Sewage spills in Canterbury
Includes overflow assets operated by Southern Water within 5 km of the town centre.
Total spills
67
Duration
310hrs
Infrastructure
4
Based on the latest Environment Agency storm overflow data
What does 310 hours mean?
Combined across all 4 sites in Canterbury, that is equivalent to sewage being discharged continuously for 12.9 days non-stop into local waterways (if all reported hours ran back-to-back). In practice, spills are separate events spread across the year.
Top 10 sites by spill count
Sites by severity
4sites
- Critical (>100 spills)0
- High (50–100 spills)0
- Moderate (10–49 spills)4
- Low (<10 spills)0
Site details
Counts use the EA 12–24 hour reporting method for the most recent year with spills, per site. Environment Agency EDM dataset.
| Site name | Water company | Spill count | Duration (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Wastewater Treatment Wks | Southern Water | 20 | 202 |
| Hospital Farm Harbledown Ceo | Southern Water | 17 | 35 |
| Wincheap Canterbury CSO | Southern Water | 17 | 46 |
| Fordwich Road Sturry Ceo | Southern Water | 13 | 27 |
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