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Shrewsbury - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 8,962 hours in 2026 - That's 1.04 years , monitoring offline 2,594 hours , potential overflows 30 hours so far..

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Shrewsbury 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.

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Daily Data

Jan - 2,103 hours , 15 potential
Feb - 6,595 hours , 14 potential
Mar - 263 hours , 66 offline
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Severn Trent Water BOMERE HEATH STW (SSTO) Leaton Brook 55 961 h 17m -
Severn Trent Water FRANKWELL - WATER LA (PLAYGROUND) (CSO) River Severn 42 822 h 12m 74 h
Severn Trent Water CASTLEFIELDS - VICTORIA ST (CSO) River Severn 49 760 h 9m 25 h
Severn Trent Water PONTESBURY (STW) Rea Brook 43 695 h 9m 25 h
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - KINGSLAND ROAD (CSO) River Severn 39 636 h 48m 26 h
Severn Trent Water FRANKWELL - WATER LANE (BOATHOUSE) (CSO) River Severn 43 624 h 10m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - VICTORIA AVE/CRES LA (CSO) River Severn 41 612 h 17m 237 h
Severn Trent Water CASTLEFIELDS - DANA STEPS (CSO) River Severn 44 596 h 26m 49 h
Severn Trent Water CASTLEFIELDS - BURTON STREET (CSO) River Severn 35 505 h 21m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - 5 SEVERN TERRACE (CSO) River Severn 39 357 h 56m 144 h
Severn Trent Water HOOK-A-GATE (SSO) Rea Brook 22 353 h 39m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - VICTORIA AVE (CSO) River Severn 31 349 h 46m 223 h
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - QUARRY PK (CSO) River Severn 30 326 h 56m 114 h
Severn Trent Water MONKMOOR STW (SSTO) River Severn 28 296 h 6m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - ST MARYS WATER LN (CSO) River Severn 34 272 h 9m 116 h
Severn Trent Water HANWOOD - CARADOC VIEW (SSO) Rea Brook 19 216 h 14m -
Severn Trent Water BASCHURCH - WALFORD HEATH SPS (EO) River Ryton 11 94 h 55m -
Severn Trent Water BICTON - THE OVAL (SSO) River Severn 12 84 h 45m 50 h
Severn Trent Water HANWOOD - WEIR ROAD (SSO) Rea Brook 8 80 h 20m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY -SMITHFIELD RD/ROUSHILL (CSO) River Severn 12 74 h 17m 25 h
Severn Trent Water PONTESBURY - STATION ROAD (CSO) Rea Brook 16 69 h 40m 25 h
Severn Trent Water MINSTERLEY - THE GROVE (CSO) Rea Brook 11 60 h 22m 25 h
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - CLIVE ROAD (CSO) River Severn 18 32 h 24m 63 h
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - THE ROCKS (CSO) Rea Brook 5 18 h 2m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - VICTORIA AV (CSO) River Severn 6 15 h 14m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - LONGDEN COLEHAM PS (CSO) River Severn 6 12 h 23m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - COTON HILL (THE FLASH) (CSO) River Severn 5 4 h 42m 31 h
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - COLEHAM HEAD (CSO) Rea Brook 6 4 h 39m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY -THE MOUNT/THORNHILL RD (CSO) River Severn 2 4 h 1m 86 h
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - CASTLE FOREGATE (CSO) Bagley Brook 6 3 h 57m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - ABBEY FOREGATE X (CSO) Rea Brook 6 3 h 50m 112 h
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - OLD COLEHAM (CSO) Rea Brook 4 2 h 32m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - MILLERS GREEN (CSO) River Severn 3 1 h 20m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - WATER LANE SPS (CSO) River Severn 4 1 h 17m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - OLD COLEHAM (BRIDGE) (CSO) Rea Brook 4 1 h 16m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - EARLS VIEW HILL (CSO) River Severn 3 1 h 14m 62 h
Severn Trent Water BAYSTON HILL - SHARPSTONES LANE (CSO) Rea Brook 2 1 h 2m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - DITHERINGTON RD (CSO) River Severn 2 0 h 55m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - SUTTON ROAD 10 (CSO) Rea Brook 1 0 h 50m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - ABBEY FOREGATE X (CSO) Rea Brook 1 0 h 49m 108 h
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY -UNDERDALE RD/ASHLEY ST (CSO) River Severn 1 0 h 30m 144 h
Severn Trent Water MONKMOOR STW (CSO) River Severn 2 0 h 16m -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - BRIDGE ST/HILLS LANE (CSO) River Severn 1 0 h 11m 147 h
Severn Trent Water CRUCKTON-5 CHURCH CLOSE (CSO) Drain To Rea Brook 0 0 h 108 h
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - QUEEN STREET (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h 25 h
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - CASTLE FOREGATE (CSO) Bagley Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY -THE MOUNT/THORNHILL RD (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - THE ROCKS (CSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water MONKMOOR STW (SSTO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - LONGDEN COLEHAM PS (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water BICTON - CALCOTT LANE (SSO) River Severn 0 0 h 108 h
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - 5 SEVERN TERRACE (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - OLD COLEHAM (CSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - SCOTT STREET (CSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water BOMERE HEATH STW (SSTO) Leaton Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water FRANKWELL - WHITE HORSE PASSAGE (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water PONTESBURY - STATION ROAD (CSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - BRIDGE ST/HILLS LANE (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - VICTORIA AV (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - VICTORIA AVE (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - SMITHFIELD RD/MARDOL (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h 35 h
Severn Trent Water FRANKWELL - WHITE HORSE PASSAGE (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY -UNDERDALE RD/ASHLEY ST (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - CLAREMONT BANK (HIGH) (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water CRUCKTON-5 CHURCH CLOSE (CSO) Drain To Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - CLAREMONT BANK (HIGH) (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h 46 h
Severn Trent Water BICTON - THE OVAL (SSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water BAYSTON HILL - PARRS LANE (CSO) Hills Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - ABBEY FOREGATE X (CSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water BICTON - CALCOTT LANE (SSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - KINGSLAND ROAD (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - SCOTT STREET (CSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h 46 h
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - ST MARYS WATER LN (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - HARLESCOTT CRES (SSO) Local Ditch 0 0 h 96 h
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - ABBEY FOREGATE X (CSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - VICTORIA AVE/CRES LA (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY -SPRING GRDNS/SULTAN RD (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h 89 h
Severn Trent Water CASTLEFIELDS - VICTORIA ST (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - UNDERDALE ROAD 49 (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h 26 h
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - DITHERINGTON RD (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - UNDERDALE ROAD 49 (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water CASTLEFIELDS - DANA STEPS (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water HOOK-A-GATE (SSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - QUARRY PK (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY -SMITHFIELD RD/ROUSHILL (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water BASCHURCH - WALFORD HEATH SPS (EO) River Ryton 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - COLEHAM HEAD (CSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - COTON HILL (THE FLASH) (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - MILLERS GREEN (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - EARLS VIEW HILL (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - WATER LANE SPS (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water FRANKWELL - WATER LA (PLAYGROUND) (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water FRANKWELL - WATER LANE (BOATHOUSE) (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - SMITHFIELD RD/MARDOL (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - OLD COLEHAM (BRIDGE) (CSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water MINSTERLEY - THE GROVE (CSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY -SPRING GRDNS/SULTAN RD (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water PONTESBURY (STW) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - HARLESCOTT CRES (SSO) Local Ditch 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water HANWOOD - WEIR ROAD (SSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water FRANKWELL รขโ‚ฌโ€œ QUARRY VIEW (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h 121 h
Severn Trent Water FRANKWELL รขโ‚ฌโ€œ QUARRY VIEW (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water MONKMOOR STW (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - SUTTON ROAD 10 (CSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY -ABBEY FORGATE/BROOK RD (CSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - CLIVE ROAD (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water BAYSTON HILL - SHARPSTONES LANE (CSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water HANWOOD - CARADOC VIEW (SSO) Rea Brook 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water CASTLEFIELDS - BURTON STREET (CSO) River Severn 0 0 h -
Severn Trent Water SHREWSBURY - QUEEN STREET (CSO) River Severn 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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