Valley Burn from Source to Wear sewage map and spill data

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

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Outlet records: 105
Spills in 2025: 202
Recorded hours: 4
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 Valley Burn from Source to Wear

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50 Oxclose Crescent Spennymoor
Northumbrian Water · Valley Burn
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:17spills3.4hours

Burton Beck CSO
Northumbrian Water · Burton Beck
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:30spills53.6hours
Cow Plantation CSO
Northumbrian Water · Valley Burn, River Wear
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:14spills25hours
Mayfields CSO
Northumbrian Water · Valley Burn
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:44spills120.4hours

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.

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Mayfields CSO
Northumbrian Water
44spills
2
Burton Beck CSO
Northumbrian Water
30spills
3
50 Oxclose Crescent Spennymoor
Northumbrian Water · monitor coverage 88.3%, below 90%
17spills
4
Cow Plantation CSO
Northumbrian Water
14spills

Spills over time

The median outlet on Valley Burn from Source to Wear recorded 23.5 spills in 2025, against 11 across England.

2 outlets have a comparable count for both 2024 and 2025, with the monitor working at least 90% of each year. 1 recorded more spills, 1 fewer and 0 the same. Together they went from 45 to 44 spills, a fall of 2%.

Largest rises from 2024 to 2025

Burton Beck CSO29 → 30

Year	Outlets with a count	Total spills	Median per outlet	England median
2025	4	105	23.5	11
2024	4	101	22.5	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 Valley Burn from Source to Wear

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

50 Oxclose Crescent SpennymoorValley Burn · 17 spills in 2025
Burton Beck CSOBurton Beck · 30 spills in 2025
Cow Plantation CSOValley Burn, River Wear · 14 spills in 2025
Mayfields CSOValley Burn · 44 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: GB103024077350. The official waterbody record is a source lookup; its classification is not imported here.

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Questions about Valley Burn from Source to Wear

Which outlets are linked to Valley Burn from Source to Wear?: The source links 4 outlet records to waterbody GB103024077350. The link comes from the annual return; it does not model where a discharge travelled.
How many spills were recorded for Valley Burn from Source to Wear?: 4 records report 105 spills in 2025 and 202 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 Valley Burn from Source to Wear?: Northumbrian Water operates every listed outlet. Contact the operator or the official pollution service if you see a problem in the water.
Which outlets on Valley Burn from Source to Wear 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 Valley Burn from Source to Wear?: 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 Valley Burn from Source to Wear is safe?: No. Event duration data does not measure bacteria, chemicals or current water quality. Use official local water-quality advice for that question.