
Millions of gallons of sewage has been illegally pumped into England’s largest lake in recent years, a BBC investigation has claimed.
According to the report, from the beginning of 2021 to the end of 2023, waste management company United Utilities illegally pumped at least 36 million gallons / 136 million liters of potentially hazardous, untreated sewage into historic Lake Windermere, a popular spot for wild swimming.