Crap Towns / St Austell / Pollution incidents
How often does St Austell get polluted?
2 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in St Austell 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 April 2021 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2021 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| January 2021 | Sewage material | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Falmouth | 30.3 km | 8 |
| Newquay | 21.1 km | 8 |
| Bodmin | 14.6 km | 4 |
| Penryn | 30.6 km | 3 |
| Wadebridge | 19.7 km | 3 |
| St Austell | – | 2 |
| Truro | 21.2 km | 2 |