Waithe Beck upper catchment Water Body Poor ecological status
Get Waithe Beck upper catchment data Attributes Water Body ID GB104029062040 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR TF2001394635 Length 17.086 km Surveillance Water Body No Catchment area 56.81 km2 Catchment area 5681.04 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 Ecological Poor Biological quality elements Poor Fish Poor Invertebrates High Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good Macrophytes Sub Element Good Physico-chemical quality elements High Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) High Dissolved oxygen High Phosphate High Temperature High pH High Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good Hydrological Regime Supports good Morphology Supports good Chemical Fail Priority hazardous substances Fail 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) Good Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Fail Priority substances Good Cypermethrin (Priority) Good Fluoranthene Good Other Pollutants Does not require assessment
Why do all water bodies have a chemical status of fail?
Investigations into classification status No data to show
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 Physical modification Land drainage Agriculture and rural land management Fish Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor nutrient management 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 Fish 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 1 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 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 1 0 0 0 0 2 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 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens 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) Not assessed 2015 Specific pollutants Not assessed 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 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 2015 Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Good 2063 Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time Priority substances Good 2015 Cypermethrin (Priority) Good 2015 Fluoranthene Good 2015 Other Pollutants Does not require assessment 2015
Protected areas PA Name Id Directive More information Lincolnshire Chalk G80 Nitrates Directive Waithe Beck lower catchment (to Tetney Lock) NVZ S354 Nitrates 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 WAITHE BECK TETNEY WAIB2 2009, 2010 WAITHE BECK TETNEY LOCK WAIB3 2009, 2010 ANCHOLME CATCHMENT/LOUTH CANAL/WAITHE BECK SUBCATCHMENT/WAITHE BECK FMU/D/S THORGANBY (CHALK STREAM PROJ)/ 31756 2011, 2009, 2012, 2010, 2013 ANCHOLME CATCHMENT/LOUTH CANAL/WAITHE BECK SUBCATCHMENT/WAITHE BECK FMU/ORFORD/ 47529 2014 97743 97743 2014 2014, 2013, 2015 WAITHE BECK THORGANBY BRIDGE WAIB050T 2014 2015, 2019 2019 WAITHE BECK BRIGSLEY BRIDGE WAIB1 2009, 2010 55393 55393 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015 2019 184446 184446 2019 2019 184445 184445 2019 2019 55394 55394 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015 2019 55267 55267 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015 2019 ANCHOLME CATCHMENT/LOUTH CANAL/WAITHE BECK SUBCATCHMENT/WAITHE BECK FMU/THORGANBY/ 6756 2014 2016, 2019, 2015 2019 LINCOLNSHIRE SPECIALS/WAITHE BECK/ 46004 2013 WAITHE BECK WAITHBCK 2014, 2012, 2013 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015, 2013 2019