John,

These sewage-dumping, wildlife-killing, profit-chasing water companies are
back in the news for ramping up their prices – it’s the perfect time to
turn up the heat! 

We need a regulation overhaul NOW. Add your name:

[ [link removed] ]UK government: save Lake Windermere



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United Utilities has been pumping sewage into World Heritage Site Lake
Windermere. Now whistleblowers say a government agency has helped them
cover up pollution incidents!

Tell the UK to overhaul the Environment Agency NOW

[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 

   
John,

England's Lake District is a place of extraordinary beauty – known across
the world for its ancient landscapes and tranquil waters.

But greedy water company United Utilities has been trashing its crown
jewel Lake Windermere – using it as a dump for sewage that can trigger
toxic, fish-choking algal blooms.

Local campaigners have been fighting tooth and nail to save their home and
have got it onto the national agenda. Now they’re demanding an urgent
inquiry into regulation failures. If we pile in with support from across
the world, we can get this over the line. Sign now: 

[ [link removed] ]UK government: save Lake Windermere

It’s not just the Lake District. Across the UK, reckless private water
companies have cut corners to maximise profits – causing deep harm to
rivers and lakes and the fish, birds and mammals that depend on them.

The Environment Agency is meant to hold people like this to account, not
cheer them on. But according to whistleblowers, they’ve been helping
corporations cover up pollution, by allowing them to downgrade major
incidents without independent checks.

Other countries have successfully cleaned up severely polluted lakes after
communities took action – like Lake Annecy in France, which is now thought
to be the cleanest in Europe. Local campaigners are determined to make
that happen at Windermere too, but they need our help. 

These heroes are demanding urgent government intervention to overhaul the
regulator and hold these polluters to account. And if people across the
world join in, we could tip them into action. Can you sign now to help
save this World Heritage Site?

[ [link removed] ]UK government: save Lake Windermere, overhaul the Environment Agency



[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 



Thanks for all that you do,
Olivia and the team at Ekō


More information: 

[ [link removed] ]Tide of disapproval awaits new round of UK water companies’ price rises
BBC. 4 December, 2023
 
[ [link removed] ]Raw sewage 'cover-up' at Windermere World Heritage Site
BBC. 4 December, 2023

[ [link removed] ]Save Windermere campaign urgently demands an independent inquiry into
the failure of water industry regulation
Save Windermere. 11 December, 2023
 
[ [link removed] ]An Upstream Battle [film]
Save Windermere. 11 December, 2023
 
[ [link removed] ]Water firm United Utilities may have received a £5million green target
bonus after misreporting sewage pollution, documents leaked to BBC
Panorama suggest
Daily Mail. 4 December, 2023

 

 

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