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Manchester Ship Canal sewage map and spill data

18 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.

18
Outlet records
409
Spills in 2025
1,787
Recorded hours
18
Linked to a live feed

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

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Outlets on Manchester Ship Canal

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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. 1
    Halton Brow CSO

    United Utilities

    61spills
  2. 2
    WARRINGTON SOUTH WwTW

    United Utilities

    51spills
  3. 3
    Expressway 8, Runcorn (Weston Point, Point R) CSO

    United Utilities

    50spills
  4. 4
    Penn Lane (Weston Point, Point R) combined sewer overflow (202LE) (HAL0060)

    United Utilities

    48spills
  5. 5
    Hardwick Street CSO

    United Utilities

    34spills

Spills over time

The median outlet on Manchester Ship Canal recorded 22.5 spills in 2025, against 11 across England.

16 outlets have a comparable count for both 2024 and 2025, with the monitor working at least 90% of each year. 4 recorded more spills, 11 fewer and 1 the same. Together they went from 629 to 408 spills, a fall of 35%.

Largest rises from 2024 to 2025

YearOutlets with a countTotal spillsMedian per outletEngland median
20251840922.511
2024186292319

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 Manchester Ship Canal

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

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: GB71210004. The official waterbody record is a source lookup; its classification is not imported here.

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Questions about Manchester Ship Canal

Which outlets are linked to Manchester Ship Canal?
The source links 18 outlet records to waterbody GB71210004. The link comes from the annual return; it does not model where a discharge travelled.
How many spills were recorded for Manchester Ship Canal?
18 records report 409 spills in 2025 and 1,787 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 Manchester Ship Canal?
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 Manchester Ship Canal are linked to a live feed?
18 of the 18 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 Manchester Ship Canal?
2 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 Manchester Ship Canal is safe?
No. Event duration data does not measure bacteria, chemicals or current water quality. Use official local water-quality advice for that question.