Crap Towns / Taunton / Pollution incidents
How often does Taunton get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Taunton or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. 1 was major, the worst kind. The most recent came in September 2024 and put lubricating oils in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | Lubricating oils | In the water | Significant |
| January 2024 | Sewage material | On the land | Significant |
| January 2024 | Firefighting run-off | In the air | Significant |
| June 2022 | Slurry | In the water | Significant |
| May 2019 | Pesticides | In the water | Major |
| January 2016 | Unidentified oil | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Highbridge | 24.3 km | 16 |
| Bridgwater | 13.7 km | 10 |
| Taunton | – | 6 |
| Wellington | 9.8 km | 6 |
| Chard | 18.8 km | 1 |
| Cullompton | 27.4 km | 1 |