dumped millions of litres of raw sewage illegally<\/a> into Windermere in Cumbria over a three-year period between 2021 and 2023. <\/p>\nThe company said the facility would cut the number of times a storm overflow – a valve which allows diluted sewage to be discharged during heavy rain – is used. <\/p>\n
Matt Staniek, a campaigner against sewage pollution and founder of Save Windermere, said: “Any investment is good because it’s needed but United Utilities needs to stop putting any sewage, treated or untreated, into Windermere.” <\/p>\n
If it gets planning permission, construction of the tank, which would hold the equivalent of four Olympic-sized swimming pools, would begin on land off Glebe Road, Bowness-on-Windermere in 2027, and should be completed by early 2030.<\/p>\n
Staniek believes it is a result of ongoing pressure Save Windermere has placed on the water company over what he said was the “the sheer exploitation of England’s largest lake”. <\/p>\n
He also said he was “sceptical” about the plan’s effectiveness. <\/p>\n
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