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How often does Quedgeley and Hardwicke get polluted?

5 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Quedgeley and Hardwicke or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 231st most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 2 were major, the worst kind. The most recent came in August 2021 and put crude sewage in the water. Crude sewage turned up in 3 of them.

The incidents
WhenWhatWhereImpact
August 2021Crude sewageIn the waterMajor
October 2017Food and drinkIn the waterSignificant
July 2017Crude sewageIn the waterMajor
July 2016An unidentified pollutantIn the waterSignificant
February 2016Crude sewageIn the waterSignificant
Nearby towns
TownDistanceSerious incidents since 2016
Gloucester5.5 km12
Quedgeley and Hardwicke–5
Stonehouse7.8 km2
Brockworth8.8 km1
Churchdown9.7 km1
Newent15.0 km1
Stroud9.4 km1