Crap Towns / Colne / Pollution incidents
How often does Colne get polluted?
9 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Colne or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 118th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in March 2021 and put commercial waste and building rubble on the land. Building rubble turned up in 4 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2021 | Commercial waste and building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| November 2019 | Agricultural material or waste | In the water | Significant |
| July 2019 | General biodegradable material or waste and smoke | In the air | Significant |
| February 2019 | Commercial waste, building rubble and household waste | On the land | Significant |
| August 2018 | Algae | In the water | Significant |
| May 2018 | Building rubble and general biodegradable material or waste | On the land | Significant |
| May 2018 | Building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| November 2017 | Slurry | In the water | Significant |
| August 2017 | Organic chemical or product, paint and solvents | On the land | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 8.3 km | 19 |
| Colne | – | 9 |
| Nelson | 3.4 km | 9 |
| Padiham | 11.3 km | 6 |
| Barnoldswick | 6.9 km | 4 |
| Clitheroe | 14.6 km | 4 |
| Skipton | 15.0 km | 3 |
| Steeton | 14.8 km | 3 |
| Brierfield | 5.4 km | 2 |
| Haworth | 15.0 km | 2 |
| Barrowford | 3.5 km | 1 |