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 name | Water company | Spill count | Duration (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/a | Thames Water | 7 | 7 |
| CSO At New Bedford Road | Thames Water | 4 | 11 |
| Not Applicable | Thames Water | 1 | 2 |
| Barbers Lane | Thames Water | 1 | 1 |
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