 There were significant problems with the culvert through the upstream bank, and the inspector would not sanction refilling the reservoir.Possible options were breaching the embankment, reducing the volume of water stored to below so that the reservoir was no longer subject to the provisions of the Reservoir Safety Act, or carrying out immediate repairs.Because the reservoir is located in the Lake District National Park, there was public outcry at the thought of breaching the dam, with its effect on an area of natural beauty, while reducing the capacity of the reservoir would have been almost as contentious, and so was discounted.