River Basins Northumbria Wear Wear Lower and Estuary Pittington Beck from Coalford to Old Durham Beck Low Pittington Pumping Station
Pittington Beck at Low Pittington Pumping Station
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.
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 - 2021-2024
This dataset is partial, and some year(s) are missing
Pittington Beck | 159 Spills | 2868 hours | 10.9
The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Pittington Beck"
This station has discharged sewage 159 time(s).
The station has discharged for a total of 2868 hour(s).
This is 10.9% of the time which we have data for.
In total: 119 day(s)* of elapsed time.
99.3 | 175.3 hours
This monitor has been operational for 99.3% of its total time we have data for.
There are 175.36 hours unaccounted for due to downtime of the monitor.
The worst year in our records for the "Low Pittington Pumping Station" is 2024, discharging sewage for 1342 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 - 2024
1342 hours | 15.27
The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Pittington Beck"
This station discharged sewage 70 time(s) during 2024.
The station discharged for a total of 1342 hour(s).
This is around 55 day(s)* or 15.27% of the year.
The following reasons have been given for the high spill frequency in 2024:
Performance - Infiltration
The following comments have been given on the station operators intended actions:
No Improvement Action In Reporting Period
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 | Northumbrian Water |
| Primary Permit # | 245/1288 |
| Secondary Permit # | 245/1288 |
2023
We have no data for the 2023 year
This could be because:.
This could be because:
- It was not processed correctly by us
- It was not present in the data
- We link records using permit reference, it was missing for 2023
2022
325.7 hours | 3.71
The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Pittington Beck"
This station discharged sewage 27 time(s) during 2022.
The station discharged for a total of 325.7 hour(s).
This is around 13 day(s)* or 3.71% of the year.
The following reasons have been given for the high spill frequency in 2022:
Not Asset Maintenance - Hydraulic Capacity
The following comments have been given on the station operators intended actions:
N/A - Hydraulic Capacity
99.8 | 16.6 hours
This monitor was operational for 99.8% of the year.
Leaving 16.6 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 | Northumbrian Water |
| Primary Permit # | 245/1288 |
| Secondary Permit # | 245/1288 |
2021
1200.2 hours | 13.7
The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Pittington Beck"
This station discharged sewage 62 time(s) during 2021.
The station discharged for a total of 1200.2 hour(s).
This is around 50 day(s)* or 13.7% of the year.
99.8 | 13.1 hours
This monitor was operational for 99.8% of the year.
Leaving 13.1 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 | Northumbrian Water |
| Primary Permit # | 245/1288 |
| Secondary Permit # | 245/1288 |
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