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.
Sewage Reports that include this Station
Operational Summary - 2021-2023
This dataset is partial, and some year(s) are missing
Saffron Brook | 3 Spills | 1.8 hours | 0.01
The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Saffron Brook" This station has discharged sewage 3 time(s). The station has discharged for a total of 1.8 hour(s). This is 0.01% of the time which we have data for. In total: 0 day(s)* of elapsed time.
92.5 | 1314 hours This monitor has been operational for 92.5% of its total time we have data for. There are 1314 hours unaccounted for due to downtime of the monitor.
The worst year in our records for the "Howard Road CSO" is 2023, discharging sewage for 1.8 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
Saffron Brook | 3 Spills | 1.8 hours | 0.02 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Saffron Brook" This station discharged sewage 3 time(s) during 2023. The station discharged for a total of 1.8 hour(s). This is around 0 day(s)* or 0.02% of the year.
85.6 | 1261.4 hours This monitor was operational for 85.6% of the year. Leaving 1261.4 hours unaccounted for in the data. This falls below the 90% threshold where a reason should be given
The following reasons have been given for the downtime in 2023: Comms Failure / Issue
The following description has been given for downtime related actions intended, or taken, by the operator in 2023: Resolved - Feb
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
The Environment Agency
Operator
Severn Trent Water
Primary Permit #
T/52/12423/O
Secondary Permit #
T/52/12423/O-2
2022
We have no data for the 2022 year This could be because:
It was not processed correctly by us
It was not present in the data
We link records using permit reference, it was missing for 2022
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2021
Saffron Brook | 0 Spills | 0 hours | 0 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Saffron Brook" This station discharged sewage 0 time(s) during 2021. The station discharged for a total of 0 hour(s). This is around 0 day(s)* or 0% of the year.
100 | 0 hours This monitor was operational for 100% of the year. Leaving 0 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
Severn Trent Water
Primary Permit #
T/52/12423/O
Secondary Permit #
T/52/12423/O-2
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