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Northumbrian Water · overflow NWL00141

No active event

Bishopton Beck

Northumbrian Water reports no current spill. In the last 30 days the overflow has discharged a cumulative 46 min across 6 events.

📍 54.58705°, -1.44260°

Truth Engine flags· 1 open

Spill record· last 12 months

6

spill events

466h

cumulative discharge

7 days

longest single event (all time)

2026-05-03

first event on record

In the last 30 days this overflow recorded 466h of discharge. Across Northumbrian Water's 1,568 monitored overflows the median was 0h. This site is in the top 3% by 30-day spill duration.

On the Bishopton Beck· 2 other overflows

2 other overflows discharge into the Bishopton Beck. Combined recorded discharge in the last 30 days: 1h.

Recent spill events· last 30 days

Nearby water quality· 5 sampling points within 5 km

  • NE-45400517 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    BISHOPTON BECK ABOVE BISHOPTON STW

    168 m away · last tested 4 weeks ago

    • ✓pH7.97 PHUNITS
    • ✓Water temperature8.4 CEL

  • NE-45401341 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    STILLINGTON BECK AT STILLINGTON BRIDGE

    1.2 km away · last tested 4 weeks ago

    • ✓pH8.16 PHUNITS
    • ✓Water temperature8.5 CEL

  • NE-45401461 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    BISHOPTON BECK AT MILL BRIDGE

    2.1 km away · last tested 4 weeks ago

    • ✓pH8.49 PHUNITS
    • ✓Water temperature9.8 CEL

  • NE-45400076 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    WHITTON BECK AT WHITTON

    2.4 km away

    No swimmer-relevant measurements available.

  • NE-45400566 · FRESHWATER - RIVERS

    SHOTTON BECK AT SHOTTON FARM

    3.9 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 Northumbrian 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 NWL00141 on the Bishopton Beck

Dear Northumbrian Water,

I am writing to formally raise a concern about storm overflow NWL00141,
which public Environment Agency data shows recording 6 spill events totalling 46 min in the last 30 days into the Bishopton Beck.

Evidence:
- Last 30 days: 6 spill events totalling 46 min
- Cross-referenced flags from independent monitoring: 1 open Truth Engine discrepancies
- Location: 54.58705, -1.44260
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/9775)

[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]

2. Write to the MP for this stretch

This overflow sits in the Stockton West constituency — currently represented by Matt Vickers (Conservative). 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: Northumbrian Water sewage discharge — overflow NWL00141

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 NWL00141, which public
Environment Agency data shows recording 6 spill events totalling 46 min in the last 30 days into the Bishopton Beck.

Evidence on the public record:
- Last 30 days: 6 spill events totalling 46 min
- Cross-referenced flags from independent monitoring: 1 open Truth Engine discrepancies
- Location: 54.58705, -1.44260
- Source: Environment Agency National Storm Overflow Hub, OGL v3, cross-referenced via River Truth (https://rivertruth.co.uk/overflow/9775)

[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.co.uk/overflow/9775)

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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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