Crap Towns / Garforth / Pollution incidents
How often does Garforth get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Garforth 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 November 2018 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2018 | Crude sewage | In the water | Major |
| March 2017 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Leeds | 11.5 km | 106 |
| Rothwell | 8.4 km | 11 |
| Castleford | 8.3 km | 6 |
| Allerton Bywater | 4.0 km | 4 |
| Pontefract | 12.1 km | 3 |
| Garforth | – | 2 |
| Kippax | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Normanton | 9.9 km | 1 |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 10.8 km | 1 |
| Tadcaster | 12.1 km | 1 |