Stour (Essex) sewage map and spill data
9 storm overflows listed in the 2025 annual return name this water. All are operated by Anglian Water. Check the latest company report for each outlet below.
- 9
- Outlet records
- 54
- Spills in 2025
- 93
- Recorded hours
- 9
- Linked to a live feed
1 records show monitor operation below 90%. Annual figures describe the whole of 2025, not today.
Outlets on Stour (Essex)
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 9 of 9 outlets
Open full map- Brantham Factory Lane OVCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · Trib River Stour
2025 annual record:2spills0.5hours - Brantham School Lane SpCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · Trib River Stour
2025 annual record:0spills0hours - Harwich And Dovercourt STWCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · tidal River Stour
2025 annual record:4spills10.5hours - Harwich And Dovercourt STWCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · tidal River Stour
2025 annual record:6spills2.5hours - Holbrook STWCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · Trib Holbrook Stream
2025 annual record:28spills62.5hours - Holbrook STWCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · Holbrook Creek Estuary Stour
2025 annual record:0spills0hours - Lawford-Wignall St SpCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · Trib Wignall Brook
2025 annual record:2spills5hours - Manningtree STWCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · Wignall Brook Stour Estuary
2025 annual record:5spills11.1hours - Mistley, School Lane CSOCurrent status unknown
Anglian Water · River Stour
2025 annual record:7spills1.1hours
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.
- 1Holbrook STW28spills
Anglian Water
- 2Mistley, School Lane CSO7spills
Anglian Water · monitor coverage 78.3%, below 90%
- 3Harwich And Dovercourt STW6spills
Anglian Water
- 4Manningtree STW5spills
Anglian Water
- 5Harwich And Dovercourt STW4spills
Anglian Water
Spills over time
The median outlet on Stour (Essex) recorded 4 spills in 2025, against 11 across England.
7 outlets have a comparable count for both 2024 and 2025, with the monitor working at least 90% of each year. 0 recorded more spills, 6 fewer and 1 the same. Together they went from 162 to 47 spills, a fall of 71%.
| Year | Outlets with a count | Total spills | Median per outlet | England median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 54 | 4 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 203 | 19 | 19 |
| 2023 | 7 | 96 | 11 | 20 |
| 2022 | 4 | 37 | 8 | 13 |
| 2021 | 3 | 105 | 29 | 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 Stour (Essex)
9 outlet records in alphabetical order. Each link opens the outlet page with its latest report and annual history.
- Brantham Factory Lane OVTrib River Stour · 2 spills in 2025
- Brantham School Lane SpTrib River Stour · 0 spills in 2025
- Harwich And Dovercourt STWtidal River Stour · 4 spills in 2025
- Harwich And Dovercourt STWtidal River Stour · 6 spills in 2025
- Holbrook STWTrib Holbrook Stream · 28 spills in 2025
- Holbrook STWHolbrook Creek Estuary Stour · 0 spills in 2025
- Lawford-Wignall St SpTrib Wignall Brook · 2 spills in 2025
- Manningtree STWWignall Brook Stour Estuary · 5 spills in 2025
- Mistley, School Lane CSORiver Stour · 7 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: GB520503613602. The official waterbody record is a source lookup; its classification is not imported here.
Questions about Stour (Essex)
- Which outlets are linked to Stour (Essex)?
- The source links 9 outlet records to waterbody GB520503613602. The link comes from the annual return; it does not model where a discharge travelled.
- How many spills were recorded for Stour (Essex)?
- 9 records report 54 spills in 2025 and 93 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 Stour (Essex)?
- Anglian Water operates every listed outlet. Contact the operator or the official pollution service if you see a problem in the water.
- Which outlets on Stour (Essex) are linked to a live feed?
- 9 of the 9 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 Stour (Essex)?
- 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 Stour (Essex) is safe?
- No. Event duration data does not measure bacteria, chemicals or current water quality. Use official local water-quality advice for that question.