02 Oct 2025
Image description: aerial shot of a water treatment plant. Photo by Ian on Unsplash Financial regulator Ofwat, in response to a freedom of information request by Save Windermere campaigning group, revealed United Utilities had been allocated £129m since 2000 to connect non-mains systems, mostly septic tanks, to the mains sewer network and reduce sewage pollution. […]
21 Aug 2025
Image description: Long-range view over the Lake District. Image by Dave Noonan / Pixabay. According to a comprehensive analysis of water quality in England’s largest lake, bathing water quality is poor throughout the summer across most of Windermere, indicating high levels of sewage pollution. the Big Windermere Survey uncovered high levels of bacteria found […]
13 Aug 2024
United Utilities has repurposed tanks at its Ambleside and Windermere wastewater treatment works to create an additional 2.6 million litres of storage across the two sites. As a result of upgrades at both sites, the tanks were redundant and able to be repurposed into storm tanks after the installation of some new equipment. The additional […]