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59 Barton Drive, Newton Abbot

SBB00076
Overflow on the network feeding Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW · Combined sewer overflow
Shellfish water · Teign Estuary
Showing history for 2021 · records go back to 2020
Not spilling

The monitor is reporting and shows no discharge.

Last spill ended
29 Aug, 09:32
Counted spills, 2021
70
217 discharge events
Hours spilled, 2021
405
Is the feed working?
Working
Last checked 22 min ago · we poll SWW hourly
48h agonow
48/48 hourly readings received
Dry spills, 2021
0
None in 2021 · 0 since 2020
How a dry spill is decided →
Spilled before its STW, 2021
217
217 in 2021 · 602 since 2020
What this means →
Why this one spills

The problem here is local, not the works.

This overflow spilled 602 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 frequency602 discharge events since 2020Spills before its works602 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, 59 Barton Drive, Newton Abbot'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 602 pre-STW spills since 2020. Pick a year to see its events below.

Count by

2021: 70 spills · 217 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

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

29 Aug, 08:58
34m
14.9
Stayed shut
→
12 Mar, 23:17
18m
27.5
Stayed shut
→
12 Mar, 21:13
33m
27.5
Stayed shut
→
12 Mar, 20:46
1h 45m
27.5
Stayed shut
→
5 Feb, 02:21
39m
16.6
Stayed shut
→
30 Jan, 12:48
2h 20m
20.5
Stayed shut
→
29 Jan, 22:22
31m
20.5
Stayed shut
→
29 Jan, 21:49
24m
20.5
Stayed shut
→
29 Jan, 19:57
53m
20.5
Stayed shut
→
28 Jan, 13:04
1h 5m
9.1
Stayed shut
→
23 Jan, 04:40
5h 59m
15.2
Stayed shut
→
22 Jan, 14:23
53m
15.2
Stayed shut
→

Spills by month, 2021

Dry Wet weather
35Jan
22Feb
2Mar
Apr
82May
3Jun
3Jul
Aug
2Sep
26Oct
Nov
42Dec

Every spill in 2021, 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, 23:08
38m
8.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Dec, 20:18
15m
8.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Dec, 19:17
25m
8.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Dec, 18:53
21m
8.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Dec, 14:32
40m
8.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Dec, 07:40
1h 58m
8.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Dec, 06:23
40m
8.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Dec, 06:03
17m
8.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 15:56
46m
8.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 15:09
46m
8.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 13:53
16m
8.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 12:31
49m
8.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 11:28
35m
8.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 10:21
30m
8.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Dec, 06:32
19m
6.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Dec, 06:00
24m
6.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Dec, 05:09
49m
6.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Dec, 01:57
37m
6.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Dec, 00:16
1h 4m
6.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Dec, 11:04
27m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Dec, 10:21
30m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 23:14
32m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 22:12
15m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 20:33
1h 15m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 13:42
6h 50m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 12:26
1h 15m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 11:32
42m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 10:38
46m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 10:02
33m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 09:10
17m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 08:27
21m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 07:27
56m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Dec, 10:46
15m
25.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Dec, 10:27
17m
25.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Dec, 22:07
47m
25.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Dec, 21:06
58m
25.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Dec, 12:03
9h 2m
25.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Dec, 05:22
30m
25.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
24 Dec, 21:45
55m
14.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
24 Dec, 11:06
31m
14.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Dec, 13:10
19m
16.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Dec, 09:15
3h 50m
16.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Oct, 21:48
27m
18.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Oct, 20:38
44m
18.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Oct, 15:30
5h 7m
18.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Oct, 03:44
11h 44m
18.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Oct, 17:29
17m
18.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Oct, 13:58
18m
18.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Oct, 12:16
59m
18.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Oct, 11:31
37m
18.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Oct, 02:31
8h 55m
18.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Oct, 18:22
20m
40.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Oct, 17:18
46m
40.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Oct, 11:33
27m
40.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Oct, 15:18
19h 45m
40.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Oct, 13:48
21m
40.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
21 Oct, 09:14
20m
29.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Oct, 16:38
15h 58m
39.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Oct, 06:05
2h 4m
39.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Oct, 05:07
45m
39.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Oct, 02:37
19m
39.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Oct, 01:46
42m
39.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Oct, 20:53
4h 49m
39.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Oct, 19:27
1h 2m
39.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Oct, 16:50
1h 35m
39.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Oct, 20:50
4h 28m
31.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Oct, 12:20
1h 37m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Oct, 11:33
31m
12.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Sept, 15:21
1h 1m
34.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Sept, 03:54
22m
11.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Jul, 05:07
51m
17.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
11 Jul, 23:27
2h 37m
22.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
5 Jul, 19:35
45m
13.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Jun, 09:03
29m
68.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Jun, 02:44
6h 14m
68.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Jun, 14:00
5h 44m
68.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 May, 12:40
44m
7.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 May, 04:28
8h 10m
7.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 May, 02:05
21m
7.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 May, 00:26
15m
7.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→

Showing the last 80 events of 217 in 2021.

537 brief spills under 15 minutes in 2021

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, 23:49 · 10m31 Dec, 23:02 · 1m31 Dec, 22:59 · 2m31 Dec, 22:25 · 5m31 Dec, 21:47 · 1m31 Dec, 21:45 · 1m31 Dec, 21:39 · 2m31 Dec, 21:33 · 2m31 Dec, 21:24 · 7m31 Dec, 21:14 · 2m31 Dec, 21:06 · 2m31 Dec, 21:02 · 2m31 Dec, 20:58 · 3m31 Dec, 20:53 · 4m31 Dec, 20:39 · 11m31 Dec, 20:16 · 1m31 Dec, 20:08 · 5m31 Dec, 20:00 · 2m31 Dec, 19:54 · 3m31 Dec, 19:43 · 9m31 Dec, 18:27 · 1m31 Dec, 18:20 · 2m31 Dec, 18:15 · 1m31 Dec, 18:10 · 1m31 Dec, 18:06 · 3m31 Dec, 18:01 · 1m31 Dec, 17:49 · 8m31 Dec, 17:41 · 3m31 Dec, 17:38 · 1m31 Dec, 17:33 · 1m31 Dec, 17:29 · 2m31 Dec, 17:14 · 9m31 Dec, 17:07 · 1m31 Dec, 17:03 · 1m31 Dec, 16:59 · 1m31 Dec, 16:55 · 2m31 Dec, 16:44 · 2m31 Dec, 16:22 · 11m31 Dec, 15:49 · 4m31 Dec, 15:29 · 13m+497 more