Crap Towns / Sale / Pollution incidents
How often does Sale get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Sale or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 475th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in July 2021 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| March 2020 | Oil or fuel | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Urmston | 4.6 km | 3 |
| Old Trafford | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Sale | – | 2 |
| Wythenshawe | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Altrincham | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Gatley | 6.8 km | 1 |
| Hale | 6.9 km | 1 |
| Irlam | 6.9 km | 1 |
| Partington | 6.5 km | 1 |
| Stretford | 3.3 km | 1 |