IWA raised concerns about water supply

AN Inland Waterways Association statement has warned about the water supply to the BCN.

An IWA statement informs that 'The Association has raised concerns with Canal & River Trust after being advised that water from Chasewater Reservoir, which is a major water supply to the BCN, was terminated by the owners, Staffordshire County Council, earlier in the year and that no water has been available to Canal & River Trust's canal network from the reservoir since the Spring' wrintes Bill Ridgeway.

Inoperable

Continuing: 'On further enquiry, it has come to light that the valve that should be used to control the water has been inoperable for a number of years'.

https://www.waterways.org.uk/news/view?id=339&x[0]=news/list

This begs the questions:

1/. are there two valves, one which allowed water through up to Spring this year and one which 'has been inoperable for a number of years'?

2/. if water is now not flowing through either valve where is it all flowing to now?

3/. if the valve has been inoperable for a number of years why hasn't CaRT noticed that it is not getting any water from that source?

I am puzzled!

Bill Ridgeway