First Time Sewerage – Windermere Catchment Pilot Scheme

Windermere is an iconic waterbody and United Utilities is working in partnership with other organisations to help protect its water quality well into the future. We’re investing £200m over the next five years which will not only improve treatment standards at nine of our wastewater treatment works across the Windermere catchment but also significantly reduce spills from the six storm overflows.

Alongside the water company assets, there are around 89 businesses and more than 1,800 private septic tanks which drain into the lake and can ultimately influence its water quality and the amount of nutrients in the water. We are therefore working to increase awareness of the first time sewerage process, understand community appetite for public sewer provision and whether there are any barriers within the existing process which might restrict applications or take-up. The areas chosen for the pilot are those where there known to be a high number of private septic tanks.

These areas are:

• Skelwith Bridge
• Ambleside
• A cluster of properties close to Tower Wood, Windermere

Please enter your postcode into our postcode checker below to find out if your premises is within our pilot scheme boundaries.

If your premises is located within our pilot scheme boundaries, please click below to our factsheet and expression of interest form. If you are not located within the pilot scheme boundaries, you may still be eligible for first time sewerage, under the usual process. Please click here to find out more.