BUGS 2026 — Water Quality & Sewage Discharge Map

SWW + Anglian Water · Select a place & test date for linked analysis

SWW: 25 Mar–1 May Anglian: Apr 2026 Southern: Jan–Jun 2026
📋 Test Analysis Summary
19WQ Results
14High Risk
5Medium Risk
2SWW Sites
16Anglian Sites
23Southern Sites
5Sickness Links
Spills (5-day prior)
📋 Site Analysis Report
SWW + Anglian + Southern Water · All 3 water companies · 5 km radius
Eastern Esplanade, Southend-on-Sea Anglian
1 sample · 1 Apr 2026 · 8 CSOs within 5 km
Link found
1Spills on test day
1Spills in 5-day window
8CSOs checked (5 km)
1 Apr · Medium Risk · ERU 54
Linked discharge: Southend-Ness Road CSO (AWS01186), 3.65 km away
→ Spilled 09:10–09:11 on 1 Apr 2026 — same day as test

A discharge from Southend-Ness Road CSO on the morning of 1 Apr directly coincides with the Medium Risk result at this site. While the spill duration was brief (1 minute), its proximity (3.65 km) and timing on the test day warrants further investigation into whether this or other CSO activity contributed to the elevated reading.

Southend-on-Sea Anglian
3 samples · 2 Apr, 3 Apr, 5 Apr 2026 · 7 CSOs within 5 km
No linked spills
7CSOs within 5 km
0Spills in 5-day windows
15Total Anglian events (Apr)
2 Apr · High Risk · ERU 64 3 Apr · High Risk · ERU 75 5 Apr · High Risk · ERU 102
Nearest Anglian discharge: Southend-Church Road CSO, 14 Apr 2026
→ 9–12 days after tests — not linked

Three consecutive High Risk results (ERU 64–102) with no Anglian CSO activity in the pre-sample windows. Combined with no SWW discharges either, the contamination source at Southend-on-Sea remains unexplained by available sewage data.

Eaton, Norwich Anglian
1 sample · 4 May 2026 · 7 CSOs within 5 km
No linked spills
7CSOs within 5 km
0Spills in 5-day window
23Prior events in dataset
4 May · High Risk · ERU 134
Dataset coverage: Anglian data runs to 30 Apr 2026
→ Test on 4 May falls outside available Anglian data window

The Norwich test date (4 May) falls outside the Anglian data window (data ends 30 Apr). 23 discharge events were recorded at nearby CSOs during April, but none fall within 5 days before the test date. A data gap means this result cannot be fully assessed.

Cabbell Rd, Cromer Anglian
1 sample · 7 Apr 2026 · 1 CSO within 5 km
No linked spills
1CSO within 5 km
0Spills in 5-day window
1Total events in dataset
7 Apr · High Risk · ERU 58
Only nearby discharge: Cromer STW (AWS00299), 12 Apr 2026
→ 5 days after the test — not linked

Only one Anglian asset within 5 km (Cromer STW). Its single recorded discharge occurred 5 days after the test and cannot be linked. The High Risk result at Cromer remains unexplained by available sewage data.

Southsea, Portsmouth Southern
1 sample · 2 Apr 2026 · 20 CSOs within 5 km
No linked spills
20CSOs within 5 km
0Spills in 5-day window
508Total Southern events
2 Apr · High Risk · ERU 133
Nearest discharge: SRN0420 (0.97 km), 21 Apr 2026
→ 19 days after sample — not linked

20 CSOs within 5 km, none recorded a discharge in the 5 days prior to the 2 Apr test. The ERU of 133 — the second-highest in the entire dataset — remains unexplained by sewage data. Bulk of Southern Water activity at this location was Jan–Feb 2026.

Hove, Brighton & Hove Southern
2 samples · 31 Mar & 1 Apr 2026 · 1 CSO within 5 km
No linked spills
1CSO within 5 km
0Spills in 5-day windows
1Total events (SRN0006)
31 Mar · Medium Risk · ERU 47 1 Apr · Medium Risk · ERU 53
Only nearby discharge: SRN0006, 8 Jun 2026
→ 68+ days after samples — completely unrelated

Only 1 Southern Water asset within 5 km of Hove, and its single recorded discharge was in June — well after both test dates. Both Medium Risk results have no sewage discharge explanation in this dataset.

Saltdean, Brighton Southern
1 sample · 10 Apr 2026 · 2 CSOs within 5 km
No linked spills
2CSOs within 5 km
0Spills in 5-day window
33Total events (both sites)
10 Apr · High Risk · ERU 86
Nearest prior discharge: SRN0533, 27 Mar 2026
→ 14 days before sample — outside 5-day window

The nearest prior discharge (SRN0533, 27 Mar) falls 14 days before the test — outside the 5-day window. High Risk result at Saltdean is not explained by nearby Southern Water CSO activity in the analysis period.

Rottingdean, Brighton Southern
1 sample · 11 Apr 2026 · 2 CSOs within 5 km
No linked spills
2CSOs within 5 km
0Spills in 5-day window
33Total events (both sites)
11 Apr · High Risk · ERU 97
Nearest prior discharge: SRN0533, 27 Mar 2026
→ 15 days before sample — outside 5-day window

Same two CSOs as Saltdean (SRN0533 and SRN0662 share coordinates). Most activity concentrated in Jan–Feb 2026. No Southern Water discharge in the 5-day window before this High Risk result.

Polzeath, Wadebridge SWW
4 samples · 31 Mar – 5 Apr 2026 · 6 CSOs within 5 km
No linked spills
Notable: 3 High Risk + 1 Medium Risk results with zero nearby CSO activity — non-sewage source suspected.
2SSRS-linked CSOs
0Spills in any window
6CSOs checked
31 Mar · High · ERU 60 2 Apr · Med · ERU 48 3 Apr · High · ERU 59 5 Apr · High · ERU 96

None of the 6 nearby SWW CSOs discharged during the entire analysis period. Agricultural runoff or private drainage may be the contamination source.

Porthtowan, Truro SWW
2 samples · 2 Apr & 3 Apr 2026 · 5 CSOs within 5 km
No linked spills
Highest single ERU reading: 127 on 2 Apr with no sewage discharge explanation.
2SSRS-linked CSOs
0Spills in any window
5CSOs checked
2 Apr · High Risk · ERU 127 3 Apr · High Risk · ERU 64

None of the 5 nearby SWW CSOs discharged during the full analysis period. Non-CSO contamination pathways warrant investigation.

Exmouth SWW
1 sample · 30 Mar 2026 · 13 CSOs within 5 km
No linked spills
3SSRS-linked CSOs
0Spills in 5-day window
13CSOs checked
30 Mar · High Risk · ERU 59
Nearest discharge: Hartopp Rd, 15 Apr — 16 days after sample

No CSO discharges in the 5-day pre-sample window. Only discharge in the period post-dates the sample.

Sandymere Rd, Northam / Bideford SWW
1 sample · 30 Mar 2026 · 9 CSOs within 5 km
No linked spills
9CSOs within 5 km
0Spills in 5-day window
0Spills on sample day
30 Mar · Medium Risk · ERU 55
Nearest discharge: Westcombe Lane, 11 Apr — 12 days after sample

All 9 nearby CSOs silent during the 5-day pre-sample window. Other discharges in dataset are from early-mid February.