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Main St/town Orchard, Abbotskerswell

SBB01233
Overflow on the network feeding Abbotskerswell System · Combined sewer overflow
Shellfish water · Teign Estuary
Showing history for 2024 · records go back to 2020
Not spilling

The monitor is reporting and shows no discharge.

Last spill ended
7 Nov, 15:32
Counted spills, 2024
80
197 discharge events
Hours spilled, 2024
240
Is the feed working?
Working
Last checked 35 min ago · we poll SWW hourly
48h agonow
48/48 hourly readings received
Dry spills, 2024
0
None in 2024 · 0 since 2020
How a dry spill is decided →
Spilled before its STW, 2024
197
197 in 2024 · 1203 since 2020
What this means →
Why this one spills

The problem here is local, not the works.

This overflow spilled 1203 times on days its own treatment works stayed shut — so the works still had capacity. That points upstream, to this branch of the network, rather than to a works too small for its catchment.

How this verdict is reached →

Its permit

What the environmental permit sets for this overflow — and where the public record is silent, which is itself the finding.

Pass-forward flow
Not published
Spill frequency limit
None set
Monitoring tier
Not published
Assessment trigger
Crossed — over 10 spills/year

Is anyone acting on this?

Flagged problems
High spill frequency1,203 discharge events since 2020Spills before its works1203 times since 2020
Measures on record

Nothing on record.

Verdict
No action recorded

A flagged problem with no active measure against it. That is a gap in the public record.

What you can do about this one

OPEN NOW

Ask for the data

Under the Environmental Information Regulations, Main St/town Orchard, Abbotskerswell's telemetry, the works' flow-to-full-treatment setting, and any spill investigations are emissions information — they cannot be withheld on commercial-confidentiality grounds. A written request is the fastest lever.

BY 30 APR 2027

Get it into the next programme

Investigations that will shape the 2030–35 environment programme must complete by this date. Putting this overflow on the record now — to South West Water and the Environment Agency — is what gets it considered.

BY 1 NOV 2027

Put it in the drainage plan

South West Water's draft Drainage & Wastewater Management Plan goes to a twelve-week consultation. A named overflow with evidence behind it is far harder to leave out.

Put this on the national record

This is the fastest way to act on what you have seen. Our petition asks the Government to publish a fix-by date and yearly progress for every storm overflow. At 100,000 signatures it must be considered for debate in Parliament.

19of 10,000 for a Government response
Sign the petition ↗

The record since 2020

0 dry spills and 1203 pre-STW spills since 2020. Pick a year to see its events below.

Count by

2024: 80 spills · 197 discharge events

222020862021652022842023802024822025592026

Counted spills — the EA's 12/24-hour block method, the basis of the 10-a-year cap. Published annual return where available, computed the same way for the current year. Two ways to count →

Dry spills, every year

0 dry spills since 2020 · showing up to 12

No dry spills on record for this overflow since 2020.

Spilled before its works

1000 events since 2020 · started while Abbotskerswell System stayed shut

7 Nov, 15:08
24m
—
Stayed shut
→
27 Oct, 04:06
18m
13.8
Stayed shut
→
27 Oct, 03:00
—
13.8
Stayed shut
→
24 Oct, 19:32
18m
31.4
Stayed shut
→
24 Oct, 19:10
—
31.4
Stayed shut
→
24 Oct, 17:56
—
31.4
Stayed shut
→
24 Oct, 11:46
—
31.4
Stayed shut
→
22 Oct, 20:46
42m
23.8
Stayed shut
→
19 Oct, 08:24
22m
2.7
Stayed shut
→
30 Sept, 21:54
22m
12.1
Stayed shut
→
8 Sept, 08:38
22m
17.1
Stayed shut
→
8 Sept, 06:10
22m
17.1
Stayed shut
→

Spills by month, 2024

Dry Wet weather
33Jan
50Feb
14Mar
22Apr
3May
Jun
3Jul
1Aug
14Sep
21Oct
29Nov
7Dec

Every spill in 2024, most recent first

Each event checked against the nearest rain gauge and against the treatment works’ own overflow. Open any row for its evidence dossier.

18 Dec, 18:50
24m
16.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
18 Dec, 17:10
16m
16.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Dec, 20:46
22m
16.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
17 Dec, 19:34
34m
16.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
6 Dec, 20:02
28m
10.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
5 Dec, 17:48
34m
10.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
1 Dec, 05:22
16m
6.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Nov, 18:06
32m
3.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Nov, 14:50
16m
30.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Nov, 14:16
16m
30.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Nov, 13:36
30m
30.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Nov, 12:42
48m
30.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Nov, 10:44
1h 40m
30.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Nov, 08:20
2h 22m
30.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Nov, 01:22
6h 56m
30.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Nov, 00:54
26m
30.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Nov, 23:06
1h 30m
30.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Nov, 19:44
44m
30.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Nov, 13:30
32m
26.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Nov, 13:12
16m
26.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Nov, 12:50
20m
26.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
25 Nov, 09:24
3h 24m
26.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
24 Nov, 23:44
9h 38m
43.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Nov, 20:50
26h 52m
43.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Nov, 18:48
1h 58m
43.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Nov, 16:04
2h 42m
43.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Nov, 14:38
28m
43.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Nov, 13:06
24m
43.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Nov, 12:30
22m
43.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Nov, 08:34
46m
43.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Nov, 07:42
20m
43.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Nov, 06:26
30m
43.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
23 Nov, 05:38
20m
43.2 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
21 Nov, 08:34
24m
11.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
21 Nov, 07:30
24m
11.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
21 Nov, 05:44
1h 44m
11.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Oct, 09:46
34m
12.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Oct, 07:46
24m
12.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
20 Oct, 05:42
1h 22m
12.5 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Oct, 01:08
24m
13.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
19 Oct, 00:36
30m
13.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Oct, 15:36
32m
17.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Oct, 10:36
4h 58m
17.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Oct, 10:18
16m
17.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
16 Oct, 08:44
1h 16m
17.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
15 Oct, 20:18
1h 28m
17.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 Oct, 23:34
3h 42m
30.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 Oct, 19:46
16m
30.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Oct, 17:08
22m
12.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Oct, 16:48
18m
12.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Oct, 15:26
24m
12.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Oct, 14:14
1h 10m
12.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Oct, 10:02
1h 26m
12.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Oct, 01:28
24m
12.4 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Oct, 17:40
44m
11.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Oct, 17:06
18m
11.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
6 Oct, 12:14
1h 32m
11.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Sept, 22:42
1h 18m
51.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Sept, 18:42
3h 58m
51.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Sept, 16:52
1h 38m
51.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
29 Sept, 14:00
2h 44m
51.1 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
26 Sept, 10:12
24m
20.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
22 Sept, 15:42
16m
10.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
22 Sept, 08:04
1h 4m
10.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
22 Sept, 07:32
22m
10.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
22 Sept, 07:06
16m
10.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
22 Sept, 06:26
34m
10.8 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Sept, 17:58
32m
14.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
7 Sept, 15:48
36m
14.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
5 Sept, 15:16
4h 44m
31.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
5 Sept, 12:22
1h 32m
31.9 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
24 Aug, 06:46
1h 12m
17.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
9 Jul, 00:12
22m
49.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Jul, 18:50
4h 34m
49.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
8 Jul, 17:30
28m
49.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 May, 13:12
16m
22.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 May, 12:46
24m
22.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
13 May, 12:06
26m
22.3 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Apr, 04:00
48m
42.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→
27 Apr, 02:36
40m
42.0 mm
Wet weather
Not spilling — flagged before STW
→

Showing the last 80 events of 197 in 2024.

708 brief spills under 15 minutes in 2024

Excluded from the counts, classification and flags above — too short to weigh against rainfall, and often an operational blip rather than a genuine discharge. Listed here for completeness. How we know.

18 Dec, 19:16 · 2m18 Dec, 18:12 · 14m18 Dec, 14:50 · 4m17 Dec, 21:50 · 4m17 Dec, 20:28 · 10m17 Dec, 20:20 · 4m17 Dec, 19:18 · 10m17 Dec, 18:54 · 14m17 Dec, 18:32 · 6m7 Dec, 04:44 · 4m6 Dec, 20:38 · 4m6 Dec, 19:12 · 2m5 Dec, 17:36 · 4m5 Dec, 15:44 · 6m4 Dec, 23:42 · 14m27 Nov, 22:08 · 4m27 Nov, 21:08 · 2m27 Nov, 20:42 · 2m27 Nov, 19:40 · 4m27 Nov, 19:30 · 2m27 Nov, 19:16 · 4m27 Nov, 18:36 · 4m27 Nov, 18:32 · 2m27 Nov, 18:14 · 6m27 Nov, 18:10 · 2m27 Nov, 18:02 · 2m27 Nov, 17:54 · 4m27 Nov, 17:44 · 8m27 Nov, 17:30 · 2m27 Nov, 17:22 · 2m27 Nov, 17:14 · 2m27 Nov, 16:54 · 12m27 Nov, 16:44 · 8m27 Nov, 16:36 · 6m27 Nov, 16:30 · 4m27 Nov, 16:22 · 6m27 Nov, 16:16 · 2m27 Nov, 16:10 · 4m27 Nov, 15:52 · 12m27 Nov, 15:44 · 6m+668 more