Kyd Brook S.W.O downstream : Kyd Brook

London, Bromley, United Kingdom

Observed by
Kirsty Blackman
Ammonia ppm What's this? 3.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 24.0
Phosphates total ppm What's this? 0.99

Qualitative

Algae What's this? No
Odour What's this? Sewage, Other
Clarity What's this? Cloudy
Pollution What's this? Urban/road discharge, Other
Water Flow What's this? Slow
Water Level What's this? Low
Water Colour What's this? Grey
On the water surface What's this? Scum

Weather

Current weather What's this?
  • sunny
  • cloudy
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?
  • sunny
  • cloudy

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Notes

There is a known misconnection on this S.W.O which has been reported to Thames water but they have been unsuccessful in finding it. There is often pollution at this site for this reason, last week there was possible sewage fungus. This week there is a slight smell of sewage and even though it's dry the S.W.O is discharging pale grey water into Kyd Brook that is spreading downstream. The water in the brook is low and slow running due to the dry weather and has natural debris within it plus silt at the bottom. This pollution has been reported on the government pollution website
https://www.gov.uk/report-water-pollution, ref 02404106.

Update. I recieved an email from the environment agency asking for photos and more information. They reported it to Thames Water who sent an investigation team out on Friday night. They have found a collapsed drain and somehow this has been leaching into the surface water drain. Some unfortunate homeowners have this drain in their back gardens and it's being dug up to replace the drain, whilst another homeowner has a sewage collecting vehicle connected to the drain.

Once this is done, there will be more explorations to see if the drain is collapsed further upstream, hopefully this will not be the case and it will be resolved, only time will tell.