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Keyberry Rd Adj No 18, Newton Abbot

SBB00629
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
18 Feb, 20:19
Counted spills, 2023
90
142 discharge events
Hours spilled, 2023
572
Is the feed working?
Working
Last checked 18 min ago · we poll SWW hourly
48h agonow
48/48 hourly readings received
Dry spills, 2023
11
11 in 2023 · 21 since 2020
How a dry spill is decided →
Spilled before its STW, 2023
142
142 in 2023 · 332 since 2020
What this means →
Why this one spills

This looks like a fault, not a storm.

This overflow has discharged in dry weather 21 times since 2020 — spills with no rainfall to excuse them. Its treatment works is not itself over capacity, so a catchment-wide explanation does not hold. Applied to this record, the two-stage lawfulness test is hard to pass: a recurring dry-weather discharge is not an exceptional circumstance, and where the remedy is routine maintenance the disproportionate-cost exception is hard to run.

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
Not crossed (threshold 10/year)

Is anyone acting on this?

Flagged problems
Dry spilling21 dry spills since 2020Spills before its works332 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, Keyberry Rd Adj No 18, 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

21 dry spills and 332 pre-STW spills since 2020. Pick a year to see its events below.

Count by

2023: 90 spills · 142 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

21 dry spills since 2020 · showing up to 12

25 Jun, 09:39
2h 41m
0.0
Not spilling
→
21 Apr, 19:00
1h 40m
0.0
Not spilling
→
21 Apr, 06:42
1h 40m
0.0
Not spilling
→
20 Apr, 18:36
1h 19m
0.2
Not spilling
→
20 Apr, 06:17
1h 13m
0.2
Not spilling
→
17 Apr, 03:48
21h 48m
0.0
Not spilling
→
17 Apr, 02:53
45m
0.0
Not spilling
→
17 Apr, 02:06
45m
0.0
Not spilling
→
17 Apr, 01:11
51m
0.0
Not spilling
→
17 Apr, 00:18
44m
0.0
Not spilling
→
16 Apr, 23:30
43m
0.0
Not spilling
→
19 Jul, 15:37
18m
0.2
Not spilling
→

Spilled before its works

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

18 Feb, 18:43
1h 36m
26.7
Stayed shut
→
18 Feb, 16:19
37m
26.7
Stayed shut
→
26 Jan, 21:03
17h 15m
57.1
Stayed shut
→
21 Jan, 08:12
27m
25.6
Stayed shut
→
18 Dec, 13:11
1h 31m
24.6
Stayed shut
→
15 Dec, 23:39
17m
33.4
Stayed shut
→
9 Dec, 09:02
1h 26m
36.7
Stayed shut
→
5 Jan, 10:01
50m
46.6
Stayed shut
→
24 Nov, 12:05
5h 10m
43.2
Stayed shut
→
24 Nov, 10:15
1h 37m
43.2
Stayed shut
→
10 Mar, 05:45
2h 28m
34.8
Stayed shut
→
30 Dec, 23:37
14h 24m
20.1
Stayed shut
→

Spills by month, 2023

Dry Wet weather
13Jan
Feb
27Mar
58Apr
May
1Jun
6Jul
2Aug
6Sep
4Oct
3Nov
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.

30 Dec, 23:37
14h 24m
20.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 19:58
2h 32m
20.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 17:11
1h 24m
20.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Dec, 07:32
15m
20.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Dec, 09:02
26m
2.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Dec, 16:05
25m
16.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Dec, 12:57
35m
16.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Dec, 00:11
21m
16.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 22:48
26m
16.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 10:45
6h 45m
16.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Dec, 09:02
1h 34m
6.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
12 Dec, 10:11
1h 4m
7.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
11 Dec, 20:38
31m
7.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
10 Dec, 09:06
13h 33m
7.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Dec, 01:50
23h 59m
16.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Dec, 12:58
11h 8m
16.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
6 Dec, 23:35
37h 13m
23.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
6 Dec, 20:54
1h 35m
23.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
6 Dec, 20:06
15m
23.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
3 Dec, 20:45
30h 30m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
3 Dec, 19:05
31m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
3 Dec, 15:16
27m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Nov, 03:42
54m
1.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Nov, 22:42
22h 26m
14.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 03:17
42h 10m
23.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Oct, 21:18
27m
2.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Oct, 19:41
1h 6m
2.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 Oct, 16:00
15m
23.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
12 Oct, 20:11
4h 12m
23.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
21 Sept, 08:18
16m
16.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Sept, 12:49
20m
16.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Sept, 09:40
6h 55m
47.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Sept, 08:27
26m
47.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Sept, 02:22
47m
47.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
10 Sept, 02:06
19m
11.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Aug, 03:38
23m
17.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
1 Aug, 22:16
26m
9.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Jul, 09:46
5h 5m
29.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Jul, 08:56
30m
29.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
10 Jul, 21:04
27m
17.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
10 Jul, 20:36
18m
17.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
10 Jul, 20:09
17m
17.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Jul, 18:09
24m
11.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Jun, 09:39
2h 41m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Apr, 15:43
25m
3.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Apr, 11:05
2h 48m
19.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
22 Apr, 19:24
2h 0m
8.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
22 Apr, 16:28
2h 49m
8.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
22 Apr, 08:15
50m
8.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
21 Apr, 19:00
1h 40m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
21 Apr, 06:42
1h 40m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Apr, 18:36
1h 19m
0.2 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Apr, 06:17
1h 13m
0.2 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Apr, 17:53
47m
0.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Apr, 17:20
17m
0.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Apr, 15:10
16m
0.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Apr, 14:27
16m
0.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Apr, 13:41
15m
0.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Apr, 05:35
1h 15m
0.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Apr, 19:58
16m
0.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Apr, 19:24
17m
0.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Apr, 18:45
18m
0.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Apr, 18:06
32m
0.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Apr, 12:10
2h 31m
0.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Apr, 11:30
25m
0.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Apr, 10:45
25m
0.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Apr, 01:40
8h 42m
0.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Apr, 03:48
21h 48m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Apr, 02:53
45m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Apr, 02:06
45m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Apr, 01:11
51m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Apr, 00:18
44m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Apr, 23:30
43m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Apr, 03:28
67h 58m
10.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Apr, 02:52
22m
10.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Apr, 02:07
23m
10.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Apr, 01:27
21m
10.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Apr, 00:39
21m
10.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 Apr, 23:56
21m
10.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 Apr, 23:07
22m
10.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→

Showing the last 80 events of 142 in 2023.

68 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.

27 Dec, 00:54 · 14m11 Dec, 22:43 · 13m3 Dec, 09:12 · 4m3 Dec, 08:42 · 10m20 Nov, 21:20 · 7m18 Oct, 07:42 · 2m18 Oct, 00:11 · 4m28 Sept, 23:21 · 13m28 Sept, 17:58 · 11m20 Sept, 12:01 · 11m31 Aug, 13:47 · 11m31 Aug, 07:50 · 11m25 Aug, 14:56 · 8m13 Aug, 21:58 · 1m1 Aug, 18:53 · 12m1 Aug, 11:18 · 4m25 Jul, 10:33 · 5m22 Jul, 13:27 · 1m15 Jul, 17:16 · 6m11 May, 14:14 · 4m8 May, 16:09 · 5m5 May, 05:07 · 8m27 Apr, 10:49 · 14m22 Apr, 09:13 · 8m19 Apr, 18:46 · 8m19 Apr, 15:44 · 14m19 Apr, 13:03 · 12m19 Apr, 12:22 · 11m19 Apr, 11:36 · 14m19 Apr, 10:57 · 13m19 Apr, 10:11 · 13m19 Apr, 07:59 · 1m19 Apr, 07:43 · 2m19 Apr, 07:08 · 7m18 Apr, 20:51 · 1m18 Apr, 15:43 · 5m18 Apr, 15:11 · 8m11 Apr, 14:09 · 5m1 Apr, 09:07 · 14m26 Mar, 09:56 · 10m+28 more