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From 18/11/2011 until further notice

UPDATE (25 November 2011): The silt screen is currently still in place. We will aim to keep you updated as and when this situation changes.

In order to make best use of the small amount of water that may be available in Chasewater reservoir, Staffordshire CC need to move the silt screen further down the canal to the M6 Toll Bridge in order to catch the increased silt in-flows likely to occur due to the water being so low in the reservoir. Sadly, this will remove the winding hole and our advice to boaters is not to use the branch beyond Ogley Junction. British Waterways appreciates the inconvenience this causes, but we take the view that it is better to restrict a small section of canal and use the extra water that may be available to protect the larger BCN in what is currently a very dry spell.

British Waterways apologises for any inconvenience caused.