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 "Burry Inlet Inner" This station has discharged sewage 333 time(s). The station has discharged for a total of 2267 hour(s). This is 8.62% of the time which we have data for. In total: 94 day(s)* of elapsed time.
82 | 4730.4 hours This monitor has been operational for 82% of its total time we have data for. There are 4730.4 hours unaccounted for due to downtime of the monitor.
The worst year in our records for the "Pont-Y-Cob Road CSO" is 2022, discharging sewage for 895.5 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
Note: Data is potentially unreliable in 2023 Due to high unavailability of the monitor
Burry Inlet Inner | 105 Spills | 774.7 hours | 8.84 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Burry Inlet Inner" This station discharged sewage 105 time(s) during 2023. The station discharged for a total of 774.7 hour(s). This is around 32 day(s)* or 8.84% of the year.
64.4 | 3116.8 hours This monitor was operational for 64.4% of the year. Leaving 3116.8 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
*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 #
BW2300501
Secondary Permit #
BW2300501
2022
Burry Inlet Inner | 116 Spills | 895.5 hours | 10.22 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Burry Inlet Inner" This station discharged sewage 116 time(s) during 2022. The station discharged for a total of 895.5 hour(s). This is around 37 day(s)* or 10.22% of the year.
99.2 | 67.4 hours This monitor was operational for 99.2% of the year. Leaving 67.4 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 #
BW2300501
Secondary Permit #
BW2300501
2021
Loughor | 112 Spills | 596.7 hours | 6.81 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Loughor" This station discharged sewage 112 time(s) during 2021. The station discharged for a total of 596.7 hour(s). This is around 24 day(s)* or 6.81% of the year.
83.1 | 1473.4 hours This monitor was operational for 83.1% of the year. Leaving 1473.4 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 2021: Communications Issue From 07/07/ To 03/09/2021, Resolved.
*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 #
BW2300501
Secondary Permit #
BW2300501
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