Frome (Maiden Bradley to Mells) Water Body
Moderate ecological status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB109053022101
- Water Body TypeRiver
- Hydromorphological designationheavily modified
- NGRST7843547245
- Catchment area19.469 km2
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Catchment area1946.87 ha
- Length9.821 km
Classifications
Classification Item | 2019 | 2022 |
---|---|---|
Ecological | Moderate | Moderate |
Biological quality elements | Good | Good |
Invertebrates | Good | Good |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | ||
Macrophytes Sub Element | Moderate | Moderate |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate | Moderate |
Acid Neutralising Capacity | High | High |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | Moderate | Moderate |
Dissolved oxygen | High | High |
Phosphate | Poor | Poor |
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 |
Specific pollutants | High | High |
Copper | High | High |
Iron | High | High |
Manganese | High | High |
Zinc | High | High |
Chemical | Fail | Does not require assessment |
Priority hazardous substances | Fail | Does not require assessment |
Benzo(a)pyrene | Good | |
Benzo(b)fluoranthene | Good | |
Benzo(g-h-i)perylene | Good | |
Benzo(k)fluoranthene | Good | |
Cadmium and Its Compounds | 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 | |
Lead and Its Compounds | Good | |
Nickel and Its Compounds | Good | |
Other Pollutants | Does not require assessment | Does not require assessment |
Investigations into classification status
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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 |
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RNAG | Physical modification | Other (not in list, must add details in comments) | Urban and transport | Mitigation Measures Assessment | Details |
RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | Phosphate | Details |
RNAG | Physical modification | Other (not in list, must add details in comments) | Local and Central Government | Mitigation Measures Assessment | Details |
RFD | Monitoring Site Changed (RFD only) | Not applicable | No sector responsible | Phosphate | Details |
RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | Phosphate | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Phosphate | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | Details |
RFD | Monitoring Site Changed (RFD only) | Not applicable | No sector responsible | Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | Details |
RNAG | measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery | Not applicable | No sector responsible | Mercury and Its Compounds | Details |
RNAG | measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery | Not applicable | No sector responsible | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | 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 |
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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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Water Industry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Local & central government | 1 | 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 |
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Ecological | Moderate | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
Biological quality elements | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
Invertebrates | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Not assessed | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
Acid Neutralising Capacity | Good | 2015 | |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Dissolved oxygen | Good | 2015 | |
Phosphate | Moderate | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
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 | High | 2015 | |
Copper | High | 2015 | |
Iron | High | 2015 | |
Manganese | High | 2015 | |
Zinc | High | 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 | |
Benzo(b)fluoranthene | Good | 2015 | |
Benzo(g-h-i)perylene | Good | 2015 | |
Benzo(k)fluoranthene | Good | 2015 | |
Cadmium and Its Compounds | 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 | |
Lead and Its Compounds | Good | 2015 | |
Nickel and Its Compounds | Good | 2015 | |
Other Pollutants | Does not require assessment | 2015 |
Protected areas
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Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body
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