Crap Towns / Blackburn / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Blackburn?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Blackburn spilled for 667 hours per 10,000 people a year in 2025, 2.4 times the typical town's 275.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 315 |
| 2024 | – | 307 |
| 2025 | 667 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Shotts | 12.7 km | 3,878 |
| Armadale | 5.4 km | 1,195 |
| Blackburn | – | 667 |
| Bo'ness | 15.3 km | 627 |
| Linlithgow | 11.4 km | 522 |
| Whitburn | 4.3 km | 223 |
| Bathgate | 2.5 km | 139 |
| Broxburn | 11.3 km | 115 |
| East Calder | 10.8 km | 107 |
| Livingston | 6.1 km | 36.1 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |