Crap Towns / Urmston / Pollution incidents
How often does Urmston get polluted?
3 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Urmston 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 July 2021 and put an unidentified pollutant in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| January 2021 | Soil and clay | On the land | Significant |
| June 2020 | Building rubble | On the land | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Salford | 7.1 km | 4 |
| Eccles | 3.7 km | 3 |
| Urmston | – | 3 |
| Old Trafford | 4.0 km | 2 |
| Sale | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Altrincham | 6.6 km | 1 |
| Irlam | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Partington | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Stretford | 3.9 km | 1 |