Storm overflow register · 2025 annual return

Severn Trent Water storm overflows, 2025

Severn Trent Water reported 2,452 storm overflows in England for 2025. Together they recorded 36,471 spills over 200,361 hours, an average of 14.9 spills per overflow against 20.4 across England. That ranks 2 of 10 companies, where 1 is the fewest spills per overflow. Counting the same overflows in both years, spills were down 41% on 2024.

429 overflows did not spill · 72 spilled more than 60 times · 2,342 had monitors working for 90% of the year or more · 435 sewage treatment works with overflows

Hours spilling by month, 2025

020k40k60kJan 2025: 59,762 hours spillingJanFeb 2025: 8,544 hours spillingFebMar 2025: 2,127 hours spillingMarApr 2025: 992 hours spillingAprMay 2025: 2,015 hours spillingMayJun 2025: 1,050 hours spillingJunJul 2025: 2,845 hours spillingJulAug 2025: 481 hours spillingAugSep 2025: 8,682 hours spillingSepOct 2025: 4,788 hours spillingOctNov 2025: 51,286 hours spillingNovDec 2025: 57,819 hours spillingDec
Hours spilling, all Severn Trent Water overflows, from the start/stop records. Spills running across a month end are split between the months.

All Severn Trent Water storm overflows

Sorted by hours spilling. Open an overflow for its permit, location, reasons for high spills and improvement status.

OverflowDischarges toSpills 2025Hours 2025Spills vs 2024Monitor uptime
Weston Coyney - Park Ave/Horton Drive (CSO)
Overflow on sewer network
EA ID / permit
SVT02711 · Unpermitted
Outlet location
SJ9265643767 (OS grid reference) · View on Apple Maps
WFD catchment
Longton Bk - source to R Trent (GB104028053273)
2024 spills / hours
1 / 2.3
Long-term average
0.3 spills a year (monitored since 2022)
Investigation
Env Act (SODRP) investigation ongoing
Improvement
No improvement action in reporting period
Anchor Brook 0 0.0 down 100% 99%
Stourport on Severn - Worcester Road (CSO)
Overflow on sewer network
EA ID / permit
SVT02722 · S/06/55077/O
Outlet location
SO8150371398 (OS grid reference) · View on Apple Maps
WFD catchment
Stour (Worcs) - conf Smestow Bk to conf R Severn (GB109054044710)
2024 spills / hours
28 / 168
Long-term average
14.0 spills a year (monitored since 2024)
Monitor below 90%
Installation set-up/design issue · Resolved - Dec
Investigation
UWWTR investigation ongoing, Operational investigation completed
Improvement
No improvement action in reporting period
River Stour 0 0.0 down 100% 8%

Sewage treatment works

Storm tanks and inlet overflows at each Severn Trent Water sewage works. The figures are 2025 spills.

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