Environmental campaigners and the local water company United Utilities have come up with a plan to build a huge sewage tunnel at Lake Windemere coming at a cost of more than £3.6 billion.
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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.
Lake Windemere is England’s largest natural lake and a UNESCO World Heritage site but has also been at the epicentre of the arguments over sewage.
We spoke with the CEO of United Utilities Louise Beardmore.
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