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Polluted by sewage 1,597 times in 2025 lasting 2,586 hours

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Totals for Birmingham in 2025

122 Sites polluted by Severn Trent Water

1,597 sewage dumps

2,586 hours duration

That's 3.59 months. On average 4.4 times a day

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Pollution Summary 2025

Here are all the reported sewage overflow totals for Birmingham in 2025. Sometimes sewage can be being dumped for months at a time.

Reporting refers to how much of the time the monitoring was active. In this place 3 of the total 184 CSO Combined Sewage Overflow - a device that, when operating, pours combined rainwater & sewage into a waterway locations had reporting enabled for less than half the year. Of these 2 had zero reporting.

Company	Waterway	Site	Sewage Dumps	Duration (Hours)	Reporting %
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	CHIPPERFIELD ROAD CSO	90	352	94.7
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	PERSHORE ROAD 2.	69	196	88.9
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	MINWORTH SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS	24	190	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	GRAVELLY HILL WALKER DRIVE (B) CSO	26	110	100
Severn Trent Water	Yardley Brook	KITTS GREEN ROAD CSO	46	88	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	KINGS NORTON - REAR 24 EBURY RD CSO	36	75	100
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	SAREHOLE ROAD 323 CSO	60	73	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	WITTON ROAD COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW	60	73	100
Severn Trent Water	Callow Brook	NEW ROAD CSO	37	65	99.9
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	HUNTERS VALE CSO	46	58	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	RADSTOCK AVENUE	53	50	100
Severn Trent Water	Chinn Brook	COCKS MOORS WOODS GOLF COURSE CSO	31	48	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	SIR JOHNS ROAD CSO	11	46	93.3
Severn Trent Water	Chinn Brook	YARDLEY WOOD RD/HAUNCH LANE JCT CSO	17	43	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	OFF WALKER DRIVE (A) CSO	10	41	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	DIGBETH HIGH STREET CSO	50	40	100
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	STETCHFORD - EASTFIELD RD CSO	11	38	99.5
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	LODGE ROAD NO.1 (MUSGRAVE) CSO	48	38	99.8
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	MACDONALD STREET CSO 1	11	37	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	SALTLEY VIADUCT	10	37	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	THE MILL WALK CSO	6	36	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	KINGS NORTON	22	35	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	WASHWOOD HEATH - WATSON ROAD CSO	9	35	99.3
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	HAY HALL ROAD CSO	12	33	99
Severn Trent Water	Callow Brook	LEACH HEATH LANE CSO	26	33	100
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	FLAXLEY ROAD / WYNDHURST ROAD CSO	7	30	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	SELLY OAK MOOR GREEN LANE CSO	29	25	89.3
Severn Trent Water	Griffins Brook	WOODBROOK ROAD CSO	7	23	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	RABONE LANE (NO.1) CSO	17	23	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	WELLINGTON ROAD CSO	53	23	100
Severn Trent Water	Dunlop Conduit, River Tame	KIMBLE GROVE COMBINED STORM O'FLOW	9	22	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	ALLENSCROFT ROAD CSO	22	22	100
Severn Trent Water	Hatchford Brook	BELL LANE STORM OVERFLOW	4	21	99.4
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	FORDROUGH LANE CSO	10	20	99.4
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	GRAVELLY HILL -OFF WALKER DRIVE CSO	9	19	82.8
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	DADS LANE COMBINED SEWAGE OVERFLOW	10	19	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	BALDWIN STREET CSO	11	19	92.8
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	WELLINGTON ROAD CSO	25	17	100
Severn Trent Water	Chinn Brook	ALCESTER ROAD SOUTH CSO	4	17	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	HANDSWORTH - 102 BACCHUS ROAD CSO	24	16	99.6
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	OFF EDGEHILL ROAD CSO	16	16	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	HANDSWORTH - NINEVEH ROAD 2 CSO	13	16	100
Severn Trent Water	Bourn Brook	STANLEY ROAD CSO	26	16	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	CAMP LANE/PERSHORE ROAD SOUTH	33	15	99.2
Severn Trent Water	Thimblemill Brook	HIGH STREET (NO.2) CSO	5	15	100
Severn Trent Water	Hatchford Brook	ULVERLEY GREEN ROAD CSO	5	14	100
Severn Trent Water	Chinn Brook	BAYSTON ROAD CSO	40	14	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	LAWLEY STREET	8	13	100
Severn Trent Water	Chad Brook	ANDERSON ROAD CSO	20	13	98.9
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	52 NANSEN ROAD CSO	27	13	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	HANDSWORTH - PIERS ROAD CSO	10	12	98.8
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	CAPE HILL COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW	10	12	98
Severn Trent Water	Westley Brook	COMMON LANE COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW	8	11	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	CHURCH ROAD	11	11	96.2
Severn Trent Water	Stonehouse Brook	MILL LANE COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW	6	10	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	MILL LANE COMBINED SEWAGE OVERFLOW	11	10	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	HANDSWORTH PLAYING FIELDS CSO	10	9	98.1
Severn Trent Water	Bourn Brook	VICARAGE ROAD CSO	20	9	100
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	GRESSEL LN/EATESBROOK RD CSO	22	9	96.7
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	COLEBOURNE ROAD CSO	15	9	91.3
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	HAMSTEAD PUMPING STATION	1	8	100
Severn Trent Water	Thimblemill Brook	STANHOPE ROAD/DAVISON ROAD JCT CSO	9	8	100
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	YARDLEY - NEWBRIDGE RD CSO	8	7	100
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	YARDLEY WOOD ROAD CSO	1	6	100
Severn Trent Water	Bourn Brook	LEASOW DRIVE CSO	3	6	100
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	YARDLEY BLAKESLEY ROAD CSO	1	6	99.9
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	SHELDON HALL AVENUE CSO	6	5	95.5
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	HANDSWORTH - NINEVEH ROAD 1 CSO	7	5	100
Severn Trent Water	Spark Brook	SPORTS GROUND CSO	5	5	99.7
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	BOOTH STREET CSO	9	5	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	WASHWOOD HEATH/WARD END PARK RD CSO	7	4	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	WINSON GREEN ROAD JUNCTION CSO	3	4	99.7
Severn Trent Water	Chinn Brook	GLASTONBURY ROAD CSO	11	3	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	GROVE STREET CSO	3	3	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	STATION RD/YEW TREE ROAD JCT CSO	2	3	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	HARBORNE ROAD CSO	14	2	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	BRISTOL ROAD SOUTH CSO	2	2	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	CALTHORPE FIELDS CSO 3	12	2	99.9
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	BRIDGE PIECE CSO	1	2	100
Severn Trent Water	Birmingham Canal	HALFORDS LANE/BRASSHOUSE LANE CSO	6	2	86.8
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	LAWDEN ROAD CSO	9	2	100
Severn Trent Water	Chad Brook	MOORPOOL AVENUE CSO	3	1	99.7
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	FOXTON ROAD-WARD END PARK ROAD CSO	5	1	92.5
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	PERRY BARR - PERRY PARK CSO	4	1	100
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	ULVERLEY GREEN ROAD PUMPING STATION	1	1	99.8
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	ALUM ROCK	5	1	99.8
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	DOWNING STREET CSO	1	1	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	CALTHORPE FIELDS CSO 1	4	1	97.7
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	BELL BARN ROAD AREA	3	1	96.2
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	SMITH STREET/HOCKLEY STREET JCT CSO	11	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	SMALL HEATH - MUNTZ ST CSO	2	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	HOLTE ROAD COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW	1	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	WELLINGTON ROAD/VILLIERS STREET CSO	4	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Not Defined	WAGON LANE AREA	2	0	98.3
Severn Trent Water	Westley Brook	NEW COVENTRY ROAD CSO	3	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	SALFORD CIRCUS CSO	3	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Thimblemill Brook	NORMAN ROAD COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW	3	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Bourn Brook	TENNAL LANE CSO	1	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	SPITFIRE ROAD CSO	2	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	MACDONALD STREET CSO 2	2	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	WESTMINSTER ROAD CSO	5	0	99.4
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	ALL SAINTS HOSPITAL 2 CSO	1	0	98.5
Severn Trent Water	Callow Brook	WINDMILL AVENUE CSO	1	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	NECHELLS - MOUNT ST-NEEDHAM ST CSO	1	0	99.9
Severn Trent Water	Stonehouse Brook	CALTHORPE RD-ST JAMES RD JCN CSO	2	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	SOMMERVILLE ROAD CSO	1	0	99.3
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	HARTS ROAD COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW	5	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Chad Brook	HIGH STREET COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW	3	0	98.8
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	BORDESLEY STREET CSO	2	0	98.3
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	PAKENHAM ROAD CSO	1	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Hatchford Brook	A45 - COVENTRY ROAD CSO	2	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	BROOK LANE 515 CSO	1	0	97.5
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	LIONEL STREET CSO	2	0	75.2
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	CALTHORPE FIELDS CSO 2	2	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	WAKE GREEN RD-YARDLEY WOOD RD CSO	1	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Stonehouse Brook	MIDDLE ACRE COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW	1	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	SPEEDWELL RD/REDHILL RD CSO	1	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	FRANCIS ROAD CSO	3	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	BRADFORD STREET/GREEN STREET CSO	1	0	91.9
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	ELKINGTON STREET / ASTON BROOK CSO	1	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	ALL SAINTS HOSPITAL 1 CSO	1	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	SS FROM QUARRY LANE CSO NORTHFIELD	1	0	98.6
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	EDGBASTON ROAD CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Bourn Brook	FREDAS GROVE CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	FREDERICK ROAD CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Chad Brook	HIGH STREET COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	ST JAMES ROAD CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	CLARENCE ROAD CSO	0	0	99.6
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	LICHFIELD ROAD CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	WHEELWRIGHT RD/ALLEYNE RD CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	WOODCOTE ROAD CSO	0	0	97.6
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	ALCOTT GROVE CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	COLE VALLEY EASTERN SEWER	0	0	82.9
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	HOB MOOR ROAD CSO	0	0	99.9
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	STECHFORD - OPP 99 STECHFORD LN CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	ADDERLEY ROAD	0	0	93.8
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	ARGYLE STREET	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	CORPORATION STREET CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	DIGBETH CHEAPSIDE CSO	0	0	99.8
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	EDWARD STREET CSO	0	0	19.7
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	GERRARD CLOSE CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	GOODMAN STREET CSO	0	0	98.7
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	GREEN STREET COMBINED STORM O'FLOW	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	KINGSTON ROAD	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	LIVERPOOL STREET	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	MARY STREET	0	0	99.9
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	MARY STREET	0	0	70.9
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	MILTON STREET CSO	0	0	92.5
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	MONTAGUE ST CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	NEWTOWN ROW NO.1 CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	PLUME STREET	0	0	99.9
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	SALTLEY - ALUM ROCK RD CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	SHEEPCOTE ST/NILE STREET JCT SSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	SMALL HEATH - GLOVERS ROAD CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	SMALL HTH - GLOVERS RD-OAKLEY RD SO	0	0	99.7
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	ST LUKES ROAD	0	0	0
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	STEELHOUSE LANE CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	VENTNOR AVENUE CSO	0	0	95.8
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	VESEY STREET CSO	0	0	99.5
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	WATER STREET CSO	0	0	88.2
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	WELLINGTON ST/FRANKLIN ST JCT CS0	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	CHURCH HILL COMBINED STORM OVERFLOW	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Bourn	CHURCH RD CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	LONGBRIDGE LANE CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	WEST HEATH ROAD	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame Via Sws	GROVE LANE COMBINED SEWAGE OVERFLOW	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Chinn Brook	ARDENCOTE ROAD 24 CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Rea	CHARLOTTE RD/ASHTREE RD JCT CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Bourn Brook	HARBORNE LANE CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Chinn Brook	YARDLEY WOOD ROAD CSO	0	0	81.4
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	HEYBARNES ROAD CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Cole	SMALL HEATH - DORA ROAD CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Low Brook	COLESHILL ROAD 2 CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Low Brook	COLESHILL ROAD CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Hatchford Brook	HOLLY LANE COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW	0	0	0
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	BIRMINGHAM ROAD STORM OVERFLOW	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	CORNWALL ROAD CSO	0	0	99.9
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	OFF PERROTT STREET CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Hockley Brook	RABONE LANE (NO.2) CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Birmingham Canal	SMETHWICK DORSET RD-WILSON RD CSO	0	0	98.2
Severn Trent Water	Thimblemill Brook	THIMBLEMILL ROAD CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Hawthorn Brook	GREEN LANES CSO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	Plants Brook	TYBURN - 128 HANSONS BRIDGE ROAD SO	0	0	100
Severn Trent Water	River Tame	HAMSTEAD ROAD / WALCOT DRIVE CSO	0	0	100

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

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