Eden and Esk Management Catchment

About

The Eden and Esk catchment is situated between two of Englands principal upland areas - the fells of the Lake District, and the Pennines. This catchment is a diverse area including high mountains, moorland and lowland valleys. The main land-use of the area is agriculture and the Eden Valley has some of the most productive agricultural land in Cumbria.

River Eden

Classifications data for Eden and Esk Management Catchment

Number of water bodies

The number of water bodies in the river basin district. It shows whether these are natural, artificial (such as canals and reservoirs) or have been modified ('heavily modified') for particular uses.

Water body categoriesNaturalArtificialHeavily modifiedTotal
River, canals and surface water transfers890695
Lake52411
Coastal0000
Estuarine0000
Groundwater0000
Total94210106

Ecological status for surface waters

Table summarises the current ecological status of surface water bodies. Water bodies are classified as being at high, good, moderate, poor or bad ecological status or potential.

Ecological status or potentialBadPoorModerateGoodHighTotal
Number of water bodies81831480105
Number of water body elements822541578421083

Chemical status for surface waters

Table summarises the current chemical status of water bodies. These are classified as being at good or fail.

Chemical statusFailGoodTotal
Number of water bodies1050105
Number of water body elements22414031627

Why do all water bodies have a chemical status of fail?

Quantitative status for groundwater

Table summarises the quantitative status of groundwater water bodies. These are classified as being at good or poor.

Quantitative statusPoorGoodTotal
Number of water bodies000
Number of water body elements000

Chemical status for groundwater

Table summarises the chemical status of groundwater water bodies. These are classified as being at good or poor.

Chemical statusPoorGoodTotal
Number of water bodies000
Number of water body elements000

Challenges data for Eden and Esk Management Catchment

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 issueChanges to the natural flow and level of waterInvasive non-native speciesPhysical modificationsPollution from abandoned minesPollution from rural areasPollution from towns, cities and transportPollution from waste water
Agriculture and rural land management001004200
Domestic general public0000000
Industry0000000
Local & central government0000000
Mining and quarrying0003000
Navigation0000000
No sector responsible0000000
Other0000010
Recreation0000000
Sector under investigation0030000
Urban and transport0000020
Waste treatment and disposal0000000
Water Industry0010004
Total001434234

Objectives data for Eden and Esk Management Catchment

Ecological status or potential objectives for surface water bodies

Table summarises the ecological status and ecological potential objectives set for water bodies in the river basin management plan. Each water body is only counted once in this table. Each water body objective consists of a target status and a date when it was, or is expected to be, met.

StatusBadPoorModerateGoodHighTotal
By 201500146047
By 202100014014
By 202700044044
Total0011040105

44 of the "by 2027" objectives are low confidence

Chemical status objectives for surface water bodies

Including those with less stringent objectives and extended deadlines

StatusFailGoodTotal
By 20630105105
Total0105105

0 of the "by 2027" objectives are low confidence

Quantitative status objectives for groundwater

Including those with less stringent objectives and extended deadlines

StatusPoor
GoodTotal
Total000

0 of the "by 2027" objectives are low confidence

Chemical status objectives for groundwater

Including those with less stringent objectives and extended deadlines

StatusPoor
GoodTotal
Total000

0 of the "by 2027" objectives are low confidence

Summary Statistics data for Eden and Esk Management Catchment

Ecological status and potential

Summary statisticRivers, Canals and SWTsLakesEstuariesCoastalSurface Waters Combined
% of water bodies at good or better ecological status/potential43%70%46%
% of biological elements, phys-chem elements and specific pollutants at good or better status92%95%92%
% of water bodies with an objective of good ecological status/potential or better99%91%98%
% of biological elements, phys-chem elements and Specific Pollutants with an objective of good status or betterGreater than 99%100%Greater than 99%

Chemical

Summary statisticRivers, Canals and SWTsLakesEstuariesCoastalSurface Waters Combined
% of water bodies at good chemical status0%0%0%
% of chemical elements at good status86%86%86%
% of water bodies at good chemical status without uPBT98%100%98%
% of chemical elements at good status without uPBTGreater than 99%100%Greater than 99%
% of water bodies with an objective of good chemical status100%91%Greater than 99%
% of chemical elements with an objective of good100%100%100%
% of water bodies with an objective of good chemical status without uPBT100%100%100%
% of chemical elements with an objective of good without uPBTs100%100%100%