Severn Trent Water · overflow SVT02627
No active event
TIRLE BROOK
Severn Trent Water reports no current spill. In the last 30 days the overflow has discharged a cumulative 27 min across 11 events.
📍 51.97438°, -2.06817°
Severn Trent Water · overflow SVT02627
No active event
Severn Trent Water reports no current spill. In the last 30 days the overflow has discharged a cumulative 27 min across 11 events.
📍 51.97438°, -2.06817°
“Single discharge event ongoing for 8 days — well beyond the duration expected of an emergency storm overflow.”
⏱ Continuous discharge for 9 days — still ongoing
11
spill events
627h
cumulative discharge
9 days
longest single event (all time)
2026-05-02
first event on record
In the last 30 days this overflow recorded 627h of discharge. Across Severn Trent Water's 2,418 monitored overflows the median was 0h. This site is in the top 1% by 30-day spill duration.
1 other overflow discharges into the TIRLE BROOK.
MD-04851780 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
627 m away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
MD-04851160 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
3.2 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
MD-04938161 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
4.2 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
MD-05348780 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
4.4 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
MD-05217560 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
4.8 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
MD-RSN1486 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
4.9 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
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Subject: Complaint: storm overflow SVT02627 on the TIRLE BROOK Dear Severn Trent Water, I am writing to formally raise a concern about storm overflow SVT02627, which public Environment Agency data shows recording 11 spill events totalling 27 min in the last 30 days into the TIRLE BROOK. Evidence: - Last 30 days: 11 spill events totalling 27 min - Cross-referenced flags from independent monitoring: 1 open Truth Engine discrepancies - Location: 51.97438, -2.06817 - Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/1964) [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 Severn Trent Water customer]
This overflow sits in the Tewkesbury constituency — currently represented by Cameron Thomas (Liberal Democrat). Click below to open WriteToThem with the letter copied to your clipboard — paste it into the message box.
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Subject: Constituent concern: Severn Trent Water sewage discharge — overflow SVT02627 Dear [your MP — WriteToThem will fill this in], I am writing as your constituent to raise concern about ongoing sewage discharges from Severn Trent Water in our area. A specific recent example is storm overflow SVT02627, which public Environment Agency data shows recording 11 spill events totalling 27 min in the last 30 days into the TIRLE BROOK. Evidence on the public record: - Last 30 days: 11 spill events totalling 27 min - Cross-referenced flags from independent monitoring: 1 open Truth Engine discrepancies - Location: 51.97438, -2.06817 - Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/1964) [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 Severn Trent Water 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/1964)
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