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Southern Water · overflow SWS90003

No active event

NORTH SEA

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

📍 51.32311°, 1.41270°

Spill record· last 12 months

0

spill events

0h

cumulative discharge

34 min

longest single event (all time)

2023-08-19

first event on record

In the last 30 days this overflow recorded 0h of discharge. Southern Water has 131 of its 1,031 monitored overflows reporting spills in this 30-day window.

On the NORTH SEA· 26 other overflows

26 other overflows discharge into the NORTH SEA. Combined recorded discharge in the last 30 days: 320h. Operated by 2 different water companies.

Recent spill events· last 30 days

No spill events recorded in the last 30 days.

Nearby water quality· 6 sampling points within 5 km

  • SO-E0000057 · SALINE WATER - DESIGNATED BATHING BEACHES

    RAMSGATE WESTERN UNDERCLIFF EC BATHING WATER (12900)

    591 m away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • SO-E0000053 · SALINE WATER - DESIGNATED BATHING BEACHES

    RAMSGATE SANDS SAMPLED FOR SWA BATHING BEACH SURVEY (12850)

    1.3 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • SO-E0001198 · SALINE WATER - ESTUARINE SITES - NON BATHING/SHELLFISH

    STOUR SURVEY - SHELLNESS POINT (SURFACE)

    3.5 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • SO-E0001201 · SALINE WATER - ESTUARINE SITES - NON BATHING/SHELLFISH

    GREAT STOUR SPORTS GROUND LOW WATER (EBB TIDE 3-4HR BEFORE LW POST NOV 2013)

    4.3 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • SO-E0000051 · SALINE WATER - DESIGNATED BATHING BEACHES

    BROADSTAIRS BEACH SAMPLED FOR SWA BATHING BEACH SURVEY (12800)

    4.4 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • SO-E0004665 · SALINE WATER - NON DESIGNATED BATHING BEACHES

    BROADSTAIRS VIKING BAY NORTH BY HARBOUR

    4.6 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.

Are you here right now?

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 Southern 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 SWS90003 on the NORTH SEA

Dear Southern Water,

I am writing to formally raise a concern about storm overflow SWS90003,
which public Environment Agency data shows the most recent record from public Environment Agency data into the NORTH SEA.

Evidence:
- Location: 51.32311, 1.41270
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/8653)

[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 Southern Water customer]

2. Write to the MP for this stretch

This overflow sits in the East Thanet constituency — currently represented by Ms Polly Billington (Labour). Click below to open WriteToThem with the letter copied to your clipboard — paste it into the message box.

Or write to your own MP instead

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Preview the letter
Subject: Constituent concern: Southern Water sewage discharge — overflow SWS90003

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

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

A specific recent example is storm overflow SWS90003, which public
Environment Agency data shows the most recent record from public Environment Agency data into the NORTH SEA.

Evidence on the public record:
- Location: 51.32311, 1.41270
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/8653)

[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 Southern 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/8653)

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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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