Tywi & Taf & Gwendraeth - Three Rivers Estuary at Morfa Lane CSO, Carmarthen
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 "Tywi & Taf & Gwendraeth - Three Rivers Estuary" This station has discharged sewage 430 time(s). The station has discharged for a total of 1789.7 hour(s). This is 6.81% of the time which we have data for. In total: 74 day(s)* of elapsed time.
99 | 262.8 hours This monitor has been operational for 99% of its total time we have data for. There are 262.8 hours unaccounted for due to downtime of the monitor.
The worst year in our records for the "Morfa Lane CSO, Carmarthen" is 2023, discharging sewage for 735.5 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
Tywi & Taf & Gwendraeth - Three Rivers Estuary | 149 Spills | 735.5 hours | 8.39 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Tywi & Taf & Gwendraeth - Three Rivers Estuary" This station discharged sewage 149 time(s) during 2023. The station discharged for a total of 735.5 hour(s). This is around 30 day(s)* or 8.39% of the year.
99.6 | 27.1 hours This monitor was operational for 99.6% of the year. Leaving 27.1 hours unaccounted for in the data.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
Natural Resources Wales
Operator
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Primary Permit #
BH0053406
Secondary Permit #
BH0053406
2022
Tywi & Taf & Gwendraeth - Three Rivers Estuary | 131 Spills | 387.2 hours | 4.42 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Tywi & Taf & Gwendraeth - Three Rivers Estuary" This station discharged sewage 131 time(s) during 2022. The station discharged for a total of 387.2 hour(s). This is around 16 day(s)* or 4.42% of the year.
99.9 | 0.8 hours This monitor was operational for 99.9% of the year. Leaving 0.8 hours unaccounted for in the data.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
Natural Resources Wales
Operator
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Primary Permit #
BH0053406
Secondary Permit #
BH0053406
2021
Tawelon - Headwaters To Tidal Limit | 150 Spills | 667 hours | 7.61 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Tawelon - Headwaters To Tidal Limit" This station discharged sewage 150 time(s) during 2021. The station discharged for a total of 667 hour(s). This is around 27 day(s)* or 7.61% of the year.
99.8 | 17.5 hours This monitor was operational for 99.8% of the year. Leaving 17.5 hours unaccounted for in the data.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
Natural Resources Wales
Operator
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Primary Permit #
BH0053406
Secondary Permit #
BH0053406
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