Long Sutton Catchwater at Pibsbury Pumping Station
This is a sewage discharge monitoring station, which is usually a type of Event Duration Monitor (EDM). These stations themselves are designed to mitigate the impact of heavy rainfall by discharging, under permitted conditions, any overflow into a water body. They are often actively discharging during flood events. This page presents the data acquired by the monitoring system for this discharge station.
The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Long Sutton Catchwater" This station has discharged sewage 169 time(s). The station has discharged for a total of 3699.5 hour(s). This is 14.07% of the time which we have data for. In total: 154 day(s)* of elapsed time.
97.3 | 700.8 hours This monitor has been operational for 97.3% of its total time we have data for. There are 700.8 hours unaccounted for due to downtime of the monitor.
The worst year in our records for the "Pibsbury Pumping Station" is 2023, discharging sewage for 2273.7 hours of the year.
Uptimes below 90% (red line) should be accompanied by a reason
*This is total time in days, not individual days.
Yearly Summary
Most Recent Year - 2023
Long Sutton Catchwater | 101 Spills | 2273.7 hours | 25.95 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Long Sutton Catchwater" This station discharged sewage 101 time(s) during 2023. The station discharged for a total of 2273.7 hour(s). This is around 94 day(s)* or 25.95% of the year. The following reasons have been given for the high spill frequency in 2023: Data Collection - Confirmed Exceptional Weather – Remaining Spills Not Above Soaf Threshold
99.9 | 2.6 hours This monitor was operational for 99.9% of the year. Leaving 2.6 hours unaccounted for in the data.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
The Environment Agency
Operator
Wessex Water
Primary Permit #
071157
Secondary Permit #
15313B
2022
Long Sutton Catchwater | 29 Spills | 659.3 hours | 7.52 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Long Sutton Catchwater" This station discharged sewage 29 time(s) during 2022. The station discharged for a total of 659.3 hour(s). This is around 27 day(s)* or 7.52% of the year.
99.9 | 1.7 hours This monitor was operational for 99.9% of the year. Leaving 1.7 hours unaccounted for in the data.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
The Environment Agency
Operator
Wessex Water
Primary Permit #
071157
Secondary Permit #
15313B
2021
Long Sutton Catchwater | 39 Spills | 766.5 hours | 8.75 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Long Sutton Catchwater" This station discharged sewage 39 time(s) during 2021. The station discharged for a total of 766.5 hour(s). This is around 31 day(s)* or 8.75% of the year.
94.5 | 481.8 hours This monitor was operational for 94.5% of the year. Leaving 481.8 hours unaccounted for in the data.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
The Environment Agency
Operator
Wessex Water
Primary Permit #
71157
Secondary Permit #
15313B
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Local Information
Nearby Flood Warnings
None
Nearby Alert Areas
Tidal River Parrett at Bridgwater, Moorland, Burrowbridge and Stathe
Somerset coast at Minehead, Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea and Uphill to Kingston Seymour
Rivers Yeo and Parrett, downstream of Yeovil to Steart
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