Windermere and Bowness Town Council gave their 'unanimous' support for any project or initiative stopping all sewage discharges into England's largest lake.

Eighty-three per cent of English rivers contain evidence of high pollution caused by sewage and agricultural waste, according to the largest citizen science water testing project ever to take place in the UK.

The watchdog tasked with protecting the environment is not doing enough to prevent damage from water company sewage discharges. The Save Windermere group said an Environment Agency (EA) permit for a waste water treatment works near Cunsey Beck in the Lake District had omissions and was not sufficiently stringent.

Sewage tankers have started to descend on one village in the Lake District 'every time it rains'. Trucks full of sewage are blighting some of England’s most beloved national parks as water companies scramble to patch up holes in their infrastructure.

Water bosses have been told by ministers they will no longer “mark their own homework” on whether they are illegally polluting rivers, in a shift in how the sector is regulated.

The number of hours in which sewage was dumped into the River Thames has more than quadrupled in the last year, figures show.

There were 6,590 hours of sewage spills in the last nine months of 2023, according to the data from Thames Water, analysed by London's City Hall. It is up from 1,420 hours for the same period in 2022.

Campaigners say 76% decline in riverfly species’ abundance at Cunsey Beck is being caused by sewage discharges.

Discover the failures of the Environmental Agency in the Windermere catchment through an in-depth analysis of a single permit issued to the Near Sawrey wastewater treatment site. This examination uncovers several concerning issues, including unrestricted phosphorus discharges, high ammoniacal nitrogen levels, frequent untreated sewage spills, and discrepancies in monitoring and flow measurement.

Labour says consumers are facing higher bills while water bosses rake in millions in bonuses - despite rampant sewage dumping. Water company bosses have received over £25m in bonuses and incentives since the last general election.

Nine chief executives of water companies have been paid a staggering amount despite dumping sewage in rivers, lakes and seas, according to research by the Labour Party.

Water bosses responsible for illegally dumping raw sewage “should be in the dock” for the damage caused to the UK’s waterways, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary has insisted.

Lake Windermere is a UNESCO World Heritage site but the flow of sewage from nearby rivers has become a grave concern.