Has sewage been illegally dumped into Lake District protected site?

Campaigners say regulators should urgently investigate whether water company United Utilities has been illegally spilling sewage into one of the UK’s most protected sites.

Esthwaite Water, in the heart of the Lake District, was beloved by William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter – and campaigners say they had to get the Information Commissioner involved in the struggle to obtain data.

The water company has strongly denied claims that it released sewage into the lake.

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