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Wells and Mendip Hills - Live Sewage

Polluted by sewage 11,562 hours in 2026 - That's 1.34 years , monitoring offline 32 hours so far..

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You're looking at the totals that we have calculated for sewage in Wells and Mendip Hills 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 - 5,165 hours , 21 offline
Feb - 6,253 hours , 0 offline
Mar - 143 hours , 1 offline
Apr - 0 hours , 10 offline
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Totals so far

Company Site Name Receiving Waterway Overflow Days Total Duration (hours) Offline/Potential Pollution
Wessex Water WOOKEY STORM TANK River Axe 58 1,197h 58m -
Wessex Water SHAPWICK SOMERSET Sth Drain- Lwr Brue 47 1,057h 40m -
Wessex Water DRAYCOTT MILKING LANE STORM TANK Dolmead Rhyne 51 1,029h 58m -
Wessex Water EDINGTON BROADMEAD LANE (SOM) Nidon Rhyne 45 1,014h 28m -
Wessex Water WINSCOMBE STORM TANK Lox Yeo River 50 960h 7m -
Wessex Water PILTON STORM TANK Whitelake 42 956h 29m -
Wessex Water CHEDDAR STORM TANK Cheddar Yeo 43 745h 38m -
Wessex Water MEARE STORM TANK River Brue 41 685h 10m -
Wessex Water LANGFORD BLACKMOOR ROAD Langford Brook 31 554h 53m -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 31 533h 15m -
Wessex Water WEDMORE STORM TANK Landcourse Rhyne 28 354h 54m -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 22 336h 12m -
Wessex Water CHILTON POLDEN GOOSE LANE O/S COLLINGS Nidon Brook 38 330h 32m -
Wessex Water SHEPTON MALLET DARSHILL STORM TANK River Sheppey 31 266h 48m -
Wessex Water WOOKEY INLET River Axe 17 207h 50m -
Wessex Water COXLEY MILL LANE River Sheppey 29 174h 25m -
Wessex Water CHEDDAR UNION ST JNC WITH CLIFF ST AND REDCLIFFE ST Cheddar Yeo 21 164h 10m -
Wessex Water SANDFORD SANDMEAD LANE Sandmead Rhyne 13 149h 28m -
Wessex Water CROSS EAST Cross Rhyne 16 141h 35m -
Wessex Water BLAGDON STORM TANK Congresbury Yeo 14 132h 56m -
Wessex Water WELLS STORM TANK Wells Moat Stream 14 109h 38m -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 9 94h -
Wessex Water PEDWELL Greinton Rhyne 14 92h 40m -
Wessex Water CHEDDAR FROGLANDS River Yeo 24 53h 52m -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 4 39h 8m -
Wessex Water SUTTON MALLET Kings Sedgemoor Drain 4 35h 30m -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 4 31h 27m -
Wessex Water STON EASTON WELLOW BROOK IN FIELD NEAR BY Wellow Brook 28 30h 28m -
Wessex Water WOOKEY HOLE GLEN COTTAGE GLENCOTT LANE River Axe 18 26h -
Wessex Water COXLEY RIPPLE River Sheppey 3 19h 7m -
Wessex Water CHEDDAR HELLIER LANE / LOWER NEW ROAD Helliers Stream Via Sws 3 11h 30m -
Wessex Water XXXX XXXXXX HOME FARM SO Wellow Brook 14 10h 46m -
Wessex Water CROSCOMBE STORM TANK River Sheppey 1 8h 53m -
Wessex Water WELLS PRIORY HOSPITAL IN THE REAR GARDEN NEAR WEIR St Andrews Stream 4 3h 26m -
Wessex Water SHEPTON MALLET SUNNY MOUNT/HAM LANE River Sheppey 3 1h 34m -
Wessex Water WINSCOMBE INLET Lox Yeo River 1 0h 20m -
Wessex Water BLAGDON STORM TANK Congresbury Yeo 0 0h -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h 21 h
Wessex Water ROOKSBRIDGE BRISTOL ROAD Unnamed Rhyne 0 0h -
Wessex Water CROSCOMBE FAYRE WAY / LONG River Sheppey 0 0h -
Wessex Water SHEPTON MALLET CATS ASH/COWL STREET River Sheppey 0 0h -
Wessex Water AXBRIDGE OLD WRC SITE Ellenge Stream 0 0h -
Wessex Water CROSCOMBE FAYRE WAY / LONG River Sheppey 0 0h -
Wessex Water WOOKEY HOLE KENNEL BATCH / HIGH STREET River Axe Via Sws 0 0h -
Wessex Water CROSS EAST Cross Rhyne 0 0h -
Wessex Water COXLEY RIPPLE River Sheppey 0 0h -
Wessex Water SHEPTON MALLET DARSHILL STORM TANK River Sheppey 0 0h -
Wessex Water SHEPTON MALLET FOSSE LANE CHARLTON River Sheppey Via Sws 0 0h -
Wessex Water CHEDDAR UNION ST JNC WITH CLIFF ST AND REDCLIFFE ST Cheddar Yeo 0 0h -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Wessex Water SHEPTON MALLET SHAFTGATE AV NO XX/XX Groundwater Via Infilt System 0 0h -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Wessex Water BLEADNEY BLEADNEY MILL Lower River Axe 0 0h -
Wessex Water CHILTON POLDEN MAIN Nidon Brook 0 0h 1 h
Wessex Water AXBRIDGE OLD WRC SITE Ellenge Stream 0 0h -
Wessex Water MEARE STORM TANK River Brue 0 0h -
Wessex Water EDINGTON BROADMEAD LANE (SOM) Nidon Rhyne 0 0h -
Wessex Water SHEPTON MALLET SUNNY MOUNT/HAM LANE River Sheppey 0 0h -
Wessex Water SANDFORD BATCH Towerhead Brook 0 0h -
Wessex Water WELLS PRIORY HOSPITAL IN THE REAR GARDEN NEAR WEIR St Andrews Stream 0 0h -
Wessex Water WELLS STORM TANK Wells Moat Stream 0 0h -
Wessex Water STON EASTON WELLOW BROOK IN FIELD NEAR BY Wellow Brook 0 0h -
Wessex Water COXLEY MILL LANE River Sheppey 0 0h -
Wessex Water SUTTON MALLET Kings Sedgemoor Drain 0 0h -
Wessex Water WEDMORE STORM TANK Landcourse Rhyne 0 0h -
Wessex Water PILTON STORM TANK Whitelake 0 0h -
Wessex Water WINSCOMBE STORM TANK Lox Yeo River 0 0h -
Wessex Water WOOKEY INLET River Axe 0 0h -
Wessex Water WOOKEY HOLE GLEN COTTAGE GLENCOTT LANE River Axe 0 0h -
Wessex Water WINSCOMBE INLET Lox Yeo River 0 0h -
Wessex Water BLEADNEY BLEADNEY MILL Lower River Axe 0 0h -
Wessex Water CHEDDAR HELLIER LANE / LOWER NEW ROAD Helliers Stream Via Sws 0 0h -
Wessex Water WOOKEY AXE ROAD O/S XXXXXXXXX COTTAGE River Axe 0 0h -
Wessex Water SHEPTON MALLET CATS ASH/COWL STREET River Sheppey 0 0h -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Wessex Water DRAYCOTT MILKING LANE STORM TANK Dolmead Rhyne 0 0h -
Wessex Water STREET WALTON GLOBE Small Moor Rhyne 0 0h 9 h
Wessex Water CROSCOMBE STORM TANK River Sheppey 0 0h -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h 1 h
Wessex Water WOOKEY AXE ROAD O/S XXXXXXXXX COTTAGE River Axe 0 0h -
Wessex Water ROOKSBRIDGE BRISTOL ROAD Unnamed Rhyne 0 0h -
Wessex Water SHEPTON MALLET SHAFTGATE AV NO XX/XX Groundwater Via Infilt System 0 0h -
Wessex Water SHAPWICK SOMERSET Sth Drain- Lwr Brue 0 0h -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Wessex Water CHILTON POLDEN GOOSE LANE O/S COLLINGS Nidon Brook 0 0h -
Wessex Water PEDWELL Greinton Rhyne 0 0h -
Wessex Water SHEPTON MALLET FOSSE LANE CHARLTON River Sheppey Via Sws 0 0h -
Wessex Water STREET WALTON GLOBE Small Moor Rhyne 0 0h -
Wessex Water SANDFORD SANDMEAD LANE Sandmead Rhyne 0 0h -
Wessex Water CHEDDAR STORM TANK Cheddar Yeo 0 0h -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Wessex Water LOXTON SOUTH OF THE COACH HOUSE Axe Link Rhtne To River Yeo 0 0h -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Wessex Water WOOKEY STORM TANK River Axe 0 0h -
Wessex Water GREINTON MOOR DRIVE Greinton Rhyne Drain 0 0h -
Wessex Water Unknown Unknown 0 0h -
Wessex Water CHEDDAR FROGLANDS River Yeo 0 0h -
Wessex Water CHILTON POLDEN MAIN Nidon Brook 0 0h -
Wessex Water SANDFORD BATCH Towerhead Brook 0 0h -
Wessex Water XXXX XXXXXX HOME FARM SO Wellow Brook 0 0h -
Wessex Water LOXTON SOUTH OF THE COACH HOUSE Axe Link Rhtne To River Yeo 0 0h -
Wessex Water LANGFORD BLACKMOOR ROAD Langford Brook 0 0h -
Wessex Water GREINTON MOOR DRIVE Greinton Rhyne Drain 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

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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