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South West Water · overflow SBB00525

No active event

HICKS MILL STREAM

South West Water reports no current spill. No discharge events recorded in the last 30 days.

📍 50.22101°, -5.15751°

Spill record· last 12 months

0

spill events

-100% vs prior 12m

0h

cumulative discharge

-100% vs prior 12m

30 min

longest single event (all time)

2025-04-22

first event on record

In the last 30 days this overflow recorded 0h of discharge. South West Water has 529 of its 1,345 monitored overflows reporting spills in this 30-day window.

On the HICKS MILL STREAM· 1 other overflow

1 other overflow discharges into the HICKS MILL STREAM. Combined recorded discharge in the last 30 days: 1h.

Recent spill events· last 30 days

No spill events recorded in the last 30 days.

Nearby water quality· 6 sampling points within 5 km

  • SW-81950880 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    HICK'S MILL STREAM BELOW LANNER ST DAY STW

    187 m away · last tested 5 weeks ago

    • pH6.9 PHUNITS
  • SW-81950886 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    HICK'S MILL STREAM ABOVE LANNER ST DAY STW

    206 m away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • SW-81950840 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    HICKS MILL STREAM AT TREHADDLE

    911 m away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • SW-81950888 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    HICKS MILL STREAM AT GWENNAP CHURCH

    1.1 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • SW-81950902 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    LANNER STREAM ABOVE LANDFILL

    1.3 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • SW-81951071 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    ST DAY STREAM AT CULVERT EXIT BELOW WHEAL MAID

    2.0 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 South West Water

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 SBB00525 on the HICKS MILL STREAM

Dear South West Water,

I am writing to formally raise a concern about storm overflow SBB00525,
which public Environment Agency data shows the most recent record from public Environment Agency data into the HICKS MILL STREAM.

Evidence:
- Location: 50.22101, -5.15751
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/25567)

[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 South West Water customer]

2. Write to the MP for this stretch

This overflow sits in the Camborne and Redruth constituency — currently represented by Perran Moon (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: South West Water sewage discharge — overflow SBB00525

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

I am writing as your constituent to raise concern about ongoing sewage discharges
from South West Water in our area.

A specific recent example is storm overflow SBB00525, which public
Environment Agency data shows the most recent record from public Environment Agency data into the HICKS MILL STREAM.

Evidence on the public record:
- Location: 50.22101, -5.15751
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/25567)

[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 South West 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/25567)

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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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