iNews: Chemicals from sewage and septic tanks are killing Windermere, warn campaigners
"William Wordsworth described Windermere as “magnificent and beautiful” but two centuries on it is beset by a toxic soup of sewage and chemicals, with private septic tanks proving a hidden threat.
Campaigners are so concerned at its condition that they are “terrified” for the future of the lake, as climate change and drought exacerbate the effects of the pollution.
Few places in England better evoke its bucolic ideal than Windermere, with millions people visiting the World Heritage Site every year. Yet in recent years it has suffered from toxic algae, sewage and fish die offs."
