{"id":254781,"date":"2025-06-20T21:04:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T20:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/has-sewage-been-illegally-dumped-into-lake-district-protected-site\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T21:04:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T20:04:35","slug":"has-sewage-been-illegally-dumped-into-lake-district-protected-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/has-sewage-been-illegally-dumped-into-lake-district-protected-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Has sewage been illegally dumped into Lake District protected site?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/HuKRcepR5OM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Has sewage been illegally dumped into Lake District protected site?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HuKRcepR5OM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Campaigners say regulators should urgently investigate whether water company United Utilities has been illegally spilling sewage into one of the UK\u2019s most protected sites. <\/p>\n<p>Esthwaite Water, in the heart of the Lake District, was beloved by William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter &#8211; and campaigners say they had to get the Information Commissioner involved in the struggle to obtain data. <\/p>\n<p>The water company has strongly denied claims that it released sewage into the lake. <\/p>\n<p>(Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe)<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Campaigners say regulators should urgently investigate whether water company United Utilities has been illegally spilling sewage into one of the UK\u2019s most protected sites. 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