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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Robyn Vinter and agency

UK government vows to clean up Windermere after sewage criticism

An aerial view of Windermere Wastewater Treatment Works
The water company United Utilities is a major polluter of Windermere, which is England’s largest lake. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The government has said it will “clean up Windermere” after criticism over the volume of sewage being pumped into England’s largest lake.

The environment secretary, Steve Reed, pledged “only rainwater” would enter the famous body of water in the Lake District, putting an end to the situation where it Windermere was being “choked by unacceptable levels of sewage pollution”.

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