Windermere sewage = sickening

coupe69 · 15 May 2024 at 10:34

Why on earth are we allowing companies to dump raw sewage straight into a Unesco World Heritage site? This isn't just a small amount, the figures are quite frankly astounding. United Utilities allegedly pumped sewage into the lake for 10 hours at a rate of 500 litres per second! And this isn't the first time it's happened either.

It makes me sad and quite angry that this type of thing is going on in this day and age. I'm no expert, but surely there's got to be a better way of dealing with this **** than pumping it straight into a freshwater lake?

BBC news article

coupe69 · 15 May 2024 at 10:39

200sols said:
We are not allowing that, clue is in the first line of the article. 'Illegally pumped'.

They are legally allowed to pump sewage into the lake providing certain caveats are met. Obviously not in the case I've highlighted though, however I'm sure they'll get round it by using some technicality which was "out of their control"

coupe69 · 16 May 2024 at 15:31

arknor said:
Seems like we are really starting to approach a time when we need to start boiling water if things carry on

You do if you live in Brixham at the moment - boil it up or risk pant catastrophe!

coupe69 · 21 May 2024 at 15:25

Zenduri said:
Who would have thought.....

You wouldn't mind so much if you were getting value for money and great service, but we all know the uplift will merely mean lining the pockets of the shareholders and top execs. Honestly, it's a joke...