Old Beck Water Body Moderate ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB105030051540 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation artificial NGR TF1210527164 Catchment area 15.285 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Length 9.041 km Catchment area 1528.518 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Moderate Moderate Biological quality elements Moderate Moderate Invertebrates Moderate Moderate Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Macrophytes Sub Element Good Good Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High High Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) High Dissolved oxygen Poor High Phosphate Moderate Moderate Temperature High High pH High High Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good Supports good Hydrological Regime Supports good Supports 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 Temperature 2 2015 Moderate Certain there is not a problem Dissolved oxygen 2 2014 Moderate Quite certain there is a problem Phosphate 2 2014 Good 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 Physical modification Other (not in list, must add details in comments) Agriculture and rural land management Mitigation Measures Assessment Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Details RFD Monitoring Site Changed (RFD only) Not applicable No sector responsible Phosphate Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Phosphate Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Water Industry Phosphate Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor nutrient management Agriculture and rural land management Phosphate Details RNAG Physical modification Land drainage Agriculture and rural land management Invertebrates Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Water Industry Invertebrates Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Water Industry Dissolved oxygen 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 2 0 0 0 0 2 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 2 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 2 2 0 0 0 2 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 Invertebrates Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Not assessed 2015 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2027 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Ammonia (Phys-Chem) Good 2015 Dissolved oxygen Good 2027 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Phosphate Good 2027 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Temperature Good 2015 pH Good 2015 Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good 2015 Hydrological Regime Supports good 2015 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 PA Name Id Directive More information Lincolnshire Limestone G69 Nitrates Directive Black Sluice IDB draining to the South Forty Foot Drain NVZ S669 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 SOUTH FORTY FOOT KINGSTON BRIDGE SFFT6 2012, 2014, 2013 2015, 2014, 2013, 2016 RIPPINGDALE RUNNING DYKE RIPRUNDK 2015, 2019 2022, 2019 55255 55255 2014 2015, 2016, 2019, 2014 2019 SOUTH FORTY FOOT DONINGTON HIGH BR.(TOP) SFFT5 2011, 2010 SOUTH FORTY FOOT SWINESHEAD BR BOTTOM SFFT4 2011, 2010, 2009 DUNSBY OLD BECK DUNSBYOB 2022 OLD BECK DOCTORS LANE DOCSLANE 2022 159790 159790 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013