Crap Towns / Skipton / Pollution incidents
How often does Skipton get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Skipton 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 January 2022 and put soil and clay in the water. Soil and clay turned up in 2 of them.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| January 2022 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| June 2021 | Inert material or waste | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Colne | 15.0 km | 9 |
| Keighley | 12.3 km | 8 |
| Barnoldswick | 11.9 km | 4 |
| Bingley | 17.1 km | 3 |
| Silsden | 7.4 km | 3 |
| Skipton | – | 3 |
| Steeton | 8.0 km | 3 |
| Haworth | 14.7 km | 2 |
| Ilkley | 12.6 km | 2 |
| Barrowford | 17.9 km | 1 |