Crap Towns / Ross-on-Wye / Sewage
How much sewage spills near Ross-on-Wye?
Storm overflows within 1 km of Ross-on-Wye spilled for 674 hours per 10,000 people a year from 2024 to 2025, 2.5 times the typical town's 275. In 2025 it was 449, down from 900 in 2024.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 315 |
| 2024 | 900 | 307 |
| 2025 | 449 | 148 |
| Town | Distance | Spill hours per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Lydney | 21.7 km | 3,667 |
| Monmouth | 14.9 km | 1,045 |
| Cinderford | 11.4 km | 807 |
| Ross-on-Wye | – | 674 |
| Quedgeley and Hardwicke | 23.0 km | 565 |
| Newent | 12.0 km | 498 |
| Churchdown | 26.6 km | 361 |
| Hereford | 18.3 km | 247 |
| Ledbury | 16.6 km | 225 |
| Gloucester | 25.3 km | 96.3 |
| Coleford | 13.7 km | 31.4 |
| The typical town | – | 275 |