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.
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Operational Summary - 2019-2023
River Avon | 128 Spills | 3873.1 hours | 8.83
The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "River Avon" This station has discharged sewage 128 time(s). The station has discharged for a total of 3873.1 hour(s). This is 8.83% of the time which we have data for. In total: 161 day(s)* of elapsed time.
18.2 | 7165.6 hours This monitor has been operational for 18.2% of its total time we have data for. There are 7165.68 hours unaccounted for due to downtime of the monitor. Years with missing uptime data, totalling 35,064 hours, have been excluded from this calculation
The worst year in our records for the "LINLITHGOW WWTW NS987779" is 2020, discharging sewage for 1139.2 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
River Avon | 24 Spills | 629.3 hours | 7.18 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "River Avon" This station discharged sewage 24 time(s) during 2023. The station discharged for a total of 629.3 hour(s). This is around 26 day(s)* or 7.18% of the year.
91.5 | 743.7 hours This monitor was operational for 91.5% of the year. Leaving 743.7 hours unaccounted for in the data.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
SEPA
Operator
Scottish Water
Primary Permit #
CAR/L/1001234
Secondary Permit #
CAR/L/1001234
2022
Note: Data is potentially unreliable in 2022 The uptime was not reported or is missing
River Avon | 18 Spills | 677.7 hours | 7.73 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "River Avon" This station discharged sewage 18 time(s) during 2022. The station discharged for a total of 677.7 hour(s). This is around 28 day(s)* or 7.73% of the year.
The uptime data was not included in the data set or could not be processed.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
SEPA
Operator
Scottish Water
Primary Permit #
CAR/L/1001234
Secondary Permit #
CAR/L/1001234
2021
Note: Data is potentially unreliable in 2021 The uptime was not reported or is missing
River Avon | 34 Spills | 1037.1 hours | 11.83 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "River Avon" This station discharged sewage 34 time(s) during 2021. The station discharged for a total of 1037.1 hour(s). This is around 43 day(s)* or 11.83% of the year.
The uptime data was not included in the data set or could not be processed.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
SEPA
Operator
Scottish Water
Primary Permit #
CAR/L/1001234
Secondary Permit #
CAR/L/1001234
2020
Note: Data is potentially unreliable in 2020 The uptime was not reported or is missing
River Avon | 29 Spills | 1139.2 hours | 12.96 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "River Avon" This station discharged sewage 29 time(s) during 2020. The station discharged for a total of 1139.2 hour(s). This is around 47 day(s)* or 12.96% of the year.
The uptime data was not included in the data set or could not be processed.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
SEPA
Operator
Scottish Water
Primary Permit #
CAR/L/1001234
Secondary Permit #
CAR/L/1001234
2019
Note: Data is potentially unreliable in 2019 The uptime was not reported or is missing
River Avon | 23 Spills | 389.6 hours | 4.44 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "River Avon" This station discharged sewage 23 time(s) during 2019. The station discharged for a total of 389.6 hour(s). This is around 16 day(s)* or 4.44% of the year.
The uptime data was not included in the data set or could not be processed.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
SEPA
Operator
Scottish Water
Primary Permit #
CAR/L/1001234
Secondary Permit #
CAR/L/1001234
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