Upper Bedford Ouse Woburn Sands Water Body

Poor overall status

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Attributes

Water Body IDGB40501G402200
Water Body TypeGroundwater Body
Hydromorphological designationnot applicable
NGRTL0929239941
Surface area220.946 km2
Surveillance Water BodyNo
Groundwater area22094.557 ha

Classifications

Classification Item	2019
Overall Water Body	Poor
Quantitative	Poor
Quantitative Status element	Poor
Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status	Poor
Quantitative GWDTEs test	Good
Quantitative Saline Intrusion	Good
Quantitative Water Balance	Good
Chemical (GW)	Good
Chemical Status element	Good
Chemical Dependent Surface Water Body Status	Good
Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area	Good
Chemical GWDTEs test	Good
Chemical Saline Intrusion	Good
General Chemical Test	Good
Supporting elements (Groundwater)
Prevent and Limit Objective	Active
Trend Assessment	Upward trend

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Investigations into classification status

Classification Element	Cycle	Year	Status	Outcome
General Chemical Test	2	2019	Good	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	Flow	Groundwater abstraction	Water Industry	Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status	Details
RNAG	Diffuse source	Groundwater	Agriculture and rural land management	General Chemical Test	Details
RNAG	Diffuse source	Poor nutrient management	Agriculture and rural land management	General Chemical Test	Details
RNAG	Diffuse source	Other (not in list, must add details in comments)	Other	General Chemical Test	Details
RNAG	Flow	Groundwater abstraction	Water Industry	Quantitative Water Balance	Details
RNAG	Diffuse source	Poor nutrient management	Agriculture and rural land management	General Chemical Test	Details
RNAG	Diffuse source	Groundwater	Agriculture and rural land management	Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area	Details
RNAG	Diffuse source	Poor nutrient management	Agriculture and rural land management	Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area	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	1	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	0	0	1	0	0	0

Objectives

Classification Item	Status	Year	Reasons
Overall Water Body	Poor	2015	Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits
Quantitative	Good	2027 - Low confidence	Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens
Quantitative Status element	Good	2027 - Low confidence	Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens
Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status	Good	2027 - Low confidence	Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens
Quantitative GWDTEs test	Good	2015
Quantitative Saline Intrusion	Good	2015
Quantitative Water Balance	Good	2021	Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens
Chemical (GW)	Poor	2015	Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits
Chemical Status element	Poor	2015	Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits
Chemical Dependent Surface Water Body Status	Poor	2015	Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits
Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area	Good	2015
Chemical GWDTEs test	Good	2015
Chemical Saline Intrusion	Good	2015
General Chemical Test	Poor	2015	Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits

Protected areas

PA Name	Id	Directive
Great Ouse NVZ	S391	Nitrates Directive
Ely Ouse and Cut-off channel NVZ	S390	Nitrates Directive
Huntingdon River Gravels	G144	Nitrates Directive
Woburn Sands	G76	Nitrates Directive
Stewartby Lake Eutrophic lake NVZ	EL111	Nitrates Directive
Upper Bedford Ouse Woburn Sands	UKGB40501G402200	Drinking Water Protected Area

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Attributes

Classifications

Investigations into classification status

Reasons for not achieving good (RNAG) and reasons for deterioration (RFD)

Reasons for not achieving good status by business sector

Objectives

Protected areas

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Attributes

Classifications

Investigations into classification status

Reasons for not achieving good (RNAG) and reasons for deterioration (RFD)

Reasons for not achieving good status by business sector

Objectives

Protected areas

Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body

Upstream water bodies

Downstream water bodies