Severn Trent Water · overflow SVT01702
No active event
TRIBUTARY OF RIVER SENCE
Severn Trent Water reports no current spill. No discharge events recorded in the last 30 days.
📍 52.67001°, -1.42453°
Severn Trent Water · overflow SVT01702
No active event
Severn Trent Water reports no current spill. No discharge events recorded in the last 30 days.
📍 52.67001°, -1.42453°
1
spill event
1h
cumulative discharge
1.2 h
longest single event (all time)
2026-02-28
first event on record
In the last 30 days this overflow recorded 0h of discharge. Severn Trent Water has 606 of its 2,418 monitored overflows reporting spills in this 30-day window.
9 other overflows discharge into the TRIBUTARY OF RIVER SENCE. Combined recorded discharge in the last 30 days: 1h.
No spill events recorded in the last 30 days.
MD-60021300 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
24 m away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
MD-59715620 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
1.9 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
MD-RSN1062 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
2.1 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
MD-60034305 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
2.5 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
MD-59716950 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
2.7 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
MD-59963150 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
3.8 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
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Subject: Complaint: storm overflow SVT01702 on the TRIBUTARY OF RIVER SENCE Dear Severn Trent Water, I am writing to formally raise a concern about storm overflow SVT01702, which public Environment Agency data shows the most recent record from public Environment Agency data into the TRIBUTARY OF RIVER SENCE. Evidence: - Location: 52.67001, -1.42453 - Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/2462) [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 Hinckley and Bosworth constituency — currently represented by Dr Luke Evans (Conservative). 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 SVT01702 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 SVT01702, which public Environment Agency data shows the most recent record from public Environment Agency data into the TRIBUTARY OF RIVER SENCE. Evidence on the public record: - Location: 52.67001, -1.42453 - Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/2462) [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/2462)
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