A water company is releasing sewage into a stream connected to Lake Windermere using a permit that has not been updated in more than 30 years.
The permit, which allows United Utilities to release waste into the national park site, is “unfit for purpose” and contributes to high levels of pollution and biodiversity decline in the area, according to campaigners.
The sewage being released has been treated, but campaigners say the “primitive” treatment methods at the site mean the wastewater is still harmful to the environment.
How can they have a permit unchanged for 30 years, and it not expire?
Simple. It’s called lobbying, but back then was just a plain simple white fat envelope full of notes. Some simple folks might call it bribery