that dark patch is a benthic algal bloom. this is the river rothay that feeds into the lake. it actually prevents invertebrates from being able to breed on the substrate of the river itself and then, because of that, invertebrates have died and, subsequent to that, fish are dying. matt has started an online petition calling for a ban on sewage pollution in windermere. he said the waters here are close to ecological collapse. i have seen a decline in fish, invertebrates, freshwater vegetation. i have seen otter spraint completely absent of white clawed crayfish. i have seen dead fish floating down the river past me. it is in a very dire state and it will only get worse. algal blooms come and go, but they are appearing more frequently and they can be very harmful to humans and animals. there are two many main sources of sewage entering windermere. one is from the waste treatment site, and that comes in when we have rain. they call it their storm overflow system. and the other is from sep
judy hobson explains. tourists come to the lake district for its outstanding natural beauty, but campaigners say the water quality in windermere is so poor, it is a national scandal. there has just been the biggest blue green algal bloom, all because of sewage entering the lake. a local conservationist has been filming water pollution in the area. that dark patch is an algal bloom. this is the river rothay that feeds into the lake. it actually prevents invertebrates from being able to breed on the substrate of the river itself and then, because of that, invertebrates have died and, subsequent to that, fish are dying. matt has started an online petition calling for a ban on sewage pollution in windermere. he said the waters here are close to ecological collapse. i have seen a decline in fish, invertebrates, freshwater vegetation. i have seen otter spraint completely absent of white clawed crayfish. i have seen dead fish floating down the river past me. it is in a dire state and it
filming water pollution in the area. that dark patch is an algal bloom. this is the river rothay that feeds into the lake. it actually prevents invertebrates from being able to breed on the substrate of the river itself and then, because of that, invertebrates have died and, subsequent to that, fish are dying. matt has started an online petition calling for a ban on sewage pollution in windermere. he said the waters here are close to ecological collapse. i have seen a decline in fish, invertebrates, freshwater vegetation. i have seen otter spraint completely absent of white clawed crayfish. i have seen dead fish floating down the river past me. it is in a dire state and it will only get worse. algal blooms come and go, but they are appearing more frequently and they can be very harmful to humans and animals. there are two many main sources of sewage entering windermere. one is at the waste treatment site. that comes in when we have rain. they call it their storm overflow.
invertebrates have died and, subsequent to that, fish are dying. matt has started an online petition calling for a ban on sewage pollution in windermere. he said the waters here are close to ecological collapse. i have seen a decline in fish, invertebrates, freshwater vegetation. i have seen otter spraint completely absent of white clawed crayfish. i have seen dead fish floating down the river past me. it is in a dire state and it will only get worse. algal blooms come and go, but they are appearing more frequently and they can be very harmful to humans and animals. there are two many main sources of sewage entering windermere. one is at the waste treatment site. that comes in when we have rain. they call it their storm overflow. a system. and the other is from septic tanks. there are over 1500 septic tanks that are around windermere itself and there is no regulation keeping these in check. last year, the sewage treatment plant at ambleside overflowed for weeks after heavy rain. what y
being pumped into its waters, according to campaigners. an online petition calling for a ban on sewage pollution, has now reached over 99 thousand signatures. but, the situation is complex, as our environment correspondent judy hobson explains. tourists come to the lake district for its outstanding natural beauty, but campaigners say the water quality in windermere is so poor, it is a national scandal. there has just been the biggest blue green algal bloom, all because of sewage entering the lake. a local conservationist has been filming water pollution in the area. that dark patch is an algal bloom. this is the river rothay that feeds into the lake. it actually prevents invertebrates from being able to breed on the substrate of the river itself and then, because of that, invertebrates have died and, subsequent to that, fish are dying. matt has started an online petition calling for a ban on sewage pollution in windermere. he said the waters here are close to ecological collapse.