Tributary Of Whitelake at Pilton Water Recycling Centre
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 "Tributary Of Whitelake" This station has discharged sewage 116 time(s). The station has discharged for a total of 2184.8 hour(s). This is 8.31% of the time which we have data for. In total: 91 day(s)* of elapsed time.
95 | 1314 hours This monitor has been operational for 95% of its total time we have data for. There are 1314 hours unaccounted for due to downtime of the monitor.
The worst year in our records for the "Pilton Water Recycling Centre" is 2023, discharging sewage for 1220.5 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
Tributary Of Whitelake | 60 Spills | 1220.5 hours | 13.93 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Tributary Of Whitelake" This station discharged sewage 60 time(s) during 2023. The station discharged for a total of 1220.5 hour(s). This is around 50 day(s)* or 13.93% of the year. The following reasons have been given for the high spill frequency in 2023: Data Collection - Confirmed Exceptional Weather – Remaining Spills Not Above Soaf Threshold
91.4 | 753.3 hours This monitor was operational for 91.4% of the year. Leaving 753.3 hours unaccounted for in the data.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
The Environment Agency
Operator
Wessex Water
Primary Permit #
070087
Secondary Permit #
13239S
2022
Tributary Of Whitelake | 23 Spills | 382 hours | 4.36 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Tributary Of Whitelake" This station discharged sewage 23 time(s) during 2022. The station discharged for a total of 382 hour(s). This is around 15 day(s)* or 4.36% of the year.
96.5 | 299.5 hours This monitor was operational for 96.5% of the year. Leaving 299.5 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
Wessex Water
Primary Permit #
070087
Secondary Permit #
13239S
2021
Tributary Of Whitelake | 33 Spills | 582.3 hours | 6.64 The declared body of water receiving this discharge is the "Tributary Of Whitelake" This station discharged sewage 33 time(s) during 2021. The station discharged for a total of 582.3 hour(s). This is around 24 day(s)* or 6.64% of the year.
98.9 | 96.3 hours This monitor was operational for 98.9% of the year. Leaving 96.3 hours unaccounted for in the data.
*This is total time in days, not individual days of the year.
Permit & Governance
Attribute
Value
Governing Body
The Environment Agency
Operator
Wessex Water
Primary Permit #
70087
Secondary Permit #
13239S
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