Sewage spills in Nottingham
Includes overflow assets operated by Severn Trent Water within 5 km of the town centre.
Total spills
1,360
Duration
8,454hrs
Infrastructure
53
Based on the latest Environment Agency storm overflow data
What does 8,454 hours mean?
Combined across all 53 sites in Nottingham, that is equivalent to sewage being discharged continuously for 352.3 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
53sites
- Critical (>100 spills)1
- High (50–100 spills)6
- Moderate (10–49 spills)25
- Low (<10 spills)21
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Ps | Severn Trent Water | 219 | 4,216 |
| Sneinton Dale/watson St CSO | Severn Trent Water | 82 | 187 |
| Bulwell - Vernon Road 129 CSO | Severn Trent Water | 65 | 119 |
| Beeston (lilac Grove) STW | Severn Trent Water | 65 | 584 |
| Newquay Av/churchfield Lane Jct CSO | Severn Trent Water | 63 | 158 |
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