Crap Towns / Yeovil / Pollution incidents
How often does Yeovil get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Yeovil or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in September 2024 and put crude sewage on the land. Crude sewage turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | Crude sewage | On the land | Significant |
| August 2024 | Smoke | In the air | Significant |
| May 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| May 2020 | Fuel oil | In the water and on the land | Significant |
| April 2017 | Dye and ink | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Yeovil | – | 5 |
| Bridport | 24.4 km | 2 |
| Chard | 22.9 km | 1 |
| Glastonbury | 23.4 km | 1 |