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Main St/town Orchard, Abbotskerswell

SBB01233
Overflow on the network feeding Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW · Combined sewer overflow
Shellfish water · Teign Estuary
Showing history for 2023 · records go back to 2020
Not spilling

The monitor is reporting and shows no discharge.

Last spill ended
8 Sept, 09:00
Counted spills, 2023
84
270 discharge events
Hours spilled, 2023
244
Is the feed working?
Working
Last checked 11 min ago · we poll SWW hourly
48h agonow
48/48 hourly readings received
Dry spills, 2023
0
None in 2023 · 0 since 2020
How a dry spill is decided →
Spilled before its STW, 2023
270
270 in 2023 · 1193 since 2020
What this means →
Why this one spills

The problem here is local, not the works.

This overflow spilled 1193 times on days its own treatment works stayed shut — so the works still had capacity. That points upstream, to this branch of the network, rather than to a works too small for its catchment.

How this verdict is reached →

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
Crossed — over 10 spills/year

Is anyone acting on this?

Flagged problems
High spill frequency1,193 discharge events since 2020Spills before its works1193 times since 2020
Measures on record

Nothing on record.

Verdict
No action recorded

A flagged problem with no active measure against it. That is a gap in the public record.

What you can do about this one

OPEN NOW

Ask for the data

Under the Environmental Information Regulations, Main St/town Orchard, Abbotskerswell'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

0 dry spills and 1193 pre-STW spills since 2020. Pick a year to see its events below.

Count by

2023: 84 spills · 270 discharge events

222020862021652022842023802024822025502026

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

0 dry spills since 2020 · showing up to 12

No dry spills on record for this overflow since 2020.

Spilled before its works

1000 events since 2020 · started while Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW stayed shut

8 Sept, 08:38
22m
17.1
Stayed shut
→
8 Sept, 06:10
22m
17.1
Stayed shut
→
8 Jun, 07:44
16m
5.3
Stayed shut
→
8 Jun, 07:44
16m
5.3
Stayed shut
→
6 Jun, 02:20
18m
15.2
Stayed shut
→
1 Jun, 21:42
20m
17.5
Stayed shut
→
1 Jun, 20:42
24m
17.5
Stayed shut
→
2 May, 14:32
38m
12.2
Stayed shut
→
2 May, 13:44
36m
12.2
Stayed shut
→
15 Apr, 11:16
42m
7.5
Stayed shut
→
13 Mar, 00:50
32m
21.2
Stayed shut
→
12 Mar, 23:12
1h 18m
21.2
Stayed shut
→

Spills by month, 2023

Dry Wet weather
135Jan
Feb
22Mar
4Apr
1May
Jun
7Jul
2Aug
4Sep
26Oct
47Nov
22Dec

Every spill in 2023, 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, 02:28
16m
20.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 23:32
2h 28m
20.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 21:30
16m
20.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 17:08
18m
20.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Dec, 16:26
16m
16.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Dec, 16:02
20m
16.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 13:16
32m
16.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 12:42
32m
16.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 11:36
52m
16.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 10:42
52m
16.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Dec, 09:24
28m
6.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
12 Dec, 10:04
18m
7.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
10 Dec, 10:48
18m
7.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
10 Dec, 09:06
1h 34m
7.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Dec, 06:00
1h 14m
16.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Dec, 03:30
2h 8m
16.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Dec, 02:18
42m
16.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Dec, 01:52
16m
16.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Dec, 16:18
34m
23.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Dec, 15:14
20m
23.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Dec, 12:08
3h 4m
23.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Dec, 11:00
1h 6m
23.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Nov, 03:38
20m
1.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Nov, 05:08
28m
14.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 17:02
24m
23.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 15:38
18m
23.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 14:52
26m
23.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 14:16
20m
23.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 12:56
18m
23.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 12:12
42m
23.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 11:26
44m
23.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 05:26
5h 58m
23.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 04:34
50m
23.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 03:24
22m
23.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Nov, 09:56
50m
8.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Nov, 07:22
34m
8.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Nov, 05:06
1h 46m
8.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Nov, 04:06
42m
8.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 Nov, 06:42
28m
17.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 Nov, 05:22
1h 10m
17.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 Nov, 04:26
16m
17.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 Nov, 01:56
22m
17.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
10 Nov, 03:08
22m
7.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 07:42
18m
15.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 07:16
20m
15.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 06:44
30m
15.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 05:56
38m
15.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 05:30
24m
15.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Nov, 17:40
42m
14.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Nov, 15:12
18m
14.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Nov, 07:00
18m
14.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Nov, 04:14
2h 44m
14.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Nov, 03:36
36m
14.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
3 Nov, 01:10
20m
14.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
3 Nov, 00:06
20m
14.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 23:20
18m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 22:40
38m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 20:50
1h 4m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 20:06
16m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 18:08
1h 56m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 17:12
54m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 16:08
1h 2m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 12:54
3h 8m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 09:06
3h 46m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 03:52
5h 12m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 00:30
3h 20m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
1 Nov, 20:16
4h 12m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
1 Nov, 19:32
42m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
1 Nov, 19:10
18m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Oct, 17:12
22m
17.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Oct, 16:26
16m
17.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Oct, 16:24
24m
23.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Oct, 12:12
56m
23.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Oct, 00:24
16m
23.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Oct, 16:32
18m
23.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Oct, 14:26
1h 10m
23.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Oct, 12:58
1h 26m
23.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Oct, 11:56
44m
23.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Oct, 21:16
24m
13.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Oct, 19:32
16m
13.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→

Showing the last 80 events of 270 in 2023.

862 brief spills under 15 minutes in 2023

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.

31 Dec, 10:54 · 2m31 Dec, 09:40 · 2m31 Dec, 07:46 · 4m31 Dec, 05:16 · 2m31 Dec, 03:54 · 4m31 Dec, 03:32 · 10m31 Dec, 03:20 · 2m31 Dec, 02:46 · 4m31 Dec, 02:16 · 4m31 Dec, 02:02 · 12m30 Dec, 21:26 · 2m30 Dec, 21:12 · 12m30 Dec, 20:56 · 4m30 Dec, 20:40 · 2m30 Dec, 20:34 · 4m30 Dec, 20:30 · 2m30 Dec, 20:24 · 4m30 Dec, 20:12 · 8m30 Dec, 07:28 · 4m29 Dec, 09:14 · 2m29 Dec, 09:06 · 6m27 Dec, 14:12 · 2m27 Dec, 13:52 · 2m27 Dec, 12:34 · 6m27 Dec, 12:30 · 2m12 Dec, 10:50 · 4m12 Dec, 10:42 · 6m12 Dec, 10:26 · 2m11 Dec, 20:46 · 2m11 Dec, 20:34 · 8m10 Dec, 12:10 · 2m10 Dec, 11:42 · 2m10 Dec, 11:34 · 4m10 Dec, 11:10 · 14m10 Dec, 10:42 · 2m10 Dec, 08:58 · 4m9 Dec, 16:50 · 2m9 Dec, 12:22 · 2m9 Dec, 12:14 · 2m9 Dec, 12:02 · 2m+822 more