This page contains further information / useful links for householders on how to protect our waterways – in your house/garden, managing your septic tank and looking after your pets.
General household information
- Call of Nature – contains a wide range of publications, leaflets – lots of free resources to download.
- Love the Lakes – Householder information leaflet
- A clean home shouldn’t mean a dirty river – Freshwater Habitats Trust
- Phosphates in your water system – an explainer
Sources of further information on managing your septic tanks/off-mains sewage systems
- Call of Nature sewage information including property packs, fact sheets, posters, check lists etc.
- Help with sewage system and septic tanks Cumbria
British Water publications:
Government guidance:
- Compliance and permit guidance
- Small sewage rules
- DEFRA leaflet about regulations for small sewage discharges
- Lake District National Park Authority – Nutrient Neutrality information
Information on how to minimise the impact of your pets on the environment
- British Veterinary Association – 5 point plan for vets
- Guidance on how to manage parasites responsibly
Articles:
- Freshwater Biological Association article about impact of pets on waterways
- Academic paper about the impact of pet treatments on the environment – Goulson
- Vets urged to cut pesticide flea treatments amid river pollution fears | Pesticides | The Guardian
- Songbirds being killed by pesticides found in pet fur flea treatments | Birds | The Guardian
- How can you treat your pet for fleas without harming nature? | Pesticides | The Guardian
- A call for toxic pesticides in pet medicines to be banned – Pesticide Action Network UK