Crap Towns / Herne Bay / Pollution incidents
How often does Herne Bay get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Herne Bay or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in March 2024 and put crude sewage in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 4 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2024 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| October 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| August 2021 | Storm sewage | On the land | Significant |
| June 2020 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| August 2018 | Sludge | In the water | Significant |
| May 2017 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Margate | 16.0 km | 34 |
| Whitstable | 8.1 km | 9 |
| Canterbury | 10.9 km | 7 |
| Herne Bay | – | 6 |
| Herne | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Broadstairs | 19.4 km | 4 |
| Minster | 24.5 km | 4 |
| Deal | 23.9 km | 2 |
| Faversham | 19.0 km | 2 |
| Ramsgate | 18.4 km | 2 |
| Aylesham | 16.1 km | 1 |