Sewage spills in Worthing
Includes overflow assets operated by Southern Water within 5 km of the town centre.
Total spills
21
Duration
70hrs
Infrastructure
7
Based on the latest Environment Agency storm overflow data
What does 70 hours mean?
Combined across all 7 sites in Worthing, that is equivalent to sewage being discharged continuously for 2.9 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
7sites
- Critical (>100 spills)0
- High (50–100 spills)0
- Moderate (10–49 spills)1
- Low (<10 spills)6
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Lane CSO Goring Worthing | Southern Water | 13 | 60 |
| Sompting Road CSO Opposite No 22 | Southern Water | 3 | 2 |
| Cortis Avenue Worthing CSO | Southern Water | 1 | 1 |
| CSO Sompting/penfold Road Worthing | Southern Water | 1 | 1 |
| Ivyarch Road Ps | Southern Water | 1 | 1 |
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