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 nameWater companySpill countDuration (hours)
Clifton PsSevern Trent Water2194,216
Sneinton Dale/watson St CSOSevern Trent Water82187
Bulwell - Vernon Road 129 CSOSevern Trent Water65119
Beeston (lilac Grove) STWSevern Trent Water65584
Newquay Av/churchfield Lane Jct CSOSevern Trent Water63158

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