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Warfleet Creek pumping station, Dartmouth

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Overflow on the network feeding Dartmouth STW · Pumping-station / emergency overflow
Designated bathing water · Warfleet Creek, Dart EstuaryShellfish water · Dart
Showing history for 2022 · records go back to 2020
Not spilling

The monitor is reporting and shows no discharge.

Last spill ended
8 Jan, 16:00
Counted spills, 2022
364
110 discharge events
Hours spilled, 2022
638
Is the feed working?
Working
Last checked 18 min ago · we poll SWW hourly
48h agonow
46/48 hourly readings received
Dry spills, 2022
23
23 in 2022 · 41 since 2020
How a dry spill is decided →
Spilled before its STW, 2022
110
110 in 2022 · 219 since 2020
What this means →
Why this one spills

This looks like a fault, not a storm.

This overflow has discharged in dry weather 41 times since 2020 — spills with no rainfall to excuse them. Its treatment works is not itself over capacity, so a catchment-wide explanation does not hold. Applied to this record, the two-stage lawfulness test is hard to pass: a recurring dry-weather discharge is not an exceptional circumstance, and where the remedy is routine maintenance the disproportionate-cost exception is hard to run.

How this verdict is reached →

The same works has emergency overflows too

All emergency overflows →

8 pumping-station emergency overflows feed Dartmouth STW works — raw-sewage relief outlets that should fire only when a pump fails. They are not in this page's feed; between them they have discharged about 2,903 recorded hours.

Warfleet No2 pumping station, Dartmouth2,514h totalworst year 2,514h
South Town, Dartmouth225h totalworst year 128h
Warfleet Creek pumping station, Dartmouth88h totalworst year 78h
Darthaven Marina pumping station, Kingswear54h totalworst year 28h
Dartmouth STW20h totalworst year 18h
Coles Court pumping station, Dartmouth1.4h totalworst year 1.4h
Nelson Road pumping station, Dartmouth0.63h totalworst year 0.45h
Mayors Avenue pumping station, Dartmouth0.28h totalworst year 0.20h

Its permit

What the environmental permit sets for this overflow — and where the public record is silent, which is itself the finding.

Pass-forward flow
Not published
Spill frequency limit
None set
Monitoring tier
Not published
Assessment trigger
Not crossed (threshold 10/year)

Is anyone acting on this?

Flagged problems
Dry spilling41 dry spills since 2020Spills before its works219 times since 2020
Measures on record
  • Install and run event-duration monitoring
    Monitoringcomplete 2021
  • Reduction of spills to meet EnvAct_IMP drivers
    Improvementdue 2030
Verdict
Improvement under way

A physical improvement is committed against this overflow.

What you can do about this one

OPEN NOW

Ask for the data

Under the Environmental Information Regulations, Warfleet Creek pumping station, Dartmouth's telemetry, the works' flow-to-full-treatment setting, and any spill investigations are emissions information — they cannot be withheld on commercial-confidentiality grounds. A written request is the fastest lever.

BY 30 APR 2027

Get it into the next programme

Investigations that will shape the 2030–35 environment programme must complete by this date. Putting this overflow on the record now — to South West Water and the Environment Agency — is what gets it considered.

BY 1 NOV 2027

Put it in the drainage plan

South West Water's draft Drainage & Wastewater Management Plan goes to a twelve-week consultation. A named overflow with evidence behind it is far harder to leave out.

The record since 2020

41 dry spills and 219 pre-STW spills since 2020. Pick a year to see its events below.

Count by

2022: 364 spills · 110 discharge events

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Counted spills — the EA's 12/24-hour block method, the basis of the 10-a-year cap. Published annual return where available, computed the same way for the current year. Two ways to count →

Dry spills, every year

41 dry spills since 2020 · showing up to 12

6 Dec, 18:36
4h 46m
0.0
Not spilling
→
30 Nov, 21:25
5h 20m
0.0
Not spilling
→
30 Oct, 08:36
5h 21m
0.0
Not spilling
→
11 Sept, 19:27
7h 18m
0.0
Not spilling
→
10 Sept, 18:39
6h 52m
0.1
Not spilling
→
14 Aug, 20:29
7h 33m
0.1
Not spilling
→
13 Aug, 19:28
8h 20m
0.0
Not spilling
→
11 Aug, 07:46
—
0.0
Not spilling
→
25 Jul, 16:01
—
0.1
Not spilling
→
17 Jul, 23:06
3h 22m
0.0
Not spilling
→
17 Apr, 07:51
4h 14m
0.0
Not spilling
→
1 Apr, 07:13
4h 24m
0.0
Not spilling
→

Spilled before its works

219 events since 2020 · started while Dartmouth STW stayed shut

8 Jan, 14:43
1h 17m
30.1
Stayed shut
→
18 Dec, 13:13
7h 13m
26.2
Stayed shut
→
9 Dec, 09:25
2h 44m
36.7
Stayed shut
→
9 Dec, 01:57
2h 44m
36.7
Stayed shut
→
1 Dec, 16:19
5h 50m
21.5
Stayed shut
→
29 Nov, 07:21
3h 45m
7.3
Stayed shut
→
3 Sept, 00:28
48m
27.4
Stayed shut
→
29 Aug, 00:39
53m
27.4
Stayed shut
→
27 Nov, 02:09
3h 51m
40.7
Stayed shut
→
27 Nov, 00:55
48m
40.7
Stayed shut
→
26 Nov, 23:30
1h 19m
40.7
Stayed shut
→
8 Jul, 20:30
2h 54m
56.0
Stayed shut
→

Spills by month, 2022

Dry Wet weather
17Jan
10Feb
6Mar
4Apr
6May
1Jun
2Jul
4Aug
9Sep
12Oct
23Nov
16Dec

Every spill in 2022, most recent first

Each event checked against the nearest rain gauge and against the treatment works’ own overflow. Open any row for its evidence dossier.

31 Dec, 12:58
11h 2m
24.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 07:08
11h 31m
11.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Dec, 09:40
11h 32m
25.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 10:31
5h 26m
25.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Dec, 09:12
7h 2m
5.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Dec, 21:27
5h 40m
5.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Dec, 08:02
9h 31m
5.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
24 Dec, 20:20
6h 11m
3.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
24 Dec, 07:20
8h 20m
3.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Dec, 19:49
5h 20m
16.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Dec, 04:54
11h 44m
16.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
22 Dec, 12:48
—
16.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
22 Dec, 04:33
8h 10m
16.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Dec, 15:41
5h 24m
62.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 Dec, 22:21
4h 31m
0.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
6 Dec, 18:36
4h 46m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Nov, 21:25
5h 20m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Nov, 21:45
5h 31m
28.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Nov, 21:23
7h 2m
28.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Nov, 07:47
9h 56m
28.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Nov, 08:01
7h 2m
6.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
24 Nov, 19:34
7h 45m
6.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
24 Nov, 12:24
3h 7m
6.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
24 Nov, 07:05
5h 19m
6.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Nov, 19:03
6h 36m
9.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Nov, 05:14
11h 28m
9.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
21 Nov, 09:58
5h 6m
13.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
15 Nov, 05:16
5h 31m
23.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Nov, 20:17
4h 38m
1.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 19:28
5h 40m
9.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 13:23
—
9.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 13:22
—
9.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 12:52
—
9.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 12:50
—
9.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 12:48
—
9.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 06:59
5h 49m
9.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Nov, 17:56
8h 47m
9.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
6 Nov, 17:18
5h 45m
6.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
3 Nov, 04:00
4h 19m
27.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Oct, 08:36
5h 21m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Oct, 09:11
4h 44m
4.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Oct, 20:37
5h 32m
5.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Oct, 08:23
5h 16m
5.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Oct, 21:10
4h 11m
5.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Oct, 07:32
6h 53m
5.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Oct, 17:09
10h 33m
2.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Oct, 16:20
6h 54m
24.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
21 Oct, 13:01
4h 30m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 Oct, 20:04
3h 53m
6.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
10 Oct, 20:03
3h 57m
0.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Oct, 17:50
6h 58m
0.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Sept, 20:12
4h 10m
2.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Sept, 21:12
3h 26m
0.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Sept, 18:26
4h 28m
2.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 Sept, 20:55
5h 29m
14.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
12 Sept, 20:02
6h 50m
1.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
11 Sept, 19:27
7h 18m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
10 Sept, 18:39
6h 52m
0.1 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Sept, 12:01
3h 56m
20.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Sept, 20:55
4h 38m
16.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
15 Aug, 21:28
5h 58m
1.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Aug, 20:29
7h 33m
0.1 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 Aug, 19:28
8h 20m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
11 Aug, 07:46
—
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Jul, 16:01
—
0.1 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Jul, 23:06
3h 22m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Jun, 21:29
4h 7m
16.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 May, 21:47
4h 51m
7.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 May, 20:28
5h 32m
5.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 May, 05:14
5h 50m
2.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 May, 09:18
—
0.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 May, 08:32
—
0.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 May, 07:51
—
0.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Apr, 07:57
4h 50m
1.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Apr, 07:51
4h 14m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Apr, 01:59
5h 48m
7.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
1 Apr, 07:13
4h 24m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Mar, 08:02
4h 32m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
11 Mar, 09:21
5h 37m
8.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
5 Mar, 08:52
6h 19m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→

Showing the last 80 events of 110 in 2022.

314 brief spills under 15 minutes in 2022

Excluded from the counts, classification and flags above — too short to weigh against rainfall, and often an operational blip rather than a genuine discharge. Listed here for completeness. How we know.

29 Dec, 21:12 · 2m22 Dec, 12:47 · 1m22 Dec, 12:45 · 1m22 Dec, 12:44 · 1m22 Dec, 12:43 · 1m21 Dec, 21:08 · 1m20 Dec, 21:07 · 1m19 Dec, 21:05 · 2m18 Dec, 02:56 · 1m17 Dec, 02:54 · 2m16 Dec, 02:53 · 1m15 Dec, 02:52 · 1m12 Dec, 23:29 · 1m11 Dec, 23:27 · 2m10 Dec, 23:26 · 1m9 Dec, 23:25 · 1m8 Dec, 23:23 · 2m7 Dec, 23:22 · 1m6 Dec, 02:51 · 1m5 Dec, 02:49 · 2m4 Dec, 02:48 · 1m3 Dec, 02:47 · 1m2 Dec, 02:45 · 2m30 Nov, 03:18 · 1m29 Nov, 03:17 · 1m22 Nov, 15:04 · 1m20 Nov, 10:52 · 1m19 Nov, 10:51 · 1m18 Nov, 10:50 · 1m17 Nov, 10:48 · 1m16 Nov, 10:47 · 1m15 Nov, 01:00 · 2m14 Nov, 00:59 · 1m13 Nov, 00:58 · 1m12 Nov, 00:56 · 2m11 Nov, 00:55 · 1m8 Nov, 12:54 · 1m8 Nov, 12:53 · 1m8 Nov, 12:49 · 1m6 Nov, 08:22 · 1m+274 more