Sewage spills were citied as one of the major reasons why rivers and lakes in national parks are 'failing'
The Government has set a legal target of 75 per cent of water bodies in England reaching at least a ‘Good’ ecological status by 2027, but currently just 14.5 per cent meet this standard. Just 14.4 per cent of lakes in national parks currently have a ‘Good’ status, while 0.8 per cent have achieved a ‘High’ status. This means just one lake currently has a ‘High’ ecological status, Burnmoor Tarn in the Lake District.
Snowdonia was hit by the largest number of sewage spills , followed by Dartmoor and the Lake District .According to the report, one of the biggest problems is that sewage works in national parks are under capacity as they do not account for the population increases in these areas due to tourism.
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