Counter Drain (Manea and Welney IDB) Water Body Moderate ecological status
Get Counter Drain (Manea and Welney IDB) data Attributes Water Body ID GB205033000020 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation artificial NGR TL5013490059 Catchment area 31.876 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Catchment area 3187.609 ha Length 9.466 km Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Moderate Moderate Biological quality elements Good Good Fish Good Good Invertebrates High High Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Macrophytes Sub Element Poor Poor Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High Good Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) High Moderate Dissolved oxygen Poor Bad Phosphate Moderate Good Temperature Good 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 Iron High High 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 No data to show
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 measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Details RNAG Physical modification Other (not in list, must add details in comments) Sector under investigation Mitigation Measures Assessment Details RNAG Physical modification Other (not in list, must add details in comments) Sector under investigation Mitigation Measures Assessment 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 0 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Objectives Classification Item Status Year Reasons Ecological Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Biological quality elements Good 2015 Fish Good 2015 Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Not assessed 2015 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2015 Ammonia (Phys-Chem) Good 2015 Dissolved oxygen Good 2015 Phosphate Good 2015 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 Iron 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 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 Ouse Washes UK9008041 Special Protection Area Natural England Ouse Washes UK11051 Ramsar Site Natural England Ouse Washes UK0013011 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Counter drain and 100 ft. drain NVZ S831 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 56048 56048 2015, 2014, 2016 MIDDLE LEVEL SYSTEM/COUNTER DRAIN/WELNEY/ 4546 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015, 2013 2022, 2019 MIDDLE LEVEL SYSTEM/COUNTER DRAIN/VANDERVELLS LAKE/ 4545 2016, 2019, 2015 2022, 2019 COUNTERDRAIN WELNEY BRIDGE 52M05 2015, 2016, 2019 2019, 2022 DRAIN DS MANEA TOWN STW 52M19 2015