Crap Towns / Great Torrington / Pollution incidents
How often does Great Torrington get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Great Torrington or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 360th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in February 2019 and put soil and clay in the water. Slurry turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2019 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| April 2018 | Slurry | In the water | Significant |
| March 2018 | Slurry | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Barnstaple | 15.3 km | 9 |
| Bideford | 8.7 km | 6 |
| Great Torrington | – | 3 |
| Northam | 10.8 km | 2 |
| Bude | 31.0 km | 1 |
| Okehampton | 25.7 km | 1 |
| South Molton | 23.1 km | 1 |