Clipstone Brook Water Body Moderate ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB105033037830 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation heavily modified NGR SP9503026172 Catchment area 30.473 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Length 8.739 km Catchment area 3047.309 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 Ecological Moderate Biological quality elements High Invertebrates High Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Macrophytes Sub Element Poor Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High Dissolved oxygen Good Phosphate Moderate Temperature High pH High Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good Hydrological Regime Supports good Supporting elements (Surface Water) Good Mitigation Measures Assessment 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 Good 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 Classification Element Cycle Year Status Outcome Phosphate 2 2013 Moderate Quite 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 RFD Monitoring Site Changed (RFD only) Not applicable No sector responsible Phosphate Details RNAG Diffuse source Urbanisation - urban development Urban and transport Phosphate Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Water Industry Phosphate Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor soil management Agriculture and rural land management Phosphate Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Phosphate 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Objectives Classification Item Status Year Reasons Ecological Good 2015 Biological quality elements Good 2015 Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Not assessed 2015 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) Good 2015 Mitigation Measures Assessment Good 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 2015 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 Great Ouse NVZ S391 Nitrates Directive Woburn Sands G76 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 CLIPSTONE BK.A4012 RD.BR.LEIGHTON BUZZAR 07M03 2012, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2011, 2009 2016, 2019, 2015, 2013, 2014 2019 56417 56417 2013, 2011, 2012, 2010, 2009 2013, 2019, 2014 2019 160081 160081 2013, 2014 2014, 2013, 2016, 2015