Crap Towns / Frome / Pollution incidents
How often does Frome get polluted?
5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Frome or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 3 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in November 2020 and put fuel oil in the water. Fuel oil turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2020 | Fuel oil | In the water | Significant |
| August 2020 | Slurry | In the water | Significant |
| September 2018 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Major |
| September 2018 | Alcohols | In the water | Major |
| March 2016 | Fuel oil and suspended solids | In the water | Major |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Warminster | 10.6 km | 6 |
| Frome | – | 5 |
| Shepton Mallet | 16.5 km | 5 |
| Radstock | 11.4 km | 4 |
| Trowbridge | 13.4 km | 4 |
| Westbury | 9.6 km | 4 |
| Midsomer Norton | 13.0 km | 3 |
| Bath | 17.0 km | 2 |
| Paulton | 15.1 km | 1 |