Crap Towns / Bishop's Stortford / Pollution incidents
How often does Bishop's Stortford get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Bishop's Stortford 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 June 2023 and put urban run-off in the water. Urban run-off turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Urban run-off | In the water | Significant |
| June 2023 | Urban run-off | In the water | Significant |
| November 2022 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Harlow | 11.7 km | 7 |
| Hoddesdon | 17.1 km | 6 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 7.8 km | 6 |
| Bishop's Stortford | – | 3 |
| Ware | 14.7 km | 3 |
| Sawbridgeworth | 6.6 km | 2 |
| Great Dunmow | 13.3 km | 1 |
| Hertford | 18.8 km | 1 |