Minsted Stream Water Body Poor ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB107041012760 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR SU8450720480 Catchment area 18.168 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Length 8.722 km Catchment area 1816.79 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Moderate Poor Biological quality elements Moderate Poor Fish Moderate Poor Invertebrates Good Good Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good Good Phytobenthos Sub Element Good Good Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High High Dissolved oxygen Good High Phosphate Moderate Moderate Temperature High High pH High High Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good Supports good Hydrological Regime High High 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 Phosphate 2 2013 Moderate Certain there is not a problem Fish 2 2015 Moderate Very 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 measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Mercury and Its Compounds Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Water Industry Phosphate Details RFD High to Good deterioration, no action required (RFD only) Not applicable No sector responsible Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG Suspect data Not applicable No sector responsible Fish Details RNAG Natural Natural conditions - other No sector responsible Fish Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Water Industry Fish 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 nutrient management Agriculture and rural land management Phosphate 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 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 0 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 Fish Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good 2015 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 2015 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 Western Rother SWSGZ4014 Safeguard Zone Arun SWSGZ4317 Safeguard Zone
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 MINSTED STREAM A272 RD BRIDGE F0002990 2012, 2010, 2009, 2013, 2011, 2014 2015, 2019, 2013, 2016, 2014 2019, 2022 WESTERN ROTHER/WESTERN ROTHER TRIBUTARIES/MINSTED STREAM/WOOLMER COPSE/ 24663 2013, 2014 2015, 2016, 2019 2022, 2019 WESTERN ROTHER/WESTERN ROTHER TRIBUTARIES/MINSTED STREAM/BROOK FARM/ 43861 2013, 2014 2015, 2016, 2019 2022, 2019 WESTERN ROTHER/WESTERN ROTHER TRIBUTARIES/MINSTED STREAM/QUAGS CORNER/ 24644 2012, 2010, 2009, 2013, 2011 155066 155066 2014 2014, 2015, 2016 42876 42876 2009