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.
The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Groundwaters Via Infiltration" This station has discharged sewage 40 time(s). The station has discharged for a total of 77.8 hour(s). This is 0.29% of the time which we have data for. In total: 3 day(s)* of elapsed time.
99.3 | 175.2 hours This monitor has been operational for 99.3% of its total time we have data for. There are 175.2 hours unaccounted for due to downtime of the monitor.
The worst year in our records for the "East Dean WWTW" is 2023, discharging sewage for 31 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
Groundwaters Via Infiltration | 10 Spills | 31 hours | 0.35 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Groundwaters Via Infiltration" This station discharged sewage 10 time(s) during 2023. The station discharged for a total of 31 hour(s). This is around 1 day(s)* or 0.35% of the year.
99.7 | 26.2 hours This monitor was operational for 99.7% of the year. Leaving 26.2 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
Southern Water
Primary Permit #
W00329
Secondary Permit #
62/3/24
2022
Groundwaters Via Infiltration | 18 Spills | 25.7 hours | 0.29 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Groundwaters Via Infiltration" This station discharged sewage 18 time(s) during 2022. The station discharged for a total of 25.7 hour(s). This is around 1 day(s)* or 0.29% 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
The Environment Agency
Operator
Southern Water
Primary Permit #
W00329
Secondary Permit #
62/3/24
2021
Groundwaters Via Infiltration | 12 Spills | 21.1 hours | 0.24 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Groundwaters Via Infiltration" This station discharged sewage 12 time(s) during 2021. The station discharged for a total of 21.1 hour(s). This is around 0 day(s)* or 0.24% 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
Southern Water
Primary Permit #
W00329
Secondary Permit #
62/3/24
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Local Information
Nearby Flood Warnings
None
Nearby Alert Areas
Tidal areas of Newhaven
Seaford seafront
Tidal Cuckmere
Newhaven
Piddinghoe, Southease and South Heighton
Seaford Town
Coastal areas of Seaford seafront
Inland areas of Seaford
Nearby Stations
No nearby stations
Nearby Sewage Discharge Stations
No nearby stations
Station Data Information
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