Wiza Beck Water Body Poor ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB102075073390 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation heavily modified NGR NY2586345626 Catchment area 37.594 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Length 16.087 km Catchment area 3759.44 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Poor Poor Biological quality elements Poor Poor Fish Poor Poor Invertebrates Good Good Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Poor Poor Macrophytes Sub Element Poor Poor Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High High Dissolved oxygen High High Phosphate Moderate Moderate Temperature High High pH High High Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good Supports good Hydrological Regime Does not support good Does not support good Supporting elements (Surface Water) Moderate Moderate Mitigation Measures Assessment Moderate or less Moderate or less Chemical Fail Does not require assessment Priority hazardous substances Fail Does not require assessment Benzo(a)pyrene Good Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds Good Heptachlor and cis-Heptachlor epoxide Good Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) Good Hexachlorobenzene Good Hexachlorobutadiene Good Mercury and Its Compounds Fail Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) Good Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Fail Priority substances Good Does not require assessment Cypermethrin (Priority) Good Fluoranthene Good Other Pollutants Does not require assessment Does not require assessment
Why do all water bodies have a chemical status of fail?
Investigations into classification status Classification Element Cycle Year Status Outcome Phosphate 2 2015 Moderate Very certain there is a problem Fish 2 2014 Poor Very certain there is a problem Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined 2 2015 Poor Quite certain there is a problem
Reasons for not achieving good (RNAG) and reasons for deterioration (RFD) All reasons (RFDs and RNAGs) attributed to the classification elements in
this water body.
Reason Type SWMI Activity Category Classification Element More information RNAG Diffuse source Poor nutrient management Agriculture and rural land management Fish Details RNAG Physical modification Other (not in list, must add details in comments) Sector under investigation Mitigation Measures Assessment Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Phosphate Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Details RNAG Physical modification Flood protection - water level management Agriculture and rural land management Hydrological Regime Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Mercury and Its Compounds Details
Reasons for not achieving good status by business sector The issues preventing waters reaching good status and the sectors
identified as contributing to them. The numbers in the table are
individual counts of the reasons for not achieving good status with a
confidence status of 'confirmed' and 'probable', where the latest
classification is less than good status. There may be more than one
reason in a single water body. Note, table does not include reasons for
deterioration.
Significant water management issue Physical modifications Pollution from waste water Pollution from towns, cities and transport Changes to the natural flow and level of water Invasive non-native species Pollution from rural areas Pollution from abandoned mines Agriculture and rural land management 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 Industry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mining and quarrying 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Navigation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Urban and transport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Water Industry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Local & central government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Domestic general public 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Recreation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Waste treatment and disposal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 No sector responsible 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sector under investigation 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 2 0 0 0 0 3 0
Objectives Classification Item Status Year Reasons Ecological Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Biological quality elements Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Fish Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Not assessed 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Ammonia (Phys-Chem) Good 2015 Dissolved oxygen Good 2015 Phosphate Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Temperature Good 2015 pH Good 2015 Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good 2015 Hydrological Regime Supports good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Supporting elements (Surface Water) Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Mitigation Measures Assessment Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Specific pollutants Not assessed 2015 Chemical Good 2063 Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time Priority hazardous substances Good 2063 Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time Benzo(a)pyrene Good 2015 Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds Good 2015 Heptachlor and cis-Heptachlor epoxide Good 2015 Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) Good 2015 Hexachlorobenzene Good 2015 Hexachlorobutadiene Good 2015 Mercury and Its Compounds Good 2040 Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) Good 2015 Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Good 2063 Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time Priority substances Good 2015 Cypermethrin (Priority) Good 2015 Fluoranthene Good 2015 Other Pollutants Does not require assessment 2015
Protected areas No data to show
Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body Shows which sites were used for classification for which years within
each cycle.
Monitoring Site Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 WIZA BECK AT DOCKRAY 88005872 2009, 2012, 2013, 2011, 2014, 2010 2015, 2016, 2013, 2014 65011 65011 2009, 2014 2015, 2016, 2014 RIVER WAMPOOL/1444.00 SPITTAL FARM, RIVER WIZA/ 34793 2013, 2011, 2014, 2012 2015, 2016, 2019, 2014 2019, 2022 RIVER WAMPOOL/1439.00 BRIDGE AT CHURCH HILL, RIVER WIZA/ 34800 2013, 2011, 2014, 2012 2015, 2016, 2019, 2014 2019, 2022 RIVER WAMPOOL/1442.40 200M D/S ROAD BRIDGE, RIVER WIZA/ 37390 2013, 2012 RIVER WAMPOOL/1450.05 WIGTON SWIMMING POOL, SPEET GILL/ 37393 2013, 2012 RIVER WAMPOOL/1442.70 U/S WIZA BRIDGE, WIZA BECK/ 37391 2013, 2012