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Lemon Rd, Newton Abbot

SBB00837
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
12 May, 11:14
Counted spills, 2021
210
374 discharge events
Hours spilled, 2021
658
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 · 98 since 2020
How a dry spill is decided →
Spilled before its STW, 2021
374
374 in 2021 · 967 since 2020
What this means →
Why this one spills

This looks like a fault, not a storm.

This overflow has discharged in dry weather 98 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
High spill frequency967 discharge events since 2020Dry spilling98 dry spills since 2020Spills before its works967 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, Lemon Rd, 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

98 dry spills and 967 pre-STW spills since 2020. Pick a year to see its events below.

Count by

2021: 210 spills · 374 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

98 dry spills since 2020 · showing up to 12

12 May, 10:57
17m
0.2
Not spilling
→
24 Sept, 17:19
1h 17m
0.0
Not spilling
→
15 Sept, 21:17
54m
0.0
Not spilling
→
15 Sept, 08:46
1h 33m
0.0
Not spilling
→
11 Sept, 18:25
3h 15m
0.1
Not spilling
→
11 Sept, 06:24
2h 35m
0.1
Not spilling
→
2 Sept, 22:03
32m
0.0
Not spilling
→
2 Sept, 09:39
45m
0.0
Not spilling
→
1 Sept, 21:02
1h 36m
0.0
Not spilling
→
1 Sept, 09:03
1h 6m
0.0
Not spilling
→
31 Aug, 20:24
1h 58m
0.0
Not spilling
→
31 Aug, 08:26
1h 17m
0.0
Not spilling
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Spilled before its works

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

12 May, 10:57
17m
0.2
Stayed shut
→
8 Jan, 21:43
3h 32m
33.6
Stayed shut
→
8 Jan, 14:46
5h 55m
33.6
Stayed shut
→
24 Nov, 10:07
45m
43.2
Stayed shut
→
21 Jan, 21:02
1h 12m
22.0
Stayed shut
→
4 Dec, 08:45
17m
40.0
Stayed shut
→
16 Nov, 05:42
1h 47m
23.9
Stayed shut
→
2 Nov, 04:05
50m
41.2
Stayed shut
→
2 Nov, 02:43
21m
41.2
Stayed shut
→
2 Nov, 02:00
21m
41.2
Stayed shut
→
21 Sept, 07:53
15m
16.2
Stayed shut
→
17 Sept, 11:07
1h 16m
47.9
Stayed shut
→

Spills by month, 2021

Dry Wet weather
36Jan
35Feb
33Mar
28Apr
34May
16Jun
22Jul
30Aug
36Sep
45Oct
28Nov
31Dec

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, 16:00
46m
8.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Dec, 05:22
21m
8.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Dec, 03:14
1h 31m
8.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 13:58
28m
8.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 12:25
45m
8.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 11:09
24m
8.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Dec, 12:01
3h 6m
18.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Dec, 09:05
1h 36m
18.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Dec, 05:07
47m
18.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
24 Dec, 11:13
25m
13.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
24 Dec, 08:20
2h 11m
13.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Dec, 07:45
2h 8m
3.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
22 Dec, 07:16
1h 59m
3.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
21 Dec, 06:53
1h 40m
0.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Dec, 19:11
22m
0.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Dec, 06:33
1h 12m
0.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Dec, 09:11
2h 5m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Dec, 08:16
2h 18m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Dec, 19:45
3h 5m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Dec, 07:10
4h 52m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
6 Dec, 19:18
2h 22m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
6 Dec, 06:41
3h 11m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
5 Dec, 18:33
2h 25m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
5 Dec, 06:03
2h 42m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Dec, 17:26
3h 1m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Dec, 04:51
3h 19m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
3 Dec, 16:35
3h 7m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
3 Dec, 04:22
2h 43m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Dec, 16:05
1h 57m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Dec, 04:08
57m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
1 Dec, 15:34
51m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Nov, 00:39
25m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
22 Nov, 07:47
23m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
21 Nov, 19:39
23m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
21 Nov, 06:37
1h 50m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Nov, 18:47
51m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Nov, 06:09
1h 37m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Nov, 18:13
1h 1m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Nov, 05:49
1h 18m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Nov, 17:54
31m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Nov, 05:39
34m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Nov, 17:07
58m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 16:31
29m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
12 Nov, 08:15
21m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Nov, 08:38
1h 46m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 20:25
1h 44m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 07:41
2h 46m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Nov, 19:20
2h 54m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Nov, 06:56
3h 13m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
6 Nov, 18:35
3h 4m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
6 Nov, 06:15
3h 10m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
5 Nov, 17:48
3h 12m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
5 Nov, 05:32
3h 13m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Nov, 16:58
3h 26m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Nov, 04:50
3h 5m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
3 Nov, 16:16
3h 0m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
3 Nov, 04:04
2h 50m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 15:28
2h 42m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
2 Nov, 03:40
1h 33m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Oct, 05:45
2h 20m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
31 Oct, 03:42
50m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Oct, 01:58
3h 0m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Oct, 01:06
36m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Oct, 00:13
50m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Oct, 21:16
17m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Oct, 19:00
52m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Oct, 15:29
2h 5m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Oct, 08:07
1h 9m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
24 Oct, 20:02
56m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
24 Oct, 07:26
2h 5m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Oct, 19:20
1h 52m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Oct, 07:08
1h 53m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
22 Oct, 18:46
2h 18m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
22 Oct, 06:38
1h 44m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
21 Oct, 18:10
2h 17m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
21 Oct, 06:28
53m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Oct, 16:33
5h 53m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Oct, 05:06
2h 55m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Oct, 21:09
2h 9m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Oct, 16:42
3h 43m
—
No rain data
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→

Showing the last 80 events of 374 in 2021.

53 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.

27 Dec, 12:18 · 1m22 Dec, 20:23 · 10m20 Dec, 19:40 · 6m19 Dec, 06:31 · 8m18 Dec, 06:05 · 3m8 Dec, 10:36 · 3m2 Dec, 05:20 · 4m21 Nov, 19:36 · 1m18 Nov, 18:26 · 1m10 Nov, 10:01 · 5m3 Nov, 13:27 · 9m1 Nov, 15:51 · 8m31 Oct, 08:06 · 2m28 Oct, 13:54 · 13m21 Oct, 20:28 · 1m17 Oct, 16:34 · 7m4 Oct, 10:40 · 7m2 Oct, 08:44 · 8m14 Aug, 22:43 · 3m14 Aug, 22:38 · 3m13 Aug, 10:11 · 1m23 Jul, 06:00 · 1m11 Jul, 12:44 · 5m23 Jun, 16:54 · 4m20 Jun, 02:03 · 8m9 Jun, 21:21 · 5m24 Apr, 03:55 · 6m9 Apr, 05:04 · 4m28 Mar, 20:05 · 1m27 Mar, 17:40 · 1m11 Mar, 18:00 · 3m11 Mar, 12:17 · 8m5 Mar, 10:42 · 12m26 Feb, 18:43 · 9m26 Feb, 18:29 · 11m20 Feb, 01:30 · 5m20 Feb, 01:29 · 1m20 Feb, 01:16 · 1m16 Feb, 04:54 · 10m14 Feb, 14:54 · 13m+13 more