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United Utilities · overflow UUP01909

No active event

Stromford Brook a tributary of River Mersey

United Utilities reports no current spill. No discharge events recorded in the last 30 days.

📍 53.43185°, -2.35592°

Truth Engine flags· 1 open

Recent spill events· last 30 days

Nearby water quality· 6 sampling points within 5 km

  • NW-88002062 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    STROMFORD BROOK AT ROAD BRIDGE D/S SALE STW

    165 m away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • NW-88002075 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    OLD EEA BROOK NEAR SPORTS GROUND

    991 m away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • NW-88002060 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    RIVER MERSEY AT ASHTON WEIR

    1.1 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • NW-88023725 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    UNNAMED TRIB R.MERSEY AT CARRINGTON LANE, CARRINGTON

    1.9 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • NW-88022354 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    BAGULEY BROOK (WOODHOUSE)HOUSE FARM, ALTRINCHAM

    2.7 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • NW-88002514 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    TIMPERLEY BROOK NEAR OLDHOUSE FARM

    2.8 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

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The record above is verifiable from public Environment Agency and water-company data. Three official accountability channels — pre-filled with the evidence on this page.

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1. Complain to United Utilities

The official complaints route. Most companies require submission through their web form rather than email — open the form, then paste the pre-filled letter.

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Subject: Complaint: storm overflow UUP01909 on the Stromford Brook a tributary of River Mersey

Dear United Utilities,

I am writing to formally raise a concern about storm overflow UUP01909,
which public Environment Agency data shows recording 1 spill events totalling 0 min in the last 30 days into the Stromford Brook a tributary of River Mersey.

Evidence:
- Last 30 days: 1 spill events totalling 0 min
- Cross-referenced flags from independent monitoring: 1 open Truth Engine discrepancies
- Location: 53.43185, -2.35592
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.uk/overflow/11210)

[Add your personal context here — e.g. how you use this stretch of water and how this incident affects you.]

Please respond with:
1. The cause of this discharge or monitor outage
2. The action being taken to resolve it
3. The expected timeline for resolution
4. What measures are in place to prevent recurrence

I have copied the Environment Agency, Ofwat, and my MP into this correspondence
where appropriate.

Yours faithfully,
[Your name]
[Your address]
[Your customer reference if you are a United Utilities customer]

2. Write to the MP for this stretch

This overflow sits in the Stretford and Urmston constituency — currently represented by Andrew Western (Labour). Click below to open WriteToThem with the letter copied to your clipboard — paste it into the message box.

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Preview the letter
Subject: Constituent concern: United Utilities sewage discharge — overflow UUP01909

Dear [your MP — WriteToThem will fill this in],

I am writing as your constituent to raise concern about ongoing sewage discharges
from United Utilities in our area.

A specific recent example is storm overflow UUP01909, which public
Environment Agency data shows recording 1 spill events totalling 0 min in the last 30 days into the Stromford Brook a tributary of River Mersey.

Evidence on the public record:
- Last 30 days: 1 spill events totalling 0 min
- Cross-referenced flags from independent monitoring: 1 open Truth Engine discrepancies
- Location: 53.43185, -2.35592
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.uk/overflow/11210)

[Add your personal context here — e.g. how you use this stretch of water and how this incident affects you and your family.]

I would like to ask:
1. Whether you support strengthening the regulatory regime for storm overflows
   and monitor coverage in particular
2. Whether you would raise this specific incident with the Secretary of State
   for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs or with Ofwat
3. What steps Parliament is taking to hold United Utilities accountable for
   the gap between shareholder distributions and the state of monitoring on
   the ground

Yours sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address — WriteToThem requires a postal address to verify constituency]

Sources: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub · Environment Agency
WIMS Water Quality Archive · cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.uk/overflow/11210)

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3. Report to the Environment Agency

For active pollution incidents — dead fish, foam, sewage on the riverbank — the EA hotline operates 24/7 and triggers a recorded investigation.

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