River Great Ouse/River Ouzel at Cotton Valley Water Recycling Ctr
This is a sewage discharge monitoring station, which is usually a type of Event Duration Monitor (EDM). These stations themselves are designed to mitigate the impact of heavy rainfall by discharging, under permitted conditions, any overflow into a water body. They are often actively discharging during flood events. This page presents the data acquired by the monitoring system for this discharge station.
Sewage Reports that include this Station
Operational Summary - 2021-2023
River Great Ouse/River Ouzel | 19 Spills | 143.7 hours | 0.54
The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "River Great Ouse/River Ouzel" This station has discharged sewage 19 time(s). The station has discharged for a total of 143.7 hour(s). This is 0.54% of the time which we have data for. In total: 5 day(s)* of elapsed time.
100 | 0 hours This monitor has been operational for 100% of its total time we have data for. There are 0 hours unaccounted for due to downtime of the monitor.
The worst year in our records for the "Cotton Valley Water Recycling Ctr" is 2023, discharging sewage for 74.5 hours of the year.
Uptimes below 90% (red line) should be accompanied by a reason
*This is total time in days, not individual days.
Yearly Summary
Most Recent Year - 2023
River Great Ouse/River Ouzel | 8 Spills | 74.5 hours | 0.85 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "River Great Ouse/River Ouzel" This station discharged sewage 8 time(s) during 2023. The station discharged for a total of 74.5 hour(s). This is around 3 day(s)* or 0.85% of the year.
100 | 0 hours This monitor was operational for 100% of the year. Leaving 0 hours unaccounted for in the data.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
The Environment Agency
Operator
Anglian Water
Primary Permit #
AWCNF10296
Secondary Permit #
AWCNF10296/V002
2022
River Great Ouse/River Ouzel | 1 Spills | 0.5 hours | 0 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "River Great Ouse/River Ouzel" This station discharged sewage 1 time(s) during 2022. The station discharged for a total of 0.5 hour(s). This is around 0 day(s)* or 0% of the year.
100 | 0 hours This monitor was operational for 100% of the year. Leaving 0 hours unaccounted for in the data.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
The Environment Agency
Operator
Anglian Water
Primary Permit #
AWCNF10296
Secondary Permit #
AWCNF10296/V002
2021
River Great Ouse/River Ouzel | 10 Spills | 68.7 hours | 0.78 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "River Great Ouse/River Ouzel" This station discharged sewage 10 time(s) during 2021. The station discharged for a total of 68.7 hour(s). This is around 2 day(s)* or 0.78% of the year.
100 | 0 hours This monitor was operational for 100% of the year. Leaving 0 hours unaccounted for in the data.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
The Environment Agency
Operator
Anglian Water
Primary Permit #
AWCNF10296
Secondary Permit #
AWCNF10296/V002
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Local Information
Nearby Flood Warnings
None
Nearby Alert Areas
River Great Ouse at Oakley and Clapham
Area close to the River Great Ouse at Bedford
Low lying areas close to the River Great Ouse and River Ouzel at Newport Pagnell
Low lying areas close to the River Great Ouse at Kempston
Low lying areas close to the River Great Ouse at Renhold, Great Barford, Tempsford and Roxton
River Great Ouse at Odell
Wider area at risk from the River Great Ouse at Kempston
River Great Ouse at Harrold
Wider area at risk from the River Great Ouse at Renhold, Great Barford, Tempsford and Roxton
River Great Ouse at Olney and Newton Blossomville
River Great Ouse at Turvey
River Great Ouse at Felmersham, Sharnbrook, Bletsoe, Pavenham and Milton Ernest
Wider area at risk from the River Great Ouse at Bedford
Low lying areas close to the River Great Ouse at Bedford
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