Kent North Water Body Moderate ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB650704510000 Water Body Type Coastal Water Hydromorphological designation heavily modified NGR TR2690571993 Surface area 45077.729 ha Surface area 450.777 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Moderate Moderate Biological quality elements Good Good Invertebrates Good Good Imposex Good Good Phytoplankton Good High Physico-chemical quality elements Good Moderate Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen Good Moderate Dissolved oxygen High High Supporting elements (Surface Water) Moderate Moderate Mitigation Measures Assessment Moderate or less Moderate or less Specific pollutants High High Arsenic High High Copper High High Zinc High High Chemical Fail Does not require assessment Priority hazardous substances Fail Does not require assessment Benzo(a)pyrene 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 Fluoranthene Good Lead and Its Compounds Good Nickel and Its Compounds 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 Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen 2 2016 Moderate Certain there is not 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 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) Local and Central Government 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 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 1 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 Invertebrates Good 2015 Phytoplankton Good 2015 Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen Good 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Dissolved oxygen Good 2015 Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Not assessed 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 Arsenic High 2015 Copper 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 Cadmium and Its Compounds Good 2015 Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds Good 2015 Heptachlor and cis-Heptachlor epoxide Good 2021 Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time 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 Fluoranthene Good 2015 Lead and Its Compounds Good 2015 Nickel and Its Compounds Good 2015 Other Pollutants Does not require assessment 2015
Protected areas PA Name Id Directive More information Broadstairs, Stone Bay UK12750 Bathing Water Directive Thanet Coast & Sandwich Bay UK9012071 Special Protection Area Natural England Thanet Coast & Sandwich Bay UK11070 Ramsar Site Natural England Swalecliffe UKSW28 Shellfish Water Directive Outer Thames Estuary UK9020309 Special Protection Area Natural England Sandwich Bay UK0013077 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Sandwich Bay UK13000 Bathing Water Directive Margate UKSW29 Shellfish Water Directive Sheppey UKSW27 Shellfish Water Directive Outer Thames UKSW24 Shellfish Water Directive Margate The Bay UK12500 Bathing Water Directive Walpole Bay, Margate UK12630 Bathing Water Directive Thanet Coast UK0013107 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Joss Bay, Broadstairs UK12700 Bathing Water Directive Westbrook Bay, Margate UK12450 Bathing Water Directive Herne Bay UK12200 Bathing Water Directive Ramsgate Western Undercliffe UK12900 Bathing Water Directive St Mildred's Bay, Westgate UK12400 Bathing Water Directive Herne Bay Central UK12150 Bathing Water Directive Ramsgate Sands UK12850 Bathing Water Directive Botany Bay, Broadstairs UK12660 Bathing Water Directive Margate And Long Sands UK0030371 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Margate Fulsam Rock UK12600 Bathing Water Directive West Bay, Westgate UK12350 Bathing Water Directive Broadstairs, Viking Bay UK12800 Bathing Water Directive Minnis Bay, Birchington UK12300 Bathing Water 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 NORTH SEA - MARGATE PIER E0000023 2012, 2011, 2013, 2010, 2009 SWALECLIFFE-SHELLFISH WATER E0001305 2011, 2010, 2012, 2013 2015 D/S MARGATE LSO (EMZ) E0017368 2011, 2010, 2012, 2009, 2013 MARGATE-SHELLFISH WATER E0001436 2011, 2010, 2012, 2013 2015 D/S BROADSTAIRS LSO E0017177 2012, 2013, 2010, 2011, 2009 BISHOPSTONE, CSEMP, MUSSEL SITE E0007020 2015, 2016, 2019 2019