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Why it keeps happening

Before the works

An overflow that spills while its own treatment works stays shut is not being overwhelmed by rain — the problem is upstream of the works, and local.

OverviewDry spillingBefore the worksTreatment works capacity

If the sewer network were genuinely overwhelmed by rainfall, the treatment works' own storm overflow would be discharging too.

When an upstream overflow spills on a day its works did not, the works still had capacity — so the discharge points to a blockage, a failed pump, or infiltration on that branch, not to a works too small for its catchment. That changes who pays and how fast: a branch fault is maintenance, chargeable now, not a capital scheme waiting for the next five-year price review.

OverflowEventsIts worksOn record
Compton CastleCSO1,431Compton SystemMeasure linked
Main St/town Orchard, AbbotskerswellCSO1,203Abbotskerswell SystemNo measure
Greenacres, ChagfordCSO956Chagford SystemNo measure
Homers Ln, KingsteigntonCSO685Kingsteignton SystemNo measure
Lemon Rd, Newton AbbotCSO663Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Forde Park/torquay Rd, Newton AbbotCSO609Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Church Road, BishopsteigntonCSO381Bishopsteignton SystemMeasure linked
Stokeinteignhead pumping station, N AbbotPS-CSO/EO337N Abbot SystemNo measure
Barton Hill Rd, TorquayCSO309Torquay SystemNo measure
Summerhill pumping station, IlsingtonPS-CSO/EO290Ilsington SystemNo measure
Butts pumping station, KingsteigntonPS-CSO/EO281Kingsteignton SystemNo measure
Kings Bridge, MoretonhampsteadCSO258Moretonhampstead SystemNo measure
Coombeteignhead pumping stationPS-CSO/EO231Coombeteign SystemMeasure linked
Bunkers Bridge, Chudleigh KnightonCSO194Chudleigh Knighton SystemNo measure
Love Ln, MarldonCSO182Marldon SystemNo measure
Ayliffe's Field, Bovey TraceyCSO180Bovey Tracey SystemMeasure linked
155 Bitton Park Road, TeignmouthCSO165Teignmouth SystemNo measure
Stewards Cottages, MoretonhampsteadCSO154Moretonhampstead SystemNo measure
Keyberry Rd Adj No 18, Newton AbbotCSO129Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Ringmore Rd, ShaldonCSO128Shaldon SystemMeasure linked
Rose Cottage, Tedburn St. MaryCSO125Tedburn St. Mary SystemNo measure
Clements Farm pumping station, TorquayPS-CSO/EO124Torquay SystemNo measure
Keyberry Rd No 4, Newton AbbotCSO121Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Forde Road pumping station, Newton AbbotPS-CSO/EO120Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Bishopsteignton pumping stationPS-CSO/EO119Bishopsteig SystemNo measure
Broadmeadow Estate pumping station, TmouthPS-CSO/EO93Tmouth SystemMeasure linked
Shaldon pumping station, TeignmouthPS-CSO/EO76Teignmouth SystemMeasure linked
R/o 137 Bitton Park Road, TeignmouthCSO68Teignmouth SystemNo measure
Hackney Lane pumping station, KingsteigntonPS-CSO/EO59Kingsteignton SystemNo measure
Bovey Bridge, Bovey TraceyCSO46Bovey Tracey SystemMeasure linked
A382 Bypass Verge, Bovey TraceyCSO44Bovey Tracey SystemMeasure linked
153 Bitton Park Road, TeignmouthCSO44Teignmouth SystemNo measure
Horns Park, BishopsteigntonCSO42Bishopsteignton SystemNo measure
Torbryan pumping stationPS-CSO/EO39Torbryan SystemNo measure
59 Barton Drive, Newton AbbotCSO37Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Thompsons Transport, MoretonhampsteadCSO37Moretonhampstead SystemNo measure
Pathfinder pumping station, Tedburn St MaryPS-CSO/EO36Tedburn St Mary SystemNo measure
St Marychurch Rd, Newton AbbotCSO34Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Higher Netherton pumping stationPS-CSO/EO32Netherton SystemMeasure linked
Chagford Fire 1CSO30Chagford SystemNo measure
51 Sandringham Rd, Newton AbbotCSO29Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Chagford Fire 2CSO23Chagford SystemNo measure
Adj No 5 Keyberry Rd, Newton AbbotCSO20Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Station Road, MoretonhampsteadCSO17Moretonhampstead SystemNo measure
Queensway pumping station, Newton AbbotPS-CSO/EO14Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Elm Road, Newton AbbotCSO11Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
First Av (fire Station), TeignmouthCSO11Teignmouth SystemNo measure
Forde Park, Newton AbbotCSO10Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Aller Brake Rd, Newton AbbotCSO10Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Buckland Road, Newton AbbotCSO10Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Saw Mills, MoretonhampsteadCSO8Moretonhampstead SystemNo measure
Milford Park pumping station, TeignmouthPS-CSO/EO8Teignmouth SystemNo measure
Ford Street, MoretonhampsteadCSO7Moretonhampstead SystemNo measure
Highweek Rd, Newton AbbotCSO6Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Scotts Bridge pumping station, TorquayPS-CSO/EO5Torquay SystemNo measure
12 Dunnings Walk, TeignmouthCSO5Teignmouth SystemNo measure
Meldon Rd, ChagfordCSO4Chagford SystemNo measure
Newton Road, TorquayCSO4Torquay SystemNo measure
Lime St, MoretonhampsteadCSO3Moretonhampstead SystemNo measure
Queen St/courtney St, Newton AbbotCSO2Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Market Walk, Newton AbbotCSO2Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Broomhill pumping station, ChagfordPS-CSO/EO2Chagford SystemNo measure
Bitton Park Rd/second Av, TeignmouthCSO2Teignmouth SystemNo measure
Chichester Screens, Newton AbbotCSO1Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Old Totnes Rd, Newton AbbotCSO1Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Riverside, Bovey TraceyCSO1Bovey Tracey SystemMeasure linked
Keyberry Rd No 2, Newton AbbotCSO1Newton Abbot SystemNo measure
Field Nr War Memorial, Hghr NethertonCSO1Hghr Netherton SystemNo measure

What this needs to be reliable

The comparison needs both monitors working. Where a works' own overflow monitor was offline we record no result rather than a pre-works spill, so this is a floor. A treatment works itself is excluded — it is the end of the line and cannot spill before the works. Two works in the catchment have no monitored overflow at all, so their upstream overflows are listed as not assessed, not as clean.