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Burst water main causes 'major' pollution incident in Lyndhurst
Current status: Status unconfirmed (as of 20/09/2026, 23:55). Older update notes in the history text may be outdated.
A burst water main on the A35 Southampton Road in Lyndhurst caused a major pollution incident, leading chlorinated water to flow into the Beaulieu River headwaters. New Forest Water Watch (NFWW) found extremely high nitrate levels, elevated chlorine, and E. coli (1,200 CFU/100 mL) in the stream. NFWW is conducting ongoing monitoring of the situation due to potential impacts on aquatic life.
- Location
- Lyndhurst, Hampshire
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Start
- Unknown
- End
- 05/11/2026, 06:18
- Event type
- Chemical contamination, Microbiological, Limit exceeded
- Status
- Status unconfirmed
- Region
- Hampshire
- Last updated
Timeline
- · Alert first recorded
- · Automatically marked inactive
- · End according to source
- · Record last updated
Automatically closed
This advisory was automatically marked as resolved after 21 days without new official information. No official all-clear was issued. Please check with your local water utility for the current status.
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