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 "Burry Inlet Inner" This station has discharged sewage 129 time(s). The station has discharged for a total of 751.5 hour(s). This is 2.85% of the time which we have data for. In total: 31 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 "Gowerton WWTW" is 2023, discharging sewage for 336.2 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
Burry Inlet Inner | 56 Spills | 336.2 hours | 3.83 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Burry Inlet Inner" This station discharged sewage 56 time(s) during 2023. The station discharged for a total of 336.2 hour(s). This is around 14 day(s)* or 3.83% 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 #
BC0003001
Secondary Permit #
BC0003001
2022
Burry Inlet Inner | 34 Spills | 161 hours | 1.83 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Burry Inlet Inner" This station discharged sewage 34 time(s) during 2022. The station discharged for a total of 161 hour(s). This is around 6 day(s)* or 1.83% of the year.
99.9 | 0.8 hours This monitor was operational for 99.9% of the year. Leaving 0.8 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 #
BC0003001
Secondary Permit #
BC0003001
2021
Loughor | 39 Spills | 254.2 hours | 2.9 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Loughor" This station discharged sewage 39 time(s) during 2021. The station discharged for a total of 254.2 hour(s). This is around 10 day(s)* or 2.9% 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 #
BC0003001
Secondary Permit #
BC0003001
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