Giant tunnel proposed to tackle Windermere sewage discharges
Environmental agencies and local campaigners in the UK are proposing a £3.6bn, 12-mile tunnel to divert raw sewage away from Windermere, England's largest lake. The region's wastewater infrastructure has struggled with toxic algal blooms driven by frequent sewage discharges and intensified rainfall from climate change.
Why it matters
Addressing severe pollution in a UNESCO world heritage site highlights the massive infrastructure investments required globally to protect natural water bodies from climate change impacts.
A view of Lake Windermere and Waterhead Bay in Ambleside in the Lake District national park. A view of Lake Windermere and Waterhead Bay in Ambleside in the Lake District national park. Water Giant tunnel proposed to tackle Windermere sewage discharges United Utilities, Environment Agency and local campaigners say 12-mile tunnel could take sewage away from England’s largest lake
Prefer the Guardian on Google Plans are under way for a new giant tunnel to transport sewage away from Windermere, England’s largest lake.
Windermere, in the Lake District, has suffered from widespread raw sewage and bacterial pollution driven by discharges from United Utilities . Campaigners say this pollution has caused more frequent toxic blue-green algal blooms, with the public advised to avoid swimming in the lake.
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