Who is fixing it
Gaps
A gap is an overflow with a flagged problem and no measure recorded against it — the clearest thing on this site to put to a regulator.
51of 89 overflows
51 overflows have a known problem and no measure recorded against them.
Between them these overflows account for about 6,604 hours of discharge in the last full year and 513 dry-weather spills since 2020. A dry-weather spill has no rainfall to excuse it — on any reading of regulation 4, that is a prima facie breach with nothing on record to address it.
Each flagged problem carries a weight that scales with its magnitude; an overflow's severity is the sum of its weights. A gap is a flagged overflow with no measure linked to it. An unlinked overflow is not proof that nothing is being done — it is what the public record shows. Frequency here is measured in discharge events — every discrete discharge over 15 minutes, not the Environment Agency's counted-spills figure. How we weight problems → Two ways to count →
1wt 20
Greenacres, ChagfordCSO
SBB00517 · to Chagford Main STW
High spill frequencyVery long spillsDry spillingSpills before its works
1,581 discharge events since 2020
No measure recorded
2wt 15
Lemon Rd, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB00837 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
High spill frequencyDry spillingSpills before its works
967 discharge events since 2020
No measure recorded
3wt 15
Forde Park/torquay Rd, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB00467 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
High spill frequencyDry spillingSpills before its works
914 discharge events since 2020
No measure recorded
4wt 13
Summerhill pumping station, IlsingtonPS-CSO/EO
SBB01191 · to Heathfield STW
Very long spillsSpills before its worksDry spilling
1,364 hours in the last full year
No measure recorded
5wt 10
Main St/town Orchard, AbbotskerswellCSO
SBB01233 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
High spill frequencySpills before its works
1,193 discharge events since 2020
No measure recorded
6wt 10
Keyberry Rd Adj No 18, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB00629 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Dry spillingSpills before its works
21 dry spills since 2020
No measure recorded
7wt 10
Forde Road pumping station, Newton AbbotPS-CSO/EO
SBB00468 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Dry spillingSpills before its works
84 dry spills since 2020
No measure recorded
8wt 10
155 Bitton Park Road, TeignmouthCSO
SBB00115 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Dry spillingSpills before its works
18 dry spills since 2020
No measure recorded
9wt 9
59 Barton Drive, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB00076 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its worksHigh spill frequency
602 times since 2020
No measure recorded
10wt 9
Drewsteignton STW, ChagfordSO
SBB00376 · to Drewsteignton STW
Dry spillingHigh spill frequency
58 dry spills since 2020
No measure recorded
11wt 7
Crockernwell STW, TedburnSO
SBB00323 · to Crockernwell STW
High spill frequencyDry spilling
570 discharge events since 2020
No measure recorded
12wt 5
Kings Bridge, MoretonhampsteadCSO
SBB00636 · to Moretonhampstead STW
Spills before its works
242 times since 2020
No measure recorded
13wt 5
Keyberry Rd No 4, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB00860 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
335 times since 2020
No measure recorded
14wt 5
Barton Hill Rd, TorquayCSO
SBB00077 · to Torquay/ Paignton/ Brixham ) STW
Spills before its works
309 times since 2020
No measure recorded
15wt 5
Trusham STW, Teign ValleySO
SBB01288 · to Trusham STW
Dry spilling
15 dry spills since 2020
No measure recorded
16wt 5
St Marychurch Rd, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB01149 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
253 times since 2020
No measure recorded
17wt 5
Stewards Cottages, MoretonhampsteadCSO
SBB01168 · to Moretonhampstead STW
Spills before its works
138 times since 2020
No measure recorded
18wt 5
Bunkers Bridge, Chudleigh KnightonCSO
SBB00190 · to Chudleigh Knighton STW
Spills before its works
23 times since 2020
No measure recorded
19wt 5
Love Ln, MarldonCSO
SBB00707 · to Compton And Marldon STW
Spills before its works
173 times since 2020
No measure recorded
20wt 5
Chagford Fire 2CSO
SBB00226 · to Chagford Main STW
Spills before its works
26 times since 2020
No measure recorded
21wt 5
Adj No 5 Keyberry Rd, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB00627 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
138 times since 2020
No measure recorded
22wt 5
Forde Park, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB01258 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
137 times since 2020
No measure recorded
23wt 5
Chagford Fire 1CSO
SBB00225 · to Chagford Main STW
Spills before its works
42 times since 2020
No measure recorded
24wt 5
Ringmore Rd, ShaldonCSO
SBB01027 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
128 times since 2020
No measure recorded
25wt 5
Queensway pumping station, Newton AbbotPS-CSO/EO
SBB01001 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
127 times since 2020
No measure recorded
26wt 5
Bishopsteignton pumping stationPS-CSO/EO
SBB00111 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
118 times since 2020
No measure recorded
27wt 5
Clements Farm pumping station, TorquayPS-CSO/EO
SBB00273 · to Torquay/ Paignton/ Brixham ) STW
Spills before its works
117 times since 2020
No measure recorded
28wt 5
51 Sandringham Rd, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB01051 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
87 times since 2020
No measure recorded
29wt 5
Broadmeadow Estate pumping station, TmouthPS-CSO/EO
SBB00166 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
81 times since 2020
No measure recorded
30wt 5
Elm Road, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB00413 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
70 times since 2020
No measure recorded
31wt 5
Chichester Screens, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB00001 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
62 times since 2020
No measure recorded
32wt 5
Hackney Lane pumping station, KingsteigntonPS-CSO/EO
SBB00529 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
59 times since 2020
No measure recorded
33wt 5
R/o 137 Bitton Park Road, TeignmouthCSO
SBB00116 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
58 times since 2020
No measure recorded
34wt 5
Thompsons Transport, MoretonhampsteadCSO
SBB01239 · to Moretonhampstead STW
Spills before its works
37 times since 2020
No measure recorded
35wt 5
Shaldon pumping station, TeignmouthPS-CSO/EO
SBB00634 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
46 times since 2020
No measure recorded
36wt 5
153 Bitton Park Road, TeignmouthCSO
SBB00113 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
44 times since 2020
No measure recorded
37wt 5
Aller Brake Rd, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB00040 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
35 times since 2020
No measure recorded
38wt 5
Buckland Road, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB01417 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
34 times since 2020
No measure recorded
39wt 5
Highweek Rd, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB00887 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
31 times since 2020
No measure recorded
40wt 5
Station Road, MoretonhampsteadCSO
SBB00506 · to Moretonhampstead STW
Spills before its works
15 times since 2020
No measure recorded
41wt 5
Old Totnes Rd, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB00883 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
13 times since 2020
No measure recorded
42wt 5
Saw Mills, MoretonhampsteadCSO
SBB01055 · to Moretonhampstead STW
Spills before its worksFeed unreliable
7 times since 2020
No measure recorded
43wt 3
Doddiscombsleigh STW, Teign ValleySO
SBB00372 · to Doddiscombsleigh STW
Dry spilling
8 dry spills since 2020
No measure recorded
44wt 3
Milford Park pumping station, TeignmouthPS-CSO/EO
SBB00774 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
8 times since 2020
No measure recorded
45wt 3
Ford Street, MoretonhampsteadCSO
SBB01108 · to Moretonhampstead STW
Spills before its works
4 times since 2020
No measure recorded
46wt 3
Coach Rd, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB00281 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
7 times since 2020
No measure recorded
47wt 3
Queen St/courtney St, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB01000 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
6 times since 2020
No measure recorded
48wt 3
Clock Tower, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB00278 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
6 times since 2020
No measure recorded
49wt 3
Market Walk, Newton AbbotCSO
SBB00749 · to Newton Abbot / Teignmouth STW
Spills before its works
5 times since 2020
No measure recorded
50wt 3
Scotts Bridge pumping station, TorquayPS-CSO/EO
SBB01059 · to Torquay/ Paignton/ Brixham ) STW
Spills before its works
5 times since 2020
No measure recorded
51wt 3
Newton Road, TorquayCSO
SBB00616 · to Torquay/ Paignton/ Brixham ) STW
Spills before its works
4 times since 2020
No measure recorded
What is funded, and where
South West Water reports 291 funded overflow improvements across its region, and Ofwat has secured £24m in section 19 undertakings — including £20m to reduce discharges at specific overflows in sensitive and community areas. Which overflows those schemes cover, and whether any of them address the gaps above, is a fair question to put to the company in writing.