Meese - Aqualate Mere tributaries Water Body Poor ecological status
Get Meese - Aqualate Mere tributaries data Attributes Water Body ID GB109054050190 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR SJ7843416909 Catchment area 5498.019 ha Length 13.45 km Catchment area 54.98 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Poor Poor Biological quality elements Poor Poor Fish Moderate Moderate Invertebrates Moderate Moderate Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Poor Poor Macrophytes Sub Element Poor Poor Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High High Dissolved oxygen Moderate Moderate Phosphate Poor Poor 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 Good 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 2016 Poor
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 Phosphate Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor nutrient management Agriculture and rural land management Dissolved oxygen Details RFD Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor nutrient 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 Diffuse source Contaminated water body bed sediments Water Industry Phosphate Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (intermittent) Water Industry Phosphate Details RFD Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Phosphate Details RNAG Physical modification Land drainage - operational management Agriculture and rural land management Fish Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor Livestock 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 1 0 0 0 0 5 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 1 0 0 0 0 5 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 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 Technically infeasible: Cause of adverse impact unknown 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 2015 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 R Tern - conf R Roden to conf R Severn NVZ S598 Nitrates Directive East Shropshire G27 Nitrates Directive Midland Meres & Mosses Phase 2 UK11080 Ramsar Site Natural England Aqualate Mere Eutrophic lake NVZ EL143 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 RIVER SEVERN/SEVERN - CONFL VYRNWY TO BEWDLEY/SEVERN - CONFL VYRNWY TO BEWDLEY (TRIBUTARIES)/RIVER TERN/RIVER MEESE/BACK BROOK/MORETON/ 1193 2013, 2014 2013, 2016, 2014, 2019, 2015 2019 BACK BROOK AT STOCKTON MOORS 28571000 2014, 2013 2014, 2019, 2015, 2013, 2016 2019, 2022 RIVER SEVERN/SEVERN - CONFL VYRNWY TO BEWDLEY/SEVERN - CONFL VYRNWY TO BEWDLEY (TRIBUTARIES)/RIVER TERN/RIVER MEESE/MERETOWN/ 5266 2011, 2012, 2010, 2009 77545 77545 2012, 2013 2016, 2015, 2013 48444 48444 2009 77546 77546 2012, 2013 2016, 2015, 2013 RIVER SEVERN/SEVERN - CONFL VYRNWY TO BEWDLEY/SEVERN - CONFL VYRNWY TO BEWDLEY (TRIBUTARIES)/RIVER TERN/RIVER MEESE/FORTON/ 42763 2013, 2014 50407 50407 2012, 2010, 2011 R.MEESE AT SKEW BRIDGE 28433600 2011, 2014, 2010, 2009, 2012, 2013 53712 53712 2011, 2014, 2012, 2013 2016, 2015, 2019, 2014, 2013 2019