Sewage spills in Leeds
Includes overflow assets operated by Yorkshire Water within 5 km of the town centre.
Total spills
2,131
Duration
5,859hrs
Infrastructure
77
Based on the latest Environment Agency storm overflow data
What does 5,859 hours mean?
Combined across all 77 sites in Leeds, that is equivalent to sewage being discharged continuously for 244.1 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
77sites
- Critical (>100 spills)1
- High (50–100 spills)18
- Moderate (10–49 spills)32
- Low (<10 spills)26
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lane CSO | Yorkshire Water | 115 | 391 |
| Driver Terrace CSO | Yorkshire Water | 90 | 327 |
| Morris Lane CSO | Yorkshire Water | 73 | 366 |
| Knostrop WWTW | Yorkshire Water | 73 | 679 |
| Harrogate Road 135 CSO | Yorkshire Water | 73 | 226 |
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