Mersey (upstream of Manchester Ship Canal) sewage map and spill data
51 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.
- 51
- Outlet records
- 1,711
- Spills in 2025
- 7,676
- Recorded hours
- 50
- Linked to a live feed
7 records show monitor operation below 90%. Annual figures describe the whole of 2025, not today.
Outlets on Mersey (upstream of Manchester Ship Canal)
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 10 of 51 outlets
Open full map- 103 Brinksway/Lark Hill CSOCurrent status unknown
United Utilities · River Mersey
2025 annual record:5spills0.4hours - 650 yards downstream of Kingsway River Bridge CSOCurrent status unknown
United Utilities · River Mersey
2025 annual record:48spills219.1hours - 95/97 Craig Road CSOCurrent status unknown
United Utilities · River Mersey
2025 annual record:5spills6.9hours - Altrincham Road / West End Avenue CSOCurrent status unknown
United Utilities · Gatley Brook via SWS
2025 annual record:3spills1.1hours - Barlow Moor Road / Rowsley Avenue CSOCurrent status unknown
United Utilities · River Mersey
2025 annual record:79spills516.8hours - Barlow Moor Road/Palatine Road CSOCurrent status unknown
United Utilities · River Mersey
2025 annual record:1spill1.5hours - Bradley Lane (Stretford) CSOCurrent status unknown
United Utilities · River Mersey
2025 annual record:34spills136hours - Brighton Road CSOCurrent status unknown
United Utilities · River Mersey
2025 annual record:28spills21.5hours - Brinksway Bridge/Grenville Street CSOCurrent status unknown
United Utilities · River Mersey
2025 annual record:2spills13.1hours - Burton Road (Withington) CSOCurrent status unknown
United Utilities · River Mersey
2025 annual record:75spills1,716.7hours
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.
- 1SALE WwTW89spills
United Utilities
- 2Hope Street CSO84spills
United Utilities
- 3STOCKPORT WwTW82spills
United Utilities
- 4Barlow Moor Road / Rowsley Avenue CSO79spills
United Utilities
- 4Dane Bank Road CSO79spills
United Utilities
Spills over time
The median outlet on Mersey (upstream of Manchester Ship Canal) recorded 28 spills in 2025, against 11 across England.
38 outlets have a comparable count for both 2024 and 2025, with the monitor working at least 90% of each year. 18 recorded more spills, 17 fewer and 3 the same. Together they went from 1,286 to 1,294 spills, a rise of 1%.
Largest rises from 2024 to 2025
- Stockport WwTW Heaton's Sewer CSO (STOCK)0 → 38
- Sledmoor Road CSO0 → 34
- STOCKPORT WwTW64 → 82
| Year | Outlets with a count | Total spills | Median per outlet | England median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | 1,711 | 28 | 11 |
| 2024 | 50 | 1,673 | 24 | 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 Mersey (upstream of Manchester Ship Canal)
51 outlet records in alphabetical order. Each link opens the outlet page with its latest report and annual history.
A1 outlet
- Altrincham Road / West End Avenue CSOGatley Brook via SWS · 3 spills in 2025
B7 outlets
- 103 Brinksway/Lark Hill CSORiver Mersey · 5 spills in 2025
- Barlow Moor Road / Rowsley Avenue CSORiver Mersey · 79 spills in 2025
- Barlow Moor Road/Palatine Road CSORiver Mersey · 1 spill in 2025
- Bradley Lane (Stretford) CSORiver Mersey · 34 spills in 2025
- Brighton Road CSORiver Mersey · 28 spills in 2025
- Brinksway Bridge/Grenville Street CSORiver Mersey · 2 spills in 2025
- Burton Road (Withington) CSORiver Mersey · 75 spills in 2025
C5 outlets
- 95/97 Craig Road CSORiver Mersey · 5 spills in 2025
- Carrington Road Bridge CSORiver Mersey · 11 spills in 2025
- Carrington Road PSRiver Mersey · 53 spills in 2025
- Chestergate CSORiver Mersey · 6 spills in 2025
- Chestergate/King Street West CSORiver Mersey · 5 spills in 2025
D1 outlet
- Dane Bank Road CSOSlitten Brook · 79 spills in 2025
E1 outlet
- Eagle Brow CSO (489KT)Slitten Brook · 11 spills in 2025
F2 outlets
- Flixton Road CSORiver Mersey · 9 spills in 2025
- Flixton Road/Irlam Road Flixton Combined Sewer Overflow (451UM) (TRA0039)River Mersey via surface water sewer · 59 spills in 2025
G1 outlet
- Great Underbank CSOClvrt Section of River Mersey · 39 spills in 2025
H2 outlets
- Heaton Moor CSORiver Mersey · 17 spills in 2025
- Hope Street CSORiver Mersey · 84 spills in 2025
K1 outlet
- Kenworthy Lane PSRiver Mersey · 9 spills in 2025
L1 outlet
- Lime Tree Close CSORiver Mersey · 11 spills in 2025
M4 outlets
- Manor Avenue CSOStromford Brook via SWS · 74 spills in 2025
- Manor Avenue PSStromford Brook · 8 spills in 2025
- Manor Avenue/Carrington Lane CSOStromford Brook · 24 spills in 2025
- Manor Avenue/Firs Road CSOStromford Brook · 6 spills in 2025
O1 outlet
- Outside 91 Styal Road CSOGatley Brook via SWS · 7 spills in 2025
P2 outlets
- Prince's Street CSORiver Mersey · 54 spills in 2025
- Princess Parkway/M60 CSORiver Mersey · 20 spills in 2025
R1 outlet
- Rear of No. 166 Bridgewater Street CSOSlitten Brook · 51 spills in 2025
S11 outlets
- SALE WwTWStromford Brook · 45 spills in 2025
- SALE WwTWStromford Brook · 89 spills in 2025
- Sledmoor Road CSORiver Mersey · 34 spills in 2025
- South of Peel Terrace CSORiv. Mersey/KICKETY Brook · 10 spills in 2025
- South of Peel Terrace, Chester Road, MHT (Outlet 2)River Mersey · 3 spills in 2025
- Sow Brook PSSow Brook · 12 spills in 2025
- Stockport Road/Essex Avenue CSORiver Mersey Estuary via SWS · 29 spills in 2025
- STOCKPORT WwTWRiver Mersey · 18 spills in 2025
- STOCKPORT WwTWRiver Mersey · 82 spills in 2025
- Stockport WwTW Heaton's Sewer CSO (STOCK)River Mersey · 38 spills in 2025
- STRETFORD WwTWRiver Mersey · 31 spills in 2025
T4 outlets
- The Avenue Syphon CSOStromford Brk Tributary Rvr Mersey · 24 spills in 2025
- The Circuit CSORiver Mersey · 56 spills in 2025
- The Danefield Road CSORiver Mersey (Under M63) · 16 spills in 2025
- Travis Brow/Georges Road CSORiver Mersey · 56 spills in 2025
U1 outlet
- Urmston Sewerage, Church Road & Carrington Road PSRiver Mersey · 76 spills in 2025
W4 outlets
- Walwyn Close CSORiver Mersey · 55 spills in 2025
- Wellington Road South CSORiver Mersey · 50 spills in 2025
- Western Road CSOCarrs Ditech (Culvert) · 3 spills in 2025
- Withington PSRiver Mersey · 67 spills in 2025
Y1 outlet
- 650 yards downstream of Kingsway River Bridge CSORiver Mersey · 48 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: GB112069061030. The official waterbody record is a source lookup; its classification is not imported here.
Questions about Mersey (upstream of Manchester Ship Canal)
- Which outlets are linked to Mersey (upstream of Manchester Ship Canal)?
- The source links 51 outlet records to waterbody GB112069061030. The link comes from the annual return; it does not model where a discharge travelled.
- How many spills were recorded for Mersey (upstream of Manchester Ship Canal)?
- 51 records report 1,711 spills in 2025 and 7,676 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 Mersey (upstream of 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 Mersey (upstream of Manchester Ship Canal) are linked to a live feed?
- 50 of the 51 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 Mersey (upstream of Manchester Ship Canal)?
- 7 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 Mersey (upstream of 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.