Get better informed so you can make good decisions at home and at work, and can ask challenging questions of others. The presentations to the Citizens' Panel are an excellent starting point. You could also explore the Lake District Foundation advice too.

If you run a business, have a look at the advice from Cumbria Tourism about how to reduce your impact on water quality and the environment more widely. There’s also advice available on the Green Tourism webpages.

If you use the lake, explore the Lake User Guides. You can discover how to access and explore our lakes and waters safely - from hiring boats, kayaks, canoes and paddleboards, renewing boat permits, lake byelaw information and fishing permit, to handy information about the ecology of the lakes.

If your home or business is not on a mains sewerage connection you need to get good at looking after your septic tank. This great Call of Nature guide tells you what to look out for, where to find contractors who can empty your tank and what should (and should not) go down your drains.