UK government vows to clean up Lake Windemere after beauty spot clogged with sewage

Government minister visits Lake District to discuss water quality

The secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs visited Windermere this week.

LONDON (AP) — The British government pledged Monday to clean up Lake Windermere, a sewage-clogged beauty spot that has become a symbol of the filthy state of Britain’s waterways. Environment Secretary Steve Reed said the goal is to stop all sewage discharges into England’s largest lake. The lake, flanked by steep hills, is part of the Lake District National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in northwest England that draws millions of visitors e…

U.K. government vows to clean up Lake Windermere after beauty spot clogged with sewage

The U.K. government pledged Monday to clean up Lake Windermere, a sewage-clogged beauty spot that has come to symbolize the filthy state of Britain's waterways.

The new 'rainwater' project to clean up England's largest lake

For years celebrities and campaigners have rallied to demand the Lake District's iconic Windermere is cleaned up from pollution - finally the Government agrees.

Government pledges to clean up Windermere sewage pollution

Environment Secretary Steve Reed is vowing to restore Windermere to its "natural beauty" with an ambitious scheme.

Government pledges to clean up Windermere in Lake District

Environment Secretary Steve Reed pledges "only rainwater" will enter Windermere as part of its plan.