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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Pippa Neill Environment reporter

Giant tunnel proposed to tackle Windermere sewage discharges

Aerial view of Lake Windermere winding through green valleys, with sailboats near Ambleside's shoreline
A view of Lake Windermere and Waterhead Bay in Ambleside in the Lake District national park. Photograph: Ashley Cooper/Getty Images

Plans are under way for a new giant tunnel to transport sewage away from Windermere, England’s largest lake.

Windermere, in the Lake District, has suffered from widespread raw sewage and bacterial pollution driven by discharges from United Utilities. Campaigners say this pollution has caused more frequent toxic blue-green algal blooms, with the public advised to avoid swimming in the lake.

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