Crap Towns / Egglescliffe / Pollution incidents

How often does Egglescliffe get polluted?

2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Egglescliffe or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. All 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in November 2023 and put specific waste material in the water and on the land.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
November 2023Specific waste materialIn the water and on the landMajor
July 2023Inorganic chemical or productIn the water and on the landMajor
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