Black Sewer sewage map and spill data
4 storm overflows listed in the 2025 annual return name this water. All are operated by Southern Water. Check the latest company report for each outlet below.
- 4
- Outlet records
- 34
- Spills in 2025
- 150
- Recorded hours
- 4
- Linked to a live feed
1 records show monitor operation below 90%. Annual figures describe the whole of 2025, not today.
Outlets on Black Sewer
Filter by the latest company report. The map follows the filters.
Filters apply to the map and list. Recent stops need a current report and a recorded stop time. They do not show whether water is safe.
Showing 4 of 4 outlets
Open full map- Abbey Road Steyning CSO - 107379Current status unknown
Southern Water · Tributary of River Adur
2025 annual record:14spills19hours - Kings Barn Lane Steyning CEO - 108269Current status unknown
Southern Water · Freshwater River
2025 annual record:1spill0.4hours - Steyning SSO - 115442Current status unknown
Southern Water · Black Sewer Tributary of River Adur
2025 annual record:17spills129.7hours - Wykeham Close Steyning CSO - 108251Current status unknown
Southern Water · The River Adur
2025 annual record:2spills0.7hours
No outlets match these filters.
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.
- 1Steyning SSO - 11544217spills
Southern Water
- 2Abbey Road Steyning CSO - 10737914spills
Southern Water
- 3Wykeham Close Steyning CSO - 1082512spills
Southern Water · monitor coverage 24.7%, below 90%
- 4Kings Barn Lane Steyning CEO - 1082691spills
Southern Water
Spills over time
The median outlet on Black Sewer recorded 8 spills in 2025, against 11 across England.
3 outlets have a comparable count for both 2024 and 2025, with the monitor working at least 90% of each year. 0 recorded more spills, 3 fewer and 0 the same. Together they went from 69 to 32 spills, a fall of 54%.
| Year | Outlets with a count | Total spills | Median per outlet | England median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 34 | 8 | 11 |
| 2024 | 3 | 69 | 26 | 19 |
| 2023 | 3 | 102 | 35 | 20 |
| 2022 | 3 | 64 | 25 | 13 |
| 2021 | 3 | 42 | 16 | 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 Black Sewer
4 outlet records in alphabetical order. Each link opens the outlet page with its latest report and annual history.
- Abbey Road Steyning CSO - 107379Tributary of River Adur · 14 spills in 2025
- Kings Barn Lane Steyning CEO - 108269Freshwater River · 1 spill in 2025
- Steyning SSO - 115442Black Sewer Tributary of River Adur · 17 spills in 2025
- Wykeham Close Steyning CSO - 108251The River Adur · 2 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: GB107041012040. The official waterbody record is a source lookup; its classification is not imported here.
Questions about Black Sewer
- Which outlets are linked to Black Sewer?
- The source links 4 outlet records to waterbody GB107041012040. The link comes from the annual return; it does not model where a discharge travelled.
- How many spills were recorded for Black Sewer?
- 4 records report 34 spills in 2025 and 150 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 Black Sewer?
- Southern Water operates every listed outlet. Contact the operator or the official pollution service if you see a problem in the water.
- Which outlets on Black Sewer are linked to a live feed?
- 4 of the 4 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 Black Sewer?
- 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 Black Sewer is safe?
- No. Event duration data does not measure bacteria, chemicals or current water quality. Use official local water-quality advice for that question.