Reports Of Windemere Sewage Release Intensifies Water Pollution Row

BOWNESS-ON-WINDERMERE, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 21: The United Utilities Bowness outfall pipe releases surface water into Lake Windermere on May 21, 2024 in Bowness-on-Windermere, United Kingdom. A BBC investigation revealed that sewage from a different pipe was illegally pumped into Windermere, England's largest lake, for 10 hours in February due to a fault in the United Utilities system. United Utilities failed to stop the discharge and did not report the incident to the Environment Agency until 13 hours after it began. Research funded by the UK Space Agency indicates that up to 300,000 people visit Windermere in a single day during peak season. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)