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United Utilities · overflow UUP01238

No active event

Irish Sea

United Utilities reports no current spill. In the last 30 days the overflow has discharged a cumulative 2.4 h across 3 events.

📍 53.80728°, -3.05641°

Spill record· last 12 months

4

spill events

3h

cumulative discharge

1.1 h

longest single event (all time)

2026-03-27

first event on record

In the last 30 days this overflow recorded 2h of discharge. Across United Utilities's 2,260 monitored overflows the median was 0h. This site is in the top 18% by 30-day spill duration.

On the Irish Sea· 12 other overflows

12 other overflows discharge into the Irish Sea. 1 has its monitor offline. Combined recorded discharge in the last 30 days: 466h. Operated by 2 different water companies.

Recent spill events· last 30 days

Nearby water quality· 6 sampling points within 5 km

  • NW-88020958 · SALINE WATER - DESIGNATED BATHING BEACHES

    BLACKPOOL CENTRAL AT ST CHAD'S ROAD (42300)

    510 m away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • NW-88020959 · SALINE WATER - DESIGNATED BATHING BEACHES

    BLACKPOOL NORTH AT TOWER (42500)

    982 m away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • NW-88020957 · SALINE WATER - DESIGNATED BATHING BEACHES

    BLACKPOOL SOUTH AT PLEASURE BEACH (42100)

    1.9 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • NW-88024072 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    STANLEY PARK WQ ASSESSMENT POINT

    2.6 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • NW-88007163 · SALINE WATER - COASTAL SITES - NON BATHING/SHELLFISH

    COASTAL SURVEY NRA-173 BLACKPOOL: SITE SLC 40

    4.1 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • NW-88009854 · SALINE WATER - DESIGNATED BATHING BEACHES

    BISPHAM AT BISPHAMBLACKPOOL MBC (42600)

    4.6 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

Take action

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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If you can see foam, sewage debris, dead fish, or smell something wrong — submit a citizen report. Confirmed reports are added to the Truth Engine and strengthen the public record on this overflow.

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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 UUP01238 on the Irish Sea

Dear United Utilities,

I am writing to formally raise a concern about storm overflow UUP01238,
which public Environment Agency data shows recording 3 spill events totalling 2.4 h in the last 30 days into the Irish Sea.

Evidence:
- Last 30 days: 3 spill events totalling 2.4 h
- Location: 53.80728, -3.05641
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/11739)

[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 Blackpool South constituency — currently represented by Chris Webb (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 UUP01238

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 UUP01238, which public
Environment Agency data shows recording 3 spill events totalling 2.4 h in the last 30 days into the Irish Sea.

Evidence on the public record:
- Last 30 days: 3 spill events totalling 2.4 h
- Location: 53.80728, -3.05641
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/11739)

[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.co.uk/overflow/11739)

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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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