Crap Towns / Great Bookham and Fetcham / Pollution incidents
How often does Great Bookham and Fetcham get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Great Bookham and Fetcham or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in May 2022 and put asbestos, commercial waste, building rubble, contaminated building rubble, contaminated soil, soil and clay and tyres on the land. Asbestos turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Asbestos, commercial waste, building rubble, contaminated building rubble, contaminated soil, soil and clay and tyres | On the land | Significant |
| December 2021 | Asbestos, commercial waste, building rubble, contaminated building rubble, soil and clay and tyres | On the land | Significant |
| February 2019 | Solvents | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Epsom | 9.2 km | 23 |
| Tadworth and Epsom Downs | 10.8 km | 22 |
| Dorking | 6.7 km | 3 |
| Great Bookham and Fetcham | – | 3 |
| Byfleet | 9.3 km | 2 |
| East Horsley | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Esher | 9.5 km | 1 |
| Leatherhead | 4.4 km | 1 |