Sewage spills in Hastings
Includes overflow assets operated by Southern Water within 5 km of the town centre.
Total spills
106
Duration
497hrs
Infrastructure
12
Based on the latest Environment Agency storm overflow data
What does 497 hours mean?
Combined across all 12 sites in Hastings, that is equivalent to sewage being discharged continuously for 20.7 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
12sites
- Critical (>100 spills)0
- High (50–100 spills)0
- Moderate (10–49 spills)5
- Low (<10 spills)7
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coombes Garage Pumping Station | Southern Water | 23 | 207 |
| Coombs Hastings Ceo | Southern Water | 16 | 86 |
| St Helens Down, Hastings CSO | Southern Water | 15 | 22 |
| Ebdens Hill Hastings Ceo | Southern Water | 14 | 23 |
| York Road Bexhill Ceo | Southern Water | 14 | 42 |
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