Crap Towns / Wellington / Pollution incidents
How often does Wellington get polluted?
6 serious pollution incidents have been recorded in Wellington or within 1 km of it since 2016, the joint 184th most of the 948 English towns that have had one. The most recent came in February 2022 and put crude sewage in the water.
| When | What | Where | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2022 | Crude sewage | In the water | Significant |
| July 2021 | Electrical equipment | In the air | Significant |
| April 2020 | Dust and noise | On the land and in the air | Significant |
| July 2018 | An unidentified pollutant | In the water | Significant |
| July 2017 | Final effluent | In the water | Significant |
| December 2016 | Soil and clay | In the water | Significant |
| Town | Distance | Serious incidents since 2016 |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgwater | 22.5 km | 10 |
| Taunton | 9.8 km | 6 |
| Wellington | – | 6 |
| Ottery St Mary | 25.5 km | 3 |
| Chard | 22.0 km | 1 |
| Cullompton | 18.1 km | 1 |
| Tiverton | 20.1 km | 1 |