind Estate PS River Ehen 22 158h 24m -
United Utilities Brookside CSO River Ehen 20 153h 46m -
United Utilities Deanscales PS and CSO Far Stock Beck 6 135h 23m -
United Utilities WHITEHAVEN WwTW Irish Sea 23 125h 38m -
United Utilities WHITEHAVEN WwTW Irish Sea 13 113h 41m -
United Utilities ARLECDON WwTW Dub Beck 36 107h 58m -
United Utilities High Street (Workington) Combined Sewer Overflow (Site ID 02633) (ALL0006) Stan Beck 14 86h 40m -
United Utilities ARLECDON WwTW Dub Beck 17 76h 23m -
United Utilities John Pier Sewage Pumping Station CSO River Derwent Estuary 18 74h 59m 9 h
United Utilities Lowca Lane(Hazel Grove) CSO Ling Beck 11 71h 46m 1,326 h
United Utilities John Pier Sewage Pumping Station CSO River Derwent Estuary 13 66h 50m 38 h
United Utilities High Street (Workington) Combined Sewer Overflow (Site ID 02633) (ALL0006) Stan Beck 46 66h 2m 0 h
United Utilities Arlecdon CSO Winder Beck 11 59h 50m -
United Utilities Arlecdon Parks Road CSO Eller Gill 37 52h 10m -
United Utilities Meadow Road CSO Pow Beck 10 40h 38m -
United Utilities Arlecdon Parks Road CSO Eller Gill 12 40h 26m -
United Utilities WORKINGTON WwTW Irish Sea 6 40h 12m 12 h
United Utilities Meadow Road CSO Pow Beck 11 34h 24m 36 h
United Utilities KIRKLAND WwTW Hawes Gill 30 30h 22m -
United Utilities Moresby Park PS Blackwood Beck 5 28h 38m 36 h
United Utilities Arlecdon CSO Winder Beck 18 28h 10m 2 h
United Utilities Winston Drive CSO Snebra Beck 15 26h 20m 4 h
United Utilities Lowca Brow (Parton) CSO Lowca Beck 5 24h 11m 50 h
United Utilities West Strand pumping station (WSTST) (COP0094) Irish Sea 30 22h 23m 264 h
United Utilities Winston Drive CSO Snebra Beck 9 20h 34m -
United Utilities PARDSHAW WwTW Black Beck 8 20h 12m -
United Utilities Kiln Brow WwPS River Ehen 2 17h 13m -
United Utilities Branthwaite PS River Marron 6 16h 20m 0 h
United Utilities Grisedale Close CSO Pow Beck 3 15h 22m -
United Utilities Lattrigg Road CSO Clvrt Pow Beck Via Sws 8 13h 26m -
United Utilities Kiln Brow WwPS River Ehen 4 13h 4m 0 h
United Utilities Branthwaite PS River Marron 11 12h 45m -
United Utilities Lattrigg Road CSO Clvrt Pow Beck Via Sws 6 12h 44m -
United Utilities Grisedale Close CSO Pow Beck 9 12h 34m 29 h
United Utilities KIRKLAND WwTW Hawes Gill 10 12h 28m -
United Utilities West Strand pumping station (WSTST) (COP0094) Irish Sea 10 12h -
United Utilities Norbeck Park A CSO Norbeck 18 11h 14m 3 h
United Utilities GLEN HOUSE CSO River Marron 11 9h 40m 5 h
United Utilities Esk Avenue Mirehouse CSO Pow Beck 6 9h 22m -
United Utilities GOSFORTH WwTW Hare Beck 3 9h 11m 24 h
United Utilities Moresby Park PS Blackwood Beck 7 8h 44m -
United Utilities GLEN HOUSE CSO River Marron 5 7h 58m 3 h
United Utilities Esk Avenue Mirehouse CSO Pow Beck 7 6h 29m -
United Utilities Melbourne Terrace CSO River Wyre 8 6h 10m 0 h
United Utilities Camerton Ww PS River Derwent 3 5h 54m 19 h
United Utilities Meadowfield Gosforth Combined Sewer Overflow (Site ID 02631) (COP0030) Esk 7 5h 33m -
United Utilities Dent Road CSO River Ehen 15 5h 20m 41 h
United Utilities Meadowfield Gosforth Combined Sewer Overflow (Site ID 02631) (COP0030) Esk 9 5h 4m -
United Utilities CROASDALE AVENUE CSO Pow Beck 3 5h 4m -
United Utilities Melbourne Terrace CSO River Wyre 18 4h 46m 6 h
United Utilities Dent Road CSO River Ehen 7 4h 8m -
United Utilities Parton PS Irish Sea 19 3h 28m 1 h
United Utilities Parton PS Irish Sea 4 2h 40m 2 h
United Utilities CROASDALE AVENUE CSO Pow Beck 3 2h 34m -
United Utilities CLEATOR WwTW River Keekle 5 2h 12m 0 h
United Utilities CLEATOR WwTW River Keekle 6 1h 37m 0 h
United Utilities Wyndham Terrace CSO River Ehen 5 1h 36m 41 h
United Utilities Ullgill Moresby (MH65) CSO Lowca Beck 3 1h 30m -
United Utilities Snebra Whitehaven CSO Pow Beck 2 0h 54m 29 h
United Utilities The CSO at Main Street Townsend Beck 6 0h 40m 0 h
United Utilities MILL COTTAGES CSO Distington Beck 2 0h 38m -
United Utilities Linethwaite PS Needless Beck 1 0h 27m -
United Utilities Wodow Road CSO River Ehen 3 0h 26m -
United Utilities Wyndham Terrace CSO River Ehen 1 0h 20m -
United Utilities Wodow Road CSO River Ehen 1 0h 8m -
United Utilities Arlecdon Parks Road CSO to Winder Beck Winder Beck 1 0h 4m 0 h
United Utilities Camerton Ww PS River Derwent 0 0h -
United Utilities POW Bridge/Station Road CSO River Calder 0 0h -
United Utilities The CSO at Main Street Townsend Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Ullgill Moresby (MH65) CSO Lowca Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities St Bridgets Lane CSO Culv'T'D Sect Of Skirting Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Rear Garden of No.16 Crossings Close Nor Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Common End CSO Distington Beck 0 0h 10 h
United Utilities Rear Garden of No.16 Crossings Close Nor Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Arlecdon Parks Road CSO to Winder Beck Winder Beck 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 MILL COTTAGES CSO Distington Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Kiln Brow CSO River Ehen 0 0h -
United Utilities Great Clifton River Derwent 0 0h 5,965 h
United Utilities CAMERTON WwTW River Derwent 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 Common End CSO Distington Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Snebra Whitehaven CSO Pow Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Ribton Moorside CSO Culverted Sec Of Snebra Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Linethwaite PS Needless Beck 0 0h -
United Utilities Kiln Brow CSO River Ehen 0 0h 1,889 h
United Utilities Ribton Moorside CSO Culverted Sec Of Snebra Beck 0 0h 38 h
United Utilities Norbeck Park A CSO Norbeck 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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