Anglian Water · overflow AWS01012
Monitor offline
North Sea
Anglian Water's monitor for this overflow has been offline for 11 weeks. They have no way to detect a spill if one occurs.
📍 52.91947°, 1.34094°
Truth Engine flags· 1 open
- Monitor offline
Recent spill events· last 30 days
No spill events recorded in the last 30 days.
Nearby water quality· 2 sampling points within 5 km
AN-CR220423 · SALINE WATER - DESIGNATED BATHING BEACHES
CROMER EAST BEACH (10200)
3.0 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
AN-ER202427 · SALINE WATER - DESIGNATED BATHING BEACHES
EAST RUNTON BEACH (10150)
4.8 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
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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.
📷 Report what you saw →1. Complain to Anglian 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 AWS01012 on the North Sea Dear Anglian Water, I am writing to formally raise a concern about storm overflow AWS01012, which public Environment Agency data shows reporting its monitor offline (11 weeks) into the North Sea. Evidence: - Status: monitor offline for 11 weeks — no spill detection in operation - Cross-referenced flags from independent monitoring: 1 open Truth Engine discrepancies - Location: 52.91947, 1.34094 - Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.uk/overflow/837) [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 Anglian Water customer]
2. Write to the MP for this stretch
This overflow sits in the North Norfolk constituency — currently represented by Steff Aquarone (Liberal Democrat). 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: Anglian Water sewage discharge — overflow AWS01012 Dear [your MP — WriteToThem will fill this in], I am writing as your constituent to raise concern about ongoing sewage discharges from Anglian Water in our area. A specific recent example is storm overflow AWS01012, which public Environment Agency data shows reporting its monitor offline (11 weeks) into the North Sea. Evidence on the public record: - Status: monitor offline for 11 weeks — no spill detection in operation - Cross-referenced flags from independent monitoring: 1 open Truth Engine discrepancies - Location: 52.91947, 1.34094 - Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.uk/overflow/837) [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 Anglian 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.uk/overflow/837)
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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.