Crap Towns / Chester / Pollution incidents
How often does Chester get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Chester or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in June 2019 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| May 2017 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Port | 9.5 km | 10 |
| Chester | – | 2 |
| Frodsham | 16.2 km | 2 |
| Helsby | 12.3 km | 1 |