Crap Towns / Alton / Pollution incidents
How often does Alton get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Alton or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in September 2024 and put vegetable cuttings and deposits in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | Vegetable cuttings and deposits | In the water | Major |
| March 2023 | Suspended solids | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Basingstoke | 15.4 km | 9 |
| Wrecclesham | 11.6 km | 3 |
| Alton | – | 2 |
| Odiham | 11.2 km | 1 |