Drowning in debt: Here's the real reason our lakes and rivers are swamped by sewage

Drowning in debt: Here's the real reason our lakes and rivers are swamped by sewage Water firms have too little to invest after they borrowed billions By Patrick Tooher Updated: 22:01, 25 May 2024 e-mail View comments The Arctic char occupies a special place in angling and culinary folklore. For centuries, this fabled fish has been prized by Lake District locals. The only place in England where this member of the salmon family swims is in the cold, dark depths of Lake Windermere.

It has even been sold by posh supermarket chain Booths – ‘the Waitrose of the North’ – when in season. Not any more. No sewage, please: Lake Windemere in the Lake District Having survived since the end of the Ice Age in England’s largest freshwater expanse, the Arctic char is under threat like never before from raw sewage being dumped by water giant United Utilities directly into the lake.

In the latest incident, United Utilities – which supplies water to seven million customers in north-west England – illegally discharged an estimated ten million litres of untreated effluent into Windermere. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next ALEX BRUMMER: Weak enforcers betray UK MARKET REPORT: Water shares suffer election call washout Utilities shares sink as investors weigh surprise general..

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