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Barton Hill Rd, Torquay

SBB00077
Overflow on the network feeding Torquay/ Paignton/ Brixham ) STW · Combined sewer overflow
Showing history for 2023 · records go back to 2020
Not spilling

The monitor is reporting and shows no discharge.

Last spill ended
1 Jun, 22:30
Counted spills, 2023
64
69 discharge events
Hours spilled, 2023
51
Is the feed working?
Working
Last checked 23 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
69
69 in 2023 · 309 since 2020
What this means →
Why this one spills

The problem here is local, not the works.

This overflow spilled 309 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
Spills before its works309 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, Barton Hill Rd, Torquay'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 309 pre-STW spills since 2020. Pick a year to see its events below.

Count by

2023: 64 spills · 69 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

0 dry spills since 2020 · showing up to 12

No dry spills on record for this overflow since 2020.

Spilled before its works

309 events since 2020 · started while Torquay/ Paignton/ Brixham ) STW stayed shut

1 Jun, 21:45
45m
17.5
Stayed shut
→
12 Mar, 20:48
20m
21.2
Stayed shut
→
27 Feb, 22:14
16m
21.7
Stayed shut
→
18 Feb, 16:02
20m
26.7
Stayed shut
→
18 Feb, 12:53
20m
26.7
Stayed shut
→
18 Feb, 11:42
44m
26.7
Stayed shut
→
15 Feb, 12:29
17m
10.4
Stayed shut
→
6 Feb, 05:33
15m
16.5
Stayed shut
→
29 Jan, 19:29
27m
17.5
Stayed shut
→
27 Jan, 04:39
16m
57.1
Stayed shut
→
27 Jan, 03:46
39m
57.1
Stayed shut
→
27 Jan, 00:22
25m
57.1
Stayed shut
→

Spills by month, 2023

Dry Wet weather
5Jan
Feb
5Mar
1Apr
May
Jun
6Jul
3Aug
5Sep
14Oct
12Nov
18Dec

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, 00:13
1h 12m
20.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 23:43
29m
20.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 20:21
1h 21m
20.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 17:14
32m
20.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Dec, 17:50
15m
16.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 13:25
24m
16.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 10:45
2h 8m
16.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Dec, 09:43
18m
6.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
12 Dec, 09:49
15m
7.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
10 Dec, 09:41
29m
7.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Dec, 03:52
31m
16.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Dec, 02:24
38m
16.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Dec, 10:50
2h 13m
23.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Dec, 07:40
2h 18m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Dec, 05:46
1h 16m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Dec, 04:29
38m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
3 Dec, 22:47
28m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
3 Dec, 21:39
42m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 05:25
1h 33m
23.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 04:49
30m
23.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 03:19
30m
23.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 Nov, 00:33
17m
17.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 05:23
57m
15.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Nov, 04:22
1h 35m
14.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Nov, 03:39
32m
14.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 07:21
15m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 03:58
1h 2m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 01:43
23m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
1 Nov, 21:32
33m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
1 Nov, 19:08
18m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Oct, 17:21
33m
17.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Oct, 16:37
27m
17.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Oct, 14:11
34m
23.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Oct, 13:27
33m
23.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Oct, 11:48
18m
13.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
24 Oct, 22:57
46m
25.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Oct, 20:13
30m
7.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Oct, 11:03
18m
9.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Oct, 21:20
20m
27.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Oct, 15:17
52m
27.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Oct, 11:57
2h 24m
27.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
12 Oct, 22:04
58m
23.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
12 Oct, 20:42
22m
23.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
12 Oct, 20:04
17m
23.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Sept, 09:24
3h 0m
47.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Sept, 08:22
28m
47.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Sept, 02:32
19m
47.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Sept, 02:57
16m
29.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Sept, 23:30
15m
11.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Aug, 08:43
19m
11.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Aug, 04:00
20m
17.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Aug, 03:30
15m
17.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
24 Jul, 11:05
33m
8.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Jul, 11:38
1h 24m
29.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Jul, 09:47
1h 34m
29.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Jul, 08:51
30m
29.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
10 Jul, 20:36
1h 23m
17.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Jul, 07:50
17m
6.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Apr, 11:19
1h 3m
19.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Mar, 16:35
23m
11.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Mar, 07:55
22m
12.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Mar, 18:12
20m
17.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Mar, 14:33
20m
17.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Mar, 03:46
25m
17.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
15 Jan, 23:39
38m
23.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
15 Jan, 21:30
1h 9m
23.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Jan, 04:47
16m
39.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Jan, 03:56
17m
39.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Jan, 02:23
1h 24m
39.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
64 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.

30 Dec, 19:17 · 11m30 Dec, 07:22 · 12m27 Dec, 08:36 · 14m25 Dec, 19:11 · 10m10 Dec, 10:14 · 13m10 Dec, 09:17 · 9m7 Dec, 13:49 · 5m4 Dec, 05:14 · 11m3 Dec, 21:19 · 9m3 Dec, 18:59 · 13m2 Dec, 23:26 · 7m14 Nov, 07:10 · 8m14 Nov, 06:30 · 8m13 Nov, 02:07 · 13m12 Nov, 12:07 · 11m11 Nov, 23:46 · 11m10 Nov, 03:23 · 10m10 Nov, 02:39 · 5m9 Nov, 02:13 · 10m2 Nov, 03:05 · 14m2 Nov, 02:24 · 3m1 Nov, 05:03 · 4m30 Oct, 19:49 · 10m29 Oct, 18:44 · 5m29 Oct, 04:46 · 9m28 Oct, 13:07 · 5m28 Oct, 12:26 · 6m28 Oct, 11:59 · 12m27 Oct, 11:46 · 6m24 Oct, 13:16 · 13m20 Oct, 01:45 · 11m19 Oct, 18:56 · 14m19 Oct, 10:23 · 14m19 Oct, 05:49 · 6m28 Sept, 23:32 · 6m28 Sept, 17:45 · 7m21 Sept, 08:50 · 13m20 Sept, 12:56 · 10m20 Sept, 12:01 · 5m17 Sept, 09:11 · 11m+24 more