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Lea at Essendon, Holywell Bridge

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.
Operational Summary - 2021-2023
Lea | 10 Spills |
38.7 hours | 0.14


The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Lea"
This station has discharged sewage 10 time(s).
The station has discharged for a total of 38.7 hour(s).
This is 0.14% of the time which we have data for.
In total: 1 day(s)* of elapsed time.

98 | 525.6 hours
This monitor has been operational for 98% of its total time we have data for.
There are 525.6 hours unaccounted for due to downtime of the monitor.


The worst year in our records for the "Essendon, Holywell Bridge" is 2023, discharging sewage for 14.2 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
Lea | 3 Spills |
14.2 hours | 0.16

The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Lea"
This station discharged sewage 3 time(s) during 2023.
The station discharged for a total of 14.2 hour(s).
This is around 0 day(s)* or 0.16% of the year.

99.8 | 17.5 hours
This monitor was operational for 99.8% of the year.
Leaving 17.5 hours unaccounted for in the data.


*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.

Permit & Governance

AttributeValue
Governing BodyThe Environment Agency
OperatorThames Water
Primary Permit #TEMP.0924
Secondary Permit #TEMP.0924

2022
Lea | 4 Spills |
10.8 hours | 0.12

The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Lea"
This station discharged sewage 4 time(s) during 2022.
The station discharged for a total of 10.8 hour(s).
This is around 0 day(s)* or 0.12% of the year.

99.8 | 12.2 hours
This monitor was operational for 99.8% of the year.
Leaving 12.2 hours unaccounted for in the data.


*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.

Permit & Governance

AttributeValue
Governing BodyThe Environment Agency
OperatorThames Water
Primary Permit #TEMP.0924
Secondary Permit #TEMP.0924

2021
Lea | 3 Spills |
13.7 hours | 0.15

The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Lea"
This station discharged sewage 3 time(s) during 2021.
The station discharged for a total of 13.7 hour(s).
This is around 0 day(s)* or 0.15% of the year.

96.7 | 287.3 hours
This monitor was operational for 96.7% of the year.
Leaving 287.3 hours unaccounted for in the data.


*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.

Permit & Governance

AttributeValue
Governing BodyThe Environment Agency
OperatorThames Water
Primary Permit #TEMP.0924
Secondary Permit #TEMP.0924


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