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Forde Road pumping station, Newton Abbot

SBB00468
Overflow on the network feeding Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW · Pumping-station / emergency 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
13 Mar, 03:03
Counted spills, 2023
46
147 discharge events
Hours spilled, 2023
289
Is the feed working?
Working
Last checked 21 min ago · we poll SWW hourly
48h agonow
48/48 hourly readings received
Dry spills, 2023
84
84 in 2023 · 84 since 2020
How a dry spill is decided →
Spilled before its STW, 2023
147
147 in 2023 · 309 since 2020
What this means →
Why this one spills

This looks like a fault, not a storm.

This overflow has discharged in dry weather 84 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
Crossed — over 10 spills/year

Is anyone acting on this?

Flagged problems
Dry spilling84 dry spills since 2020Spills 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, Forde Road pumping station, 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

84 dry spills and 309 pre-STW spills since 2020. Pick a year to see its events below.

Count by

2023: 46 spills · 147 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

84 dry spills since 2020 · showing up to 12

30 Jan, 01:15
34m
0.0
Not spilling
→
30 Jan, 00:47
26m
0.0
Not spilling
→
29 Jan, 23:58
26m
0.0
Not spilling
→
29 Jan, 22:56
39m
0.0
Not spilling
→
29 Jan, 22:35
18m
0.0
Not spilling
→
29 Jan, 22:05
24m
0.0
Not spilling
→
29 Jan, 21:34
26m
0.0
Not spilling
→
29 Jan, 20:28
42m
0.0
Not spilling
→
29 Jan, 19:32
50m
0.0
Not spilling
→
29 Jan, 17:59
1h 27m
0.0
Not spilling
→
29 Jan, 17:15
38m
0.0
Not spilling
→
29 Jan, 16:52
18m
0.0
Not spilling
→

Spilled before its works

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

12 Mar, 22:59
4h 5m
21.2
Stayed shut
→
17 Feb, 23:28
29h 27m
20.3
Stayed shut
→
9 Feb, 16:23
7h 3m
14.3
Stayed shut
→
6 Feb, 21:03
21h 16m
16.5
Stayed shut
→
6 Feb, 03:13
13h 3m
16.5
Stayed shut
→
5 Feb, 14:09
12h 39m
16.5
Stayed shut
→
5 Feb, 07:19
6h 8m
16.5
Stayed shut
→
3 Feb, 17:10
36m
14.8
Stayed shut
→
2 Feb, 23:43
13h 34m
14.8
Stayed shut
→
30 Jan, 12:36
8h 29m
17.5
Stayed shut
→
29 Jan, 21:57
13h 22m
17.5
Stayed shut
→
28 Jan, 18:02
4h 41m
5.6
Stayed shut
→

Spills by month, 2023

Dry Wet weather
113Jan
Feb
1Mar
2Apr
1May
Jun
2Jul
Aug
2Sep
5Oct
8Nov
13Dec

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, 00:25
3h 21m
20.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Dec, 12:57
4h 5m
16.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Dec, 05:08
3h 55m
16.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Dec, 13:47
5h 47m
23.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Dec, 12:54
52m
23.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Dec, 09:43
4h 27m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Dec, 09:02
39m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Dec, 08:39
21m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Dec, 06:51
1h 21m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Dec, 06:28
22m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Dec, 05:08
1h 19m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
3 Dec, 23:45
2h 7m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
3 Dec, 23:04
39m
40.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Nov, 05:55
8h 45m
23.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 Nov, 07:46
1h 31m
17.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Nov, 07:55
2h 9m
15.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Nov, 18:20
1h 5m
14.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Nov, 14:31
44m
14.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Nov, 12:14
1h 16m
14.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
4 Nov, 05:56
5h 16m
14.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
1 Nov, 20:54
25h 42m
41.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Oct, 14:11
6h 38m
23.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Oct, 01:09
2h 11m
25.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Oct, 19:20
4h 19m
27.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Oct, 14:02
4h 37m
27.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
12 Oct, 22:50
1h 59m
23.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Sept, 09:02
8h 55m
47.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Sept, 03:40
1h 11m
47.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
14 Jul, 10:58
5h 1m
29.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
10 Jul, 23:02
1h 9m
17.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 May, 19:07
1h 45m
14.7 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Apr, 12:44
1h 47m
19.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
11 Apr, 17:07
2h 4m
21.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Mar, 23:26
19h 45m
27.6 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Jan, 01:15
34m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
30 Jan, 00:47
26m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 23:58
26m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 22:56
39m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 22:35
18m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 22:05
24m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 21:34
26m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 20:28
42m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 19:32
50m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 17:59
1h 27m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 17:15
38m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 16:52
18m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 16:33
18m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 15:51
37m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 13:23
28m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 12:58
24m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 12:20
37m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 11:30
27m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 11:13
16m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 10:32
38m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 10:02
15m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Jan, 09:40
21m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Jan, 18:52
17m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Jan, 18:18
32m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Jan, 17:38
16m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Jan, 13:12
21m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Jan, 12:12
15m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Jan, 10:57
23m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
28 Jan, 10:16
19m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Jan, 23:57
33m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Jan, 20:37
59m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Jan, 18:10
1h 16m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Jan, 17:02
18m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Jan, 12:58
28m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Jan, 11:48
43m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Jan, 10:42
15m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Jan, 08:07
21m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Jan, 05:55
1h 11m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Jan, 22:16
16m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Jan, 21:52
15m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Jan, 20:57
22m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Jan, 19:28
50m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Jan, 18:01
1h 21m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Jan, 17:06
17m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Jan, 13:34
18m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Jan, 13:06
22m
0.0 mm
Dry spill
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→

Showing the last 80 events of 147 in 2023.

854 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, 00:15 · 9m27 Dec, 17:04 · 1m27 Dec, 12:42 · 14m9 Dec, 09:20 · 5m9 Dec, 09:07 · 6m7 Dec, 19:57 · 3m7 Dec, 19:46 · 5m7 Dec, 19:36 · 7m4 Dec, 14:33 · 2m4 Dec, 14:22 · 5m4 Dec, 14:12 · 6m4 Dec, 08:37 · 1m4 Dec, 08:26 · 10m4 Dec, 08:19 · 6m4 Dec, 08:16 · 1m4 Dec, 08:14 · 1m4 Dec, 01:57 · 5m16 Nov, 15:06 · 4m16 Nov, 14:54 · 5m16 Nov, 14:52 · 1m16 Nov, 14:43 · 8m13 Nov, 09:22 · 7m4 Nov, 19:33 · 1m4 Nov, 19:31 · 1m4 Nov, 15:18 · 6m4 Nov, 13:31 · 7m4 Nov, 11:28 · 2m4 Nov, 11:13 · 8m2 Nov, 22:48 · 5m2 Nov, 22:38 · 6m28 Oct, 20:51 · 5m25 Oct, 03:23 · 7m19 Oct, 23:44 · 4m18 Oct, 18:46 · 2m17 Sept, 04:53 · 2m8 May, 20:52 · 2m27 Apr, 14:34 · 1m11 Apr, 19:16 · 2m11 Apr, 19:12 · 3m31 Mar, 19:49 · 1m+814 more