North Low from Berrington Burn to N Sea Water Body
Moderate ecological status
Get North Low from Berrington Burn to N Sea data
Attributes
- Water Body IDGB103021073240
- Water Body TypeRiver
- Hydromorphological designationheavily modified
- NGRNU0410645188
- Catchment area11.38 km2
- Surveillance Water BodyYes
- Length5.102 km
- Catchment area1137.988 ha
Classifications
Classification Item | 2019 |
---|---|
Ecological | Moderate |
Biological quality elements | Moderate |
Fish | Moderate |
Invertebrates | Good |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Moderate |
Macrophytes Sub Element | Moderate |
Phytobenthos Sub Element | Good |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | High |
Dissolved oxygen | Moderate |
Phosphate | High |
Temperature | Good |
pH | High |
Hydromorphological Supporting Elements | Supports good |
Hydrological Regime | Does not support good |
Supporting elements (Surface Water) | Moderate |
Mitigation Measures Assessment | Moderate or less |
Specific pollutants | High |
Chromium (VI) | High |
Copper | High |
Iron | High |
Manganese | High |
Pendimethalin | High |
Zinc | High |
Chemical | Fail |
Priority hazardous substances | Fail |
Benzo(a)pyrene | Good |
Benzo(b)fluoranthene | Good |
Benzo(g-h-i)perylene | Good |
Benzo(k)fluoranthene | 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 |
Hexachlorocyclohexane | Good |
Mercury and Its Compounds | Fail |
Nonylphenol | Good |
Pentachlorobenzene | Good |
Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) | Good |
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Fail |
Quinoxyfen | Good |
Tributyltin Compounds | Good |
Priority substances | Good |
1,2-dichloroethane | Good |
Aclonifen | Good |
Alachlor | Good |
Benzene | Good |
Bifenox | Good |
Cybutryne | Good |
Cypermethrin (Priority) | Good |
Dichloromethane | Good |
Dichlorvos (Priority) | Good |
Fluoranthene | Good |
Lead and Its Compounds | Good |
Nickel and Its Compounds | Good |
Terbutryn | Good |
Trichloromethane | Good |
Other Pollutants | Good |
Carbon Tetrachloride | Good |
DDT Total | Good |
para - para DDT | Good |
Investigations into classification status
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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 | Other pressures | Ecological recovery time - surface waters | No sector responsible | Fish | Details |
RNAG | Physical modification | Land use - improved grassland | Agriculture and rural land management | Fish | Details |
RNAG | Physical modification | Land drainage - structures | Agriculture and rural land management | Fish | Details |
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 | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
RFD | Unknown (pending investigation) | Unknown (pending investigation) | Sector under investigation | Hydrological Regime | Details |
RFD | Unknown (pending investigation) | Unknown (pending investigation) | Sector under investigation | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
RNAG | Physical modification | Other (not in list, must add details in comments) | Agriculture and rural land management | 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 |
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Agriculture and rural land management | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Objectives
Classification Item | Status | Year | Reasons |
---|---|---|---|
Ecological | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Biological quality elements | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Fish | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Invertebrates | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Good | 2015 | |
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 | |
Chromium (VI) | High | 2015 | |
Copper | High | 2015 | |
Iron | High | 2015 | |
Manganese | High | 2015 | |
Pendimethalin | 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 | |
Benzo(b)fluoranthene | Good | 2015 | |
Benzo(g-h-i)perylene | Good | 2015 | |
Benzo(k)fluoranthene | Good | 2015 | |
Cadmium and Its Compounds | 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 | |
Hexachlorocyclohexane | Good | 2015 | |
Mercury and Its Compounds | Good | 2040 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time |
Nonylphenol | Good | 2015 | |
Pentachlorobenzene | Good | 2015 | |
Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) | Good | 2015 | |
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Good | 2063 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time |
Quinoxyfen | Good | 2015 | |
Tributyltin Compounds | Good | 2015 | |
Priority substances | Good | 2015 | |
1,2-dichloroethane | Good | 2015 | |
Aclonifen | Good | 2015 | |
Alachlor | Good | 2015 | |
Benzene | Good | 2015 | |
Bifenox | Good | 2015 | |
Cybutryne | Good | 2015 | |
Cypermethrin (Priority) | Good | 2015 | |
Dichloromethane | Good | 2015 | |
Dichlorvos (Priority) | Good | 2015 | |
Fluoranthene | Good | 2015 | |
Lead and Its Compounds | Good | 2015 | |
Nickel and Its Compounds | Good | 2015 | |
Terbutryn | Good | 2015 | |
Trichloromethane | Good | 2015 | |
Other Pollutants | Good | 2015 | |
Carbon Tetrachloride | Good | 2015 | |
DDT Total | Good | 2015 | |
para - para DDT | Good | 2015 |
Protected areas
PA Name | Id | Directive | More information |
---|---|---|---|
Berwickshire & North Northumberland Coast | UK0017072 | Special Area of Conservation | Natural England |
Holy Island | UKSW1 | Shellfish Water Directive | |
Lindisfarne NNR | ET4 | Nitrates Directive | |
Lindisfarne | UK9006011 | Special Protection Area | Natural England |
Northumberland Marine | UK9020325 | Special Protection Area | Natural England |
Lindisfarne | UK11036 | Ramsar Site | Natural England |
North Northumberland Dunes | UK0017097 | Special Area of Conservation | Natural England |
Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body
Shows which sites were used for classification for which years within each cycle.