station to the north of the weir, which was no longer in use, and the Environment Agency announced their intention to construct a fish ladder there in 2019, to enable trout and salmon to migrate up the river more easily. The pumping station contains water turbines, which were used to pump drinking water to the local community, and the Larinier fish pass consists of a resting pool within the pump house, with the fish using the inlet and outlet pipes from the turbines to reach it. It is expected that it will be possible to operate the turbines from time to time to demonstrate how the heritage asset worked. As part of the work, one of the turbines was removed, so that it can be displayed, and the project was carried out by the Environment Agency, helped by JCB who loaned heavy equipment, and the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. The fish pass enables fish to negotiate the difference in height, and will enable salmon, trout, grayling and chub to colonise of river above the weir. The structure was operational by September 2019. See also Canals of Great Britain History of the British canal system Bibliography References External links The Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust's restoration progress of the Uttoxeter Canal: Caldon & Uttoxeter Canals Trust images & map of mile markers seen on or near the Caldon & Uttoxeter canals Canals in England Staffordshire Moorlands Canals opened in 1811