{"id":390413,"date":"2026-10-22T19:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/water-boss-asked-why-profits-shouldnt-pay-for-3-6-billion-lake-windermere-sewage-plan\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T19:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:00:07","slug":"water-boss-asked-why-profits-shouldnt-pay-for-3-6-billion-lake-windermere-sewage-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/water-boss-asked-why-profits-shouldnt-pay-for-3-6-billion-lake-windermere-sewage-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Water boss asked why profits shouldn&#8217;t pay for \u00a33.6 billion Lake Windermere sewage plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EBo9sC5lEx8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Water boss asked why profits shouldn&apos;t pay for \u00a33.6 billion Lake Windermere sewage plan\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EBo9sC5lEx8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Environmental campaigners and the local water company United Utilities have come up with a plan to build a huge sewage tunnel at Lake Windermere coming at a cost of more than \u00a33.6 billion.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The plan is not yet approved but there are two proposals to fund the project: either taxpayers or United Utilities customers in the north west pay.<\/p>\n<p>Lake Windermere is England\u2019s largest natural lake and a UNESCO World Heritage site but has also been at the epicentre of the arguments over sewage.<\/p>\n<p>We spoke with the CEO of United Utilities Louise Beardmore.<\/p>\n<p>#News #Channel4News #LakeWindermere #Sewage #UK<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environmental campaigners and the local water company United Utilities have come up with a plan to build a huge sewage tunnel at Lake Windermere coming at a cost of more than \u00a33.6 billion. 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