Blithfield Reservoir Water Body
Moderate ecological status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB30435478
- Water Body TypeLake
- Hydromorphological designationheavily modified
- NGRSK0541524169
- Mean depth5.343 m
- Altitude95 m
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Surface area3.123 km2
- Surface area312.309 ha
- Catchment area11971.75 ha
Classifications
Classification Item | 2019 | 2022 |
---|---|---|
Ecological | Poor | Moderate |
Biological quality elements | Poor | Moderate |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | ||
Macrophytes Sub Element | Moderate | Moderate |
Phytoplankton | Poor | Moderate |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate | Moderate |
Salinity | High | High |
Total Nitrogen | Bad | Bad |
Total Phosphorus | Poor | Poor |
Supporting elements (Surface Water) | Moderate | Moderate |
Expert Judgement | Good | Good |
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) | Fail | |
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Fail | |
Priority substances | Good | Does not require assessment |
Fluoranthene | Good | |
Other Pollutants | Does not require assessment | Does not require assessment |
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 | Diffuse source | Poor Livestock Management | Agriculture and rural land management | Total Phosphorus | Details |
RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor Livestock Management | Agriculture and rural land management | Phytoplankton | Details |
RNAG | Unknown (pending investigation) | Unknown (pending investigation) | Sector under investigation | Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) | Details |
RNAG | Physical modification | Other (not in list, must add details in comments) | Water Industry | Mitigation Measures Assessment | 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) | Water Industry | Mitigation Measures Assessment | 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 |
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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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Water Industry | 2 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Objectives
Classification Item | Status | Year | Reasons |
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Ecological | Moderate | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
Biological quality elements | Moderate | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Not assessed | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Phytoplankton | Moderate | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Salinity | Good | 2015 | |
Total Nitrogen | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Total Phosphorus | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Hydromorphological Supporting Elements | Not assessed | 2015 | |
Supporting elements (Surface Water) | Moderate | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
Expert Judgement | Good | 2015 | |
Mitigation Measures Assessment | Moderate or less | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
Specific pollutants | Not assessed | 2015 | |
Chemical | Good | 2063 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time; Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
Priority hazardous substances | Good | 2063 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time; Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
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 | 2039 | Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Good | 2063 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time |
Priority substances | Good | 2015 | |
Fluoranthene | Good | 2015 | |
Other Pollutants | Does not require assessment | 2015 |
Protected areas
PA Name | Id | Directive | More information |
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River Trent (source to confluence with Derwent) | S308 | Nitrates Directive | |
Blithfield Reservoir | UKGB30435478 | Drinking Water Protected Area | |
Blithfield Reservoir Eutrophic lake NVZ | EL101 | Nitrates Directive | |
Blithfield Reservoir, River Blythe, Little Blythe and Tad Brook | SWSGZ2203 | Safeguard Zone |
Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body
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