Crap Towns / Lightwater / Pollution incidents
How often does Lightwater get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Lightwater or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in June 2024 and put final effluent in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Final effluent | In the water | Significant |
| October 2016 | Final effluent | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bracknell | 8.7 km | 7 |
| Camberley | 4.1 km | 6 |
| Woking | 7.5 km | 6 |
| Blackwater | 8.4 km | 3 |
| Sandhurst | 7.5 km | 3 |
| West End and Chobham | 4.1 km | 3 |
| Crowthorne | 8.7 km | 2 |
| Frimley | 5.7 km | 2 |
| Lightwater | – | 2 |
| Ascot | 6.0 km | 1 |