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Here are all the reported sewage overflow totals for Backstone Burn in 2025. Sometimes sewage can be being dumped for months at a time.
| Company | Waterway | Site | Sewage Dumps | Duration (Hours) | Reporting % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northumbrian Water | Backstone Burn | CHURCH ROAD CSO | 19 | 16 | 100 |
| Northumbrian Water | Backstone Burn | QUEENSWAY CSO | 5 | 0 | 94.9 |
| Northumbrian Water | Backstone Burn | REAR 39 CUTLERS HALL ROAD | 3 | 0 | 99.3 |
| Northumbrian Water | Backstone Burn | CONSETT OAP HALL CSO | 3 | 0 | 99.5 |
| Northumbrian Water | Backstone Burn | ST MARYS PRIMARY SCHOOL CSO | 0 | 0 | 98.9 |
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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