Northumbrian Water · overflow NWL00327
No active event
Cornhill Mill Burn
Northumbrian Water reports no current spill. In the last 30 days the overflow has discharged a cumulative 11 days across 1 events.
📍 55.64794°, -2.22163°
Northumbrian Water · overflow NWL00327
No active event
Northumbrian Water reports no current spill. In the last 30 days the overflow has discharged a cumulative 11 days across 1 events.
📍 55.64794°, -2.22163°
“Single discharge event ran continuously for 10 days — well beyond the duration expected of an emergency storm overflow.”
⏱ Continuous discharge for 11 days
NE-41000412 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
600 m away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
NE-41000033 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
1.5 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
NE-41000268 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
4.2 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
NE-41000083 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
4.6 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
NE-41000374 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS
4.9 km away
No swimmer-relevant measurements available.
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Subject: Complaint: storm overflow NWL00327 on the Cornhill Mill Burn Dear Northumbrian Water, I am writing to formally raise a concern about storm overflow NWL00327, which public Environment Agency data shows recording 1 spill events totalling 11 days in the last 30 days into the Cornhill Mill Burn. Evidence: - Last 30 days: 1 spill events totalling 11 days - Cross-referenced flags from independent monitoring: 1 open Truth Engine discrepancies - Location: 55.64794, -2.22163 - Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.uk/overflow/9497) [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 Northumbrian Water customer]
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Subject: Constituent concern: Northumbrian Water sewage discharge — overflow NWL00327 Dear [your MP — WriteToThem will fill this in], I am writing as your constituent to raise concern about ongoing sewage discharges from Northumbrian Water in our area. A specific recent example is storm overflow NWL00327, which public Environment Agency data shows recording 1 spill events totalling 11 days in the last 30 days into the Cornhill Mill Burn. Evidence on the public record: - Last 30 days: 1 spill events totalling 11 days - Cross-referenced flags from independent monitoring: 1 open Truth Engine discrepancies - Location: 55.64794, -2.22163 - Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.uk/overflow/9497) [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 Northumbrian 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/9497)
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