Kennet and Avon Canal

Subject: Storm overflow WXW00665 on the RIVER AVON VIA SWS: request for information

Dear Wessex Water,

I am writing about storm overflow WXW00665 on the RIVER AVON VIA SWS.

Environment Agency storm overflow monitoring data for overflow WXW00665 on the RIVER AVON VIA SWS (operator listed as Wessex Water) records no spill events starting between 17 September 2026 and 17 October 2026.

As of 17 October 2026 at 22:23 UTC, the monitor for this overflow is reported as offline (status timestamp in the public data: 17 October 2026 at 21:58 UTC). While a monitor is reported offline, the public data cannot show whether the overflow is spilling.

Further details from the public record:
- On the Kennet and Avon Canal, per the OS Open Rivers network (Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence)
- Location: 51.37720, -2.35505
- Sources: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub and Water Quality Archive (Open Government Licence v3.0), cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/7203)

These figures are taken from public monitoring data as published and may be revised by the publisher. They are not a finding that any permit condition has been breached.

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Please could you tell me:
1. Whether the monitoring record summarised above is accurate and complete
2. Why the monitor is reported as offline and when it is expected to report again
3. What work, if any, is planned at this overflow, and on what timeline
4. What measures are in place to reduce spills from this overflow in future

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Yours faithfully,
[Your name]
[Your address]
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Subject: Constituent query: storm overflow WXW00665 on the RIVER AVON VIA SWS

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

I am writing as your constituent about public storm overflow monitoring data for our area.

Environment Agency storm overflow monitoring data for overflow WXW00665 on the RIVER AVON VIA SWS (operator listed as Wessex Water) records no spill events starting between 17 September 2026 and 17 October 2026.

As of 17 October 2026 at 22:23 UTC, the monitor for this overflow is reported as offline (status timestamp in the public data: 17 October 2026 at 21:58 UTC). While a monitor is reported offline, the public data cannot show whether the overflow is spilling.

Further details from the public record:
- On the Kennet and Avon Canal, per the OS Open Rivers network (Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence)
- Location: 51.37720, -2.35505
- Sources: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub and Water Quality Archive (Open Government Licence v3.0), cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/7203)

These figures are taken from public monitoring data as published and may be revised by the publisher. They are not a finding that any permit condition has been breached.

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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 the monitoring data for this overflow with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Environment Agency or Ofwat

Yours sincerely,
[Your name]
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