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Bathing water quality, sewage monitoring & coastal map

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Storm Overflow Status

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⚠️ Bathing water affected

Cold Knap Barry Nant Talwg Storm Overflow (under investigation)

Active

0

Last 24h

1

Investigating

1

Clear

44

St Nicholas WwTW Storm Overflow

Tributary of Aberbach Stream

🟠 Recent (24h)6 Apr, 07:45

Nant Talwg Storm Overflow

Nant Talwg

🏊 Cold Knap Barry

🟡 Investigating8 Jan, 19:45

Brockhill Rise Storm Overflow

Bristol Channel

🏊 Penarth Beach

✅ Clear3 Apr, 07:00

Broad Street Barry Storm Overflow

Unnamed Culvert leading to Barry Dock No, 1

🏊 Jackson's Bay Barry Island, Whitmore Bay Barry Island

✅ Clear14 Nov, 16:15

St John Street Ogmore Vale Storm Overflow

Ogwr Fach River

✅ Clear3 Apr, 10:30

River Street Ogmore Vale Storm Overflow

Ogwr Fawr River

✅ Clear17 Dec, 20:12

Railway Terrace Ogmore Vale Storm Overflow

Ogwr Fawr River

✅ Clear29 Mar, 17:45

West Aberthaw WwTW Storm Overflow

Bristol Channel

✅ Clear16 Mar, 15:45

Source: Welsh Water live overflow monitoring · Refreshes every 15 min · 09:21

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Historic Overflow Data

Monitoring 2024

Annual Event Duration Monitoring — how often each site discharged untreated sewage during 2024.

Sites Monitored

133

Total Spills

5,107

Total Duration

5.8 years

Avg Spills/Site

39

💩 Worst Overflow Sites (2024)

LLANCARFAN STW

246 spills7 months, 9 days

CSO and EO at Ewenni No 2 SPS

211 spills6 months, 19 days

CSO at Hillside Avenue Llanharan

205 spills4 months, 7 days

Bonvilston East WwTW Overflow

203 spills2 months, 18 days

Cowbridge Wastewater Treatment Works

191 spills4 months, 27 days

Source: Public environmental monitoring data · Event Duration Monitoring annual returns · Data fetched 06/03/2026

Data from environmental monitoring and government open data.