Crap Towns / Braintree / Pollution incidents
How often does Braintree get polluted?
4 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Braintree or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 281st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in May 2022 and put final effluent in the water. Final effluent turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Final effluent | In the water | Significant |
| April 2022 | Final effluent | In the water | Significant |
| February 2021 | Solid manure | In the water | Major |
| July 2018 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Halstead | 8.9 km | 6 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 19.4 km | 6 |
| Braintree | – | 4 |
| Chelmsford | 16.7 km | 3 |
| Witham | 10.3 km | 3 |
| Great Dunmow | 13.8 km | 1 |