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Households could see bills rise to pay for a £3.6bn, 12-mile sewage tunnel planned to clean up Windermere

Louise Beardmore, whose company wants to build a £3.6bn tunnel to divert sewage away from Windermere, calls the proposed scheme a "100 year solution" for England's largest lake.
Louise Beardmore, whose company wants to build a £3.6bn tunnel to divert sewage away from Windermere, calls the proposed scheme a "100 year solution" for England's largest lake.
Lake Windermere, where raw sewage and treated effluent blamed for turning parts of the water green each summer could be redirected through up to 86 miles of new sewers.
Lake Windermere, where raw sewage and treated effluent blamed for turning parts of the water green each summer could be redirected through up to 86 miles of new sewers.

United Utilities customers could face an increase of up to £3.17 a month on their bills, while the alternative would see every household in England contribute an extra 35p. Ministers must now decide whether the scheme goes ahead and whether it is worth the money. Campaigners say raw sewage and treated effluent pumped into the lake turn parts of it green every summer. United Utilities chief executive Louise Beardmore called it a '100-year solution for this lake'.

The scheme would connect 12,800 people to mains sewers for the first time.

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