Biddulph Brook sewage map and spill data

14 storm overflows listed in the 2025 annual return name this water. All are operated by United Utilities. Check the latest company report for each outlet below.

14
Outlet records: 451
Spills in 2025: 2,361
Recorded hours: 13
Linked to a live feed

1 records show monitor operation below 90%. Annual figures describe the whole of 2025, not today.

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Outlets on Biddulph Brook

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Berisfords Compound CSO
United Utilities · Dane in Shaw Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:58spills174hours

BIDDULPH WwTW
United Utilities · Biddulph Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:79spills137.6hours
BIDDULPH WwTW
United Utilities · Biddulph Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:48spills353.7hours
Castle Inn Road (Mossley) Combined Sewer Overflow (Site ID 13531) (CON0034)
United Utilities · Tributary of Dane-IN-SHAW Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:2spills1.8hours
Forge Mill PS
United Utilities · Biddulph Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:24spills118.8hours
Halls Road CSO
United Utilities · Gillow Shaw, Tributary Biddulph Brk
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:1spill0.6hours
Mill Lane (Golborne) CSO
United Utilities · Newton Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:2spills13.2hours
Mill Lane CSO
United Utilities · Dane in Shaw Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:30spills83.6hours
Mill Lane CSO
United Utilities · Newton Brook
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:2spills0.4hours
Mill Lane CSO
United Utilities · River Douglas
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:91spills434.9hours

Most recorded spills in 2025

The highest 2025 counts among these outlets. A count is events, not volume or harm. Equal counts share a rank.

1
Mill Lane CSO
United Utilities
91spills
2
BIDDULPH WwTW
United Utilities
79spills
3
Whitemore PS
United Utilities
73spills
4
Berisfords Compound CSO
United Utilities
58spills
5
BIDDULPH WwTW
United Utilities
48spills

Spills over time

The median outlet on Biddulph Brook recorded 25.5 spills in 2025, against 11 across England.

13 outlets have a comparable count for both 2024 and 2025, with the monitor working at least 90% of each year. 1 recorded more spills, 11 fewer and 1 the same. Together they went from 607 to 442 spills, a fall of 27%.

Largest rises from 2024 to 2025

Castle Inn Road (Mossley) Combined Sewer Overflow (Site ID 13531) (CON0034)0 → 2

Year	Outlets with a count	Total spills	Median per outlet	England median
2025	14	451	25.5	11
2024	14	623	32	19

Earlier returns list fewer of these outlets, so totals are not comparable between years. The median per outlet and the like-for-like change are fairer comparisons. Counts are events, not volume.

All outlet records on Biddulph Brook

14 outlet records in alphabetical order. Each link opens the outlet page with its latest report and annual history.

Berisfords Compound CSODane in Shaw Brook · 58 spills in 2025
BIDDULPH WwTWBiddulph Brook · 79 spills in 2025
BIDDULPH WwTWBiddulph Brook · 48 spills in 2025
Castle Inn Road (Mossley) Combined Sewer Overflow (Site ID 13531) (CON0034)Tributary of Dane-IN-SHAW Brook · 2 spills in 2025
Forge Mill PSBiddulph Brook · 24 spills in 2025
Halls Road CSOGillow Shaw, Tributary Biddulph Brk · 1 spill in 2025
Mill Lane (Golborne) CSONewton Brook · 2 spills in 2025
Mill Lane CSODane in Shaw Brook · 30 spills in 2025
Mill Lane CSONewton Brook · 2 spills in 2025
Mill Lane CSORiver Douglas · 91 spills in 2025
O/S 57 Woodhouse Lane CSOTributary of Biddulph Brook · 27 spills in 2025
West Street CSOTributary of Biddulph Brook · 9 spills in 2025
Whitegates pumping station (41004) (STA0099)Biddulph Brook · 5 spills in 2025
Whitemore PSBiddulph Brook, Tributary Rvr Dane · 73 spills in 2025

Sources and dates

Outlet locations, waterbody links and spill figures come from the Environment Agency 2025 event duration monitoring annual return. The latest company reports come from each operator’s live feed and carry their own dates. Waterbody ID: GB112068055360. The official waterbody record is a source lookup; its classification is not imported here.

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Questions about Biddulph Brook

Which outlets are linked to Biddulph Brook?: The source links 14 outlet records to waterbody GB112068055360. The link comes from the annual return; it does not model where a discharge travelled.
How many spills were recorded for Biddulph Brook?: 14 records report 451 spills in 2025 and 2,361 recorded hours. All listed records have a usable count. Outlets can discharge at the same time, so the hours are not the time the whole water was affected.
Who is responsible for the outlets on Biddulph Brook?: United Utilities operates every listed outlet. Contact the operator or the official pollution service if you see a problem in the water.
Which outlets on Biddulph Brook are linked to a live feed?: 13 of the 14 records are matched to a monitor in a company live feed. A link does not mean the monitor is working now. Use the status filters above to see the latest report for each outlet, with its date. The rest show annual figures only.
How complete is the monitoring for Biddulph Brook?: 1 of the listed records have monitor operation below 90% for 2025. Events can be missed when a monitor is not working, so low counts from those outlets may understate activity.
Does this show if Biddulph Brook is safe?: No. Event duration data does not measure bacteria, chemicals or current water quality. Use official local water-quality advice for that question.