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Wessex Water · overflow WXW00153

No active event

POOLE BAY (C)

Wessex Water reports no current spill. In the last 30 days the overflow has discharged a cumulative 1 h across 1 events.

📍 50.71447°, -1.83836°

Spill record· last 12 months

3

spill events

3h

cumulative discharge

1.6 h

longest single event (all time)

2026-02-18

first event on record

In the last 30 days this overflow recorded 1h of discharge. Across Wessex Water's 1,427 monitored overflows the median was 0h. This site is in the top 17% by 30-day spill duration.

On the POOLE BAY (C)· 2 other overflows

2 other overflows discharge into the POOLE BAY (C).

Recent spill events· last 30 days

Nearby water quality· 6 sampling points within 5 km

  • SW-50024445 · SALINE WATER - DESIGNATED BATHING BEACHES

    BOSCOMBE PIER (19060)

    678 m away · last tested 10 days ago

    • Intestinal Enterococci10 CFU/0.1l
    • Water temperature21.1 CEL
  • SW-50024440 · SALINE WATER - DESIGNATED BATHING BEACHES

    BOURNEMOUTH MANOR STEPS (19050)

    708 m away · last tested 10 days ago

    • Water temperature21 CEL
    • Intestinal Enterococci10 CFU/0.1l
  • SW-50024410 · SALINE WATER - DESIGNATED BATHING BEACHES

    FISHERMANS WALK (19030)

    1.7 km away · last tested 10 days ago

    • Water temperature20.8 CEL
    • Intestinal Enterococci10 CFU/0.1l
  • SW-50020113 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    BOURNE STREAM

    2.7 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • SW-50024483 · SALINE WATER - DESIGNATED BATHING BEACHES

    BOURNEMOUTH PIER (19100)

    2.7 km away · last tested 10 days ago

    • Water temperature22.5 CEL
    • Intestinal Enterococci18 CFU/0.1l
  • SW-50370169 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    RIVER STOUR AT IFORD BRIDGE

    3.7 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 Wessex 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.

Preview the letter
Subject: Complaint: storm overflow WXW00153 on the POOLE BAY (C)

Dear Wessex Water,

I am writing to formally raise a concern about storm overflow WXW00153,
which public Environment Agency data shows recording 1 spill events totalling 1 h in the last 30 days into the POOLE BAY (C).

Evidence:
- Last 30 days: 1 spill events totalling 1 h
- Location: 50.71447, -1.83836
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/7031)

[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 Wessex Water customer]

2. Write to the MP for this stretch

This overflow sits in the Bournemouth East constituency — currently represented by Tom Hayes (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: Wessex Water sewage discharge — overflow WXW00153

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

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

A specific recent example is storm overflow WXW00153, which public
Environment Agency data shows recording 1 spill events totalling 1 h in the last 30 days into the POOLE BAY (C).

Evidence on the public record:
- Last 30 days: 1 spill events totalling 1 h
- Location: 50.71447, -1.83836
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/7031)

[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 Wessex 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/7031)

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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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