Sewage spills in Luton

Includes overflow assets operated by Thames Water within 5 km of the town centre.

Total spills

13

Duration

21hrs

Infrastructure

4

Based on the latest Environment Agency storm overflow data

What does 21 hours mean?

Combined across all 4 sites in Luton, that is equivalent to sewage being discharged continuously for 0.9 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)0
  • Low (<10 spills)4

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 nameWater companySpill countDuration (hours)
N/aThames Water77
CSO At New Bedford RoadThames Water411
Not ApplicableThames Water12
Barbers LaneThames Water11

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