'˜Unsafe' path closed after faulty valvecreates waterfall down Creggan steps
Creggan Country Park, announcing the temporary closure, said the flooding had made the path around the reservoir, which is a hugely popular amenity with local walkers, ‘very clearly unsafe’.
Park management announced: “Folks, we have to apologise to our many walkers, but we have had to close our path to the public.
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Hide Ad“It was washed out overnight, presumably by a discharge from NI Water, and is very clearly unsafe.”
NI Water told the ‘Journal’ that the flooding has been caused by a faulty valve discovered by workers who were carrying out repairs in the Creggan area.
A spokeperson for the company confirmed: “NI Water can confirm that while carrying out routine maintenance to the Creggan Reservoir on Wednesday, 25, January, a fault with a valve caused the dam to overflow for a period of time.”