What’s really in the water at Lake Windermere?

Lake Windermere in the Lake District is a UNESCO world heritage site visited by millions of people a year but much of it is polluted with the bacteria found in sewage – according to a survey by volunteers.

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Citizen scientists took more than a thousand samples from the lake over two and a half years and found levels of harmful bacteria and phosphorous which failed water quality standards.

The government said it was committed to ending sewage pollution in Windermere entirely.
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