Crap Towns / Virginia Water / Pollution incidents
How often does Virginia Water get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Virginia Water or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in January 2022 and put crude sewage on the land. Crude sewage turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| January 2022 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| August 2021 | Atmospheric pollutant or effect | In the air | Significant |
| July 2021 | Odour | In the air | Significant |
| December 2020 | Atmospheric pollutant or effect | In the air | Significant |
| November 2020 | Atmospheric pollutant or effect | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Water | – | 6 |
| Egham | 3.0 km | 4 |
| New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater | 7.3 km | 4 |
| West End and Chobham | 6.6 km | 3 |
| Chertsey | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Lightwater | 9.0 km | 2 |
| Staines-upon-Thames | 5.5 km | 2 |
| Addlestone | 6.8 km | 1 |
| Ascot | 5.8 km | 1 |
| Old Windsor and Wraysbury | 6.6 km | 1 |