Reduction of the water level winter 2009 – spring 2010

Update:
The work is in progress on the Spillway and outflow and the application to reduce the outflow of water during the period of the work has been sent to the Environment Agency and is awaiting approval. I am having a meeting on Friday this week with United Utilities to discuss the removal of the mud/sand of the main jetty (if the water goes down again) and also about the work to create a channel between the road and the island. (Don’t hold your breath regarding our proposal to create a navigable channel 40 metres wide) as the first quote has identified that some 10,000 to 12,000 tonnes of material will require excavation and will produce a channel less than our requirements. The discussions continue!