Receiving watercourse

River Mersey

40 monitored storm overflows record River Mersey as their receiving watercourse in the National Storm Overflow Hub. Operated by United Utilities.

This watercourse is part of our featured River Mersey coverage — that page aggregates the whole river, including tributaries and estuary stretches.

Storm overflows

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Spill events · 12 months

15,074h

Recorded discharge · 12 months

Open discrepancies

Every monitored overflow· 40

Each links to its full record — spill history, nearby water-quality sampling, citizen reports, and pre-filled accountability letters.

Sewage debris, foam, dead fish — citizen sightings are cross-referenced against the official discharge data above and strengthen the public record.