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How often does Ewell get polluted?

27 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Ewell or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 16th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in April 2026 and put sewage material in the water. Noise turned up in 22 of them.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
April 2026Sewage materialIn the waterSignificant
April 2026An unidentified pollutantIn the waterMajor
November 2024NoiseIn the airSignificant
October 2024NoiseIn the airSignificant
September 2024NoiseIn the airSignificant
August 2024NoiseIn the airSignificant
July 2024NoiseIn the airSignificant
June 2024NoiseIn the airSignificant
May 2024Dust and noiseIn the airSignificant
April 2024Dust and noiseIn the airSignificant
January 2024SolventsIn the waterSignificant
October 2023Dust and noiseOn the landSignificant
February 2023NoiseIn the airSignificant
January 2023NoiseIn the airSignificant
December 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
November 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
October 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
September 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
August 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
July 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
June 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
May 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
April 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
March 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
January 2022NoiseIn the airSignificant
July 2020Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
April 2019Contaminated waterIn the waterSignificant
Nearby towns
TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
Ewell–27
Epsom2.5 km23
Tadworth and Epsom Downs3.8 km22
Merton7.8 km18
Kingston upon Thames5.5 km11
Sutton4.9 km10
Worcester Park and Stoneleigh3.0 km5
Leatherhead8.2 km1