Cardigan Bay North at Barmouth WWTW Long Sea Outfall
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
Cardigan Bay North | 577 Spills | 1707 hours | 6.49
The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Cardigan Bay North" This station has discharged sewage 577 time(s). The station has discharged for a total of 1707 hour(s). This is 6.49% of the time which we have data for. In total: 71 day(s)* of elapsed time.
99 | 262.8 hours This monitor has been operational for 99% of its total time we have data for. There are 262.8 hours unaccounted for due to downtime of the monitor.
The worst year in our records for the "Barmouth WWTW Long Sea Outfall" is 2023, discharging sewage for 839.7 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
Cardigan Bay North | 223 Spills | 839.7 hours | 9.58 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Cardigan Bay North" This station discharged sewage 223 time(s) during 2023. The station discharged for a total of 839.7 hour(s). This is around 34 day(s)* or 9.58% of the year.
99.9 | 4.3 hours This monitor was operational for 99.9% of the year. Leaving 4.3 hours unaccounted for in the data.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
Natural Resources Wales
Operator
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Primary Permit #
CG0431501
Secondary Permit #
CG0431501
2022
Cardigan Bay North | 175 Spills | 369.2 hours | 4.21 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Cardigan Bay North" This station discharged sewage 175 time(s) during 2022. The station discharged for a total of 369.2 hour(s). This is around 15 day(s)* or 4.21% of the year.
99.8 | 15.7 hours This monitor was operational for 99.8% of the year. Leaving 15.7 hours unaccounted for in the data.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
Natural Resources Wales
Operator
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Primary Permit #
CG0431501
Secondary Permit #
CG0431501
2021
Cardigan Bay | 179 Spills | 498 hours | 5.68 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Cardigan Bay" This station discharged sewage 179 time(s) during 2021. The station discharged for a total of 498 hour(s). This is around 20 day(s)* or 5.68% of the year.
99.9 | 2.6 hours This monitor was operational for 99.9% of the year. Leaving 2.6 hours unaccounted for in the data.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
Natural Resources Wales
Operator
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Primary Permit #
CG0431501
Secondary Permit #
CG0431501
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