West Barns, West Barns SPS CSO
Storm overflow run by Scottish Water, discharging into Firth Of Forth.
"Not discharging" means the company's monitor reports no discharge right now — not that the water is clean. The feed publishes status only; no discharge volume is measured.
Year by year
Scottish Water's published data for monitored overflows (number of overflow events; Scottish Water does not use the 12/24-hour count). 2026 is our own running count, the same way, from the live feed since 28 February (when we began keeping every discharge it reports) — so it can only be lower than the full year. The official figure is published next spring.
"No data" means the monitor was not working or not required to report that year — not zero. Scottish Water counts each overflow event; England and Wales count 12/24-hour "spills", so these numbers are not directly comparable with English or Welsh overflows.
Discharges we have recorded
604 discharge periods since 1 Jan 2025. 600 of them come from Scottish Water's own event-duration-monitoring records (published by the company, Jan 2025 – Dec 2025); the live feed adds anything after that. The official annual count is the figure to quote.
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Thu 24 Sep 2026, 00:405 min
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Wed 23 Sep 2026, 23:5510 min
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Wed 23 Sep 2026, 22:4010 min
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Wed 23 Sep 2026, 18:452 h 10 min
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Sun 28 Dec 2025, 00:505 min
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Sat 27 Dec 2025, 23:4510 min
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Sat 27 Dec 2025, 23:0015 min
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Sat 27 Dec 2025, 17:302 h 15 min
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Sat 27 Dec 2025, 15:3040 min
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Sat 27 Dec 2025, 15:005 min
Show 30 earlier (of 604)
| Started (UK time) | Ended | Discharge time |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 2025, 14:05 | 14:30 | 10 min |
| 26 Dec 2025, 23:05 | 02:30 | 1 h 20 min |
| 25 Dec 2025, 18:30 | 18:55 | 10 min |
| 25 Dec 2025, 17:10 | 17:15 | 5 min |
| 25 Dec 2025, 16:25 | 16:30 | 5 min |
| 25 Dec 2025, 15:15 | 15:35 | 10 min |
| 25 Dec 2025, 14:45 | 14:50 | 5 min |
| 25 Dec 2025, 14:20 | 14:25 | 5 min |
| 25 Dec 2025, 13:55 | 14:00 | 5 min |
| 25 Dec 2025, 00:35 | 01:10 | 15 min |
| 24 Dec 2025, 22:20 | 23:20 | 25 min |
| 24 Dec 2025, 19:35 | 21:50 | 1 h 5 min |
| 24 Dec 2025, 18:10 | 19:15 | 30 min |
| 24 Dec 2025, 17:05 | 17:45 | 15 min |
| 24 Dec 2025, 16:30 | 16:35 | 5 min |
| 24 Dec 2025, 15:55 | 16:00 | 5 min |
| 23 Dec 2025, 23:55 | 00:00 | 5 min |
| 23 Dec 2025, 22:00 | 23:00 | 20 min |
| 23 Dec 2025, 19:55 | 21:15 | 25 min |
| 22 Dec 2025, 15:45 | 00:25 | 3 h 5 min |
| 22 Dec 2025, 14:40 | 15:25 | 15 min |
| 22 Dec 2025, 13:15 | 14:10 | 20 min |
| 22 Dec 2025, 12:35 | 12:40 | 5 min |
| 21 Dec 2025, 23:05 | 23:45 | 15 min |
| 21 Dec 2025, 22:00 | 22:05 | 5 min |
| 21 Dec 2025, 21:35 | 21:40 | 5 min |
| 21 Dec 2025, 21:05 | 21:10 | 5 min |
| 21 Dec 2025, 20:05 | 20:10 | 5 min |
| 21 Dec 2025, 19:15 | 19:20 | 5 min |
| 21 Dec 2025, 18:15 | 18:20 | 5 min |
The year figures above use the EA's 12/24-hour counting method, so they are comparable with the official figures; the monitor log's 3,308 raw blocks were merged into 604 continuous discharge periods (gaps under 15 min joined).
Rain nearby last 30 days
Nearest live rain gauge: Dunbar, 2.0 km away. Brown shading = when this overflow was discharging; ▼ = a discharge start.
Overflow shading is a timing match, not proof of cause — heavy rain and spills share a trigger. Times come from the water company’s event-duration monitor (site status only; no discharge volume is published).
Where it is
Concerned about this overflow?
Report pollution you can see or smell to the regulator straight away; the company handles complaints about the overflow itself.
Live status: © Scottish Water, near-real-time Overflow Map data, open licence for reuse. EDM monitors indicate overflows; they do not confirm them, and this is not advice on water quality. Spill-event history and annual figures: Scottish Water overflow event data, Open Government Licence. Times are shown in UK local time. FloodRadar republishes the monitor's status; it does not measure discharges itself.