‘Insights into the water quality of Windermere and its catchment from the Big Windermere Survey.’ Presented by Dr Ben Surridge, Lancaster University.
Ben’s talk discussed a citizen science project, the Big Windermere Survey, and took us through its aims and history as well as discussing what results from the first year and the latest results from August 2023 tell us about water quality in Windermere. Ben explained that the Big Windermere Survey is the largest citizen science project of its kind to focus on water quality in the UK. Data indicate that phosphorus concentrations in Windermere remain higher than those needed to restore and protect the lake. However, there are opportunities to reduce phosphorus inputs to Windermere from a range of sources, including through changes in management of wastewater and of land. It was clear that concentrations of bacteria are generally low in the catchment, but there are sites and times of year when concentrations increase substantially and pose a risk to human health. Data from the Big Windermere Survey are being used to start and continue conversations with stakeholders to create improvements in the catchment.
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