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Will Symons

Millions of gallons of sewage "illegally" pumped into England’s largest lake - claims

Lake WIndermere.

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.

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