Sewage spills in York
Includes overflow assets operated by Yorkshire Water within 5 km of the town centre.
Total spills
2,459
Duration
21,443hrs
Infrastructure
64
Based on the latest Environment Agency storm overflow data
What does 21,443 hours mean?
Combined across all 64 sites in York, that is equivalent to sewage being discharged continuously for 893.5 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
64sites
- Critical (>100 spills)7
- High (50–100 spills)8
- Moderate (10–49 spills)34
- Low (<10 spills)15
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolworths CSO | Yorkshire Water | 194 | 3,602 |
| Navigation Road CSO | Yorkshire Water | 186 | 2,038 |
| Fulford Sewage Pumping Station | Yorkshire Water | 143 | 2,322 |
| Marygate Landing CSO (no2) | Yorkshire Water | 128 | 1,581 |
| The Esplanade York CSO | Yorkshire Water | 123 | 1,500 |
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