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Wessex Water · overflow WXW01160

No active event

(S) WASHFORD RIVER

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

📍 51.18300°, -3.33195°

Spill record· last 12 months

1

spill event

0h

cumulative discharge

26 min

longest single event (all time)

2026-03-09

first event on record

In the last 30 days this overflow recorded 0h of discharge. Wessex Water has 313 of its 1,427 monitored overflows reporting spills in this 30-day window.

On the (S) WASHFORD RIVER· 1 other overflow

1 other overflow discharges into the (S) WASHFORD RIVER. Combined recorded discharge in the last 30 days: 0h.

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-60590144 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    WASHFORD RIVER AT KENTSFORD FARM

    1.5 km away · last tested 14 days ago

    • pH8.25 PHUNITS
    • Water temperature12.1 CEL
  • SW-60100118 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    DONIFORD STREAM SWILL BRIDGE

    1.9 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • SW-60100313 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    MONKSILVER STM WILLITON

    2.5 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • SW-RSN2387 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    RSN2387 TRIB OF DONIFORD STREAM AT MANOR FARM

    3.6 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • SW-60510001 · SALINE WATER - ESTUARINE SITES - NON BATHING/SHELLFISH

    SEVERN ESTUARY INVESTIGATION WATCHET BAY

    4.3 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • SW-60580150 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    PILL R BILBROOK FORD

    4.4 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 WXW01160 on the (S) WASHFORD RIVER

Dear Wessex Water,

I am writing to formally raise a concern about storm overflow WXW01160,
which public Environment Agency data shows the most recent record from public Environment Agency data into the (S) WASHFORD RIVER.

Evidence:
- Location: 51.18300, -3.33195
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/7136)

[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 Tiverton and Minehead constituency — currently represented by Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat). 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 WXW01160

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 WXW01160, which public
Environment Agency data shows the most recent record from public Environment Agency data into the (S) WASHFORD RIVER.

Evidence on the public record:
- Location: 51.18300, -3.33195
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/7136)

[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/7136)

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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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