Scotch Brook Catchment (trib of Trent) Water Body Bad ecological status
Get Scotch Brook Catchment (trib of Trent) data Attributes Water Body ID GB104028053220 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR SJ9063434418 Catchment area 20.896 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Length 9.057 km Catchment area 2089.61 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Bad Bad Biological quality elements Bad Bad Fish Bad Bad Invertebrates Good High Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good Good Macrophytes Sub Element Good Good Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) Good 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 Morphology Supports good Supports good 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 Hydrological Regime 2 2013 Does Not Support Good Certain there is not a problem Hydrological Regime 2 2015 Does Not Support Good Certain there is not 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 measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Mercury and Its Compounds 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 Suspect data Not applicable No sector responsible Hydrological Regime Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor nutrient management Agriculture and rural land management Fish Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Fish Details RNAG Physical modification Barriers - ecological discontinuity Urban and transport Fish Details RNAG Point source Incidents Water Industry Ammonia (Phys-Chem) Details RNAG Point source Incidents Agriculture and rural land management Ammonia (Phys-Chem) Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Ammonia (Phys-Chem) 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 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Objectives Classification Item Status Year Reasons Ecological Moderate 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Biological quality elements Moderate 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Fish Moderate 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Ammonia (Phys-Chem) Good 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens 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) Not assessed 2015 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 PA Name Id Directive More information River Trent (source to confluence with Derwent) S308 Nitrates Directive Staffordshire G30 Nitrates Directive
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 NON-TIDAL R TRENT - HANFORD 36786080 2009 PARK BROOK - TRENTHAM 77758020 2009 159844 159844 2015, 2014, 2019 2019 NON-TIDAL R TRENT - STRONGFORD 36785080 2009 LONGTON BROOK - CONSTANCE AVE 77589520 2009 RIVER TRENT/SCOTCH BROOK/SAFEWAY, STONE/ 10447 2014, 2012, 2009, 2013 2014, 2015, 2013, 2016 48406 48406 2014, 2012, 2013 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015, 2013 2022, 2019 LONGTON BROOK - TRENTHAM 77589220 2009 SCOTCH BROOK - STONE 77243020 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 2019, 2015, 2013, 2016, 2014 2019, 2022 CHITTLINGS BROOK - TRENT VALE 78226030 2009