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Environmental Pollution Incidents (Category 1 and 2)

Publisher
Environment Agency
Updated
7 August 2026
Topic
Not set

Summary

Environmental Pollution Incident data filtered for Categories 1 and 2. Details of environmental incidents within the remit of the Environment Agency are held on the National Incident Recording System (NIRS2). This dataset only includes substantiated completed and closed Environment Management incidents (predominantly pollution), where the environment impact level is either category 1 (major) or category 2 (significant) to at least 1 media (i.e. water, land or air). It is updated quarterly and provides a snapshot of data held in NIRS2. There is an inherent lag time in investigating and recording the necessary incident details to complete a record and recent incidents may not appear. The data may also be subject to change due to final QA and as further information becomes available. INFORMATION WARNING: Where these data indicate an incident occurred on a particular site or property no inference should be drawn that the site or property owner necessarily was responsible. Attribution statement: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2017. All rights reserved.

Data links

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Environmental_Pollution_Incidents.zip ZIP 7/8/2026
Environmental Pollution Incidents (Category 1 and 2).zip ZIP 7/8/2026

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
06 August 2026
Harvest GUID
8627faf0-d465-11e4-bfdb-f0def148f590
Extent (Latitude)
55.816° to 49.943°
Extent (Longitude)
-6.236° to 2.072°
Spatial reference system
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700
Dataset reference date (creation)
2001-03-01
Dataset reference date (revision)
2026-08-06
Frequency of update
quarterly
Access constraints
Conditions: 1. Notwithstanding the fact that the standard wording of the Environment Agency Conditional Licence indicates that it is perpetual, this Licence has a limited duration of one year at the end of which it will terminate automatically without notice. 2.1. The Information contains some data that we believe is within the definition of “personal data” under the Data Protection Act 1998 but we consider that we will not be in breach of the Act if we disclose it to you with conditions set out in this condition and the condition above. This personal data comprises information relating to individuals, or to sites operated by an individual or partnership of individuals. 2.2 Under the Act a person who holds and uses or passes to others personal data is responsible for any compliance with the Act and so we have no option but to warn you that this means you have responsibility to check that you are compliant with the Act in respect of this personal data.
Responsible party
Environment Agency (pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng

Contact

Enquiries

DSPcustomerforum@environment-agency.gov.uk

Freedom of information (FOI) requests

enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests

Licence information

Environment Agency Conditional Licence (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environment-agency-conditional-licence/environment-agency-conditional-licence), Conditions:\n1. Notwithstanding the fact that the standard wording of the Environment Agency Conditional Licence indicates that it is perpetual, this Licence has a limited duration of one year at the end of which it will terminate automatically without notice.\n2.1. The Information contains some data that we believe is within the definition of \u201cpersonal data\u201d under the Data Protection Act 1998 but we consider that we will not be in breach of the Act if we disclose it to you with conditions set out in this condition and the condition above. This personal data comprises information relating to individuals, or to sites operated by an individual or partnership of individuals. \n2.2 Under the Act a person who holds and uses or passes to others personal data is responsible for any compliance with the Act and so we have no option but to warn you that this means you have responsibility to check that you are compliant with the Act in respect of this personal data.