Crap Towns / Bridgwater / Pollution incidents
How often does Bridgwater get polluted?
10 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Bridgwater or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 106th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in June 2026 and put dairy washings in the water. Building rubble turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | Dairy washings | In the water | Significant |
| April 2025 | Fuel oil | In the water | Significant |
| January 2025 | Contaminated water | In the water | Significant |
| January 2024 | Final effluent | In the water | Significant |
| March 2021 | Building rubble | In the water | Significant |
| April 2019 | Building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| March 2019 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| December 2018 | Agricultural material or waste | In the water | Significant |
| November 2018 | Diesel | In the water | Major |
| February 2016 | Noise | In the air | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Highbridge | 11.0 km | 16 |
| Bridgwater | – | 10 |
| Weston-super-Mare | 24.7 km | 10 |
| Taunton | 13.7 km | 6 |
| Wellington | 22.5 km | 6 |
| Cheddar | 23.2 km | 2 |
| Glastonbury | 20.7 km | 1 |