Bucklesham Mill River Water Body Good ecological status
Get Bucklesham Mill River data Attributes Water Body ID GB105035040280 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR TM2515543180 Catchment area 4629.84 ha Length 11.312 km Surveillance Water Body No Catchment area 46.298 km2 Classifications Classification Item 2019 Ecological Good Biological quality elements Good Fish Good Invertebrates Good Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good Macrophytes Sub Element Good Physico-chemical quality elements High Acid Neutralising Capacity High Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High Dissolved oxygen High Phosphate High Temperature High pH High Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good Hydrological Regime Does not support good Morphology Supports good Specific pollutants High Arsenic High Chromium (VI) High Copper High Iron High Phenol High Zinc High Chemical Fail Priority hazardous substances Fail 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 Cypermethrin (Priority) Good Fluoranthene Good Lead and Its Compounds Good Nickel and Its Compounds 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 Flow Surface water abstraction Agriculture and rural land management Hydrological Regime Details RNAG Flow Surface water abstraction Water Industry Hydrological Regime Details RNAG Natural Natural conditions - other No sector responsible Fish Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Mercury and Its Compounds 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 1 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 1 0 0 0
Objectives Classification Item Status Year Reasons Ecological Good 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Biological quality elements Good 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Fish Good 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good 2015 Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2015 Acid Neutralising Capacity 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 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Supporting elements (Surface Water) Not assessed 2015 Specific pollutants High 2015 Arsenic High 2015 Chromium (VI) High 2015 Copper High 2015 Iron High 2015 Phenol 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 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 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 Sandlings and Chelmsford G78 Nitrates Directive Deben Estuary UK9009261 Special Protection Area Natural England Deben Estuary UK11017 Ramsar Site Natural England Bucklesham Mill River NVZ S405 Nitrates Directive Bucklesham Mill River UKGB105035040280 Drinking Water Protected Area
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 BUCKLESHAM MILL R. IPSWICH WATER INTAKE MIL030 2010, 2013, 2011, 2014, 2009, 2012 2016, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2015 2019 BUCKLESHAM MILL R.A1093 BRIGHTWELL RD.BR MIL020 2010, 2013, 2012, 2014, 2011, 2009 2016, 2015, 2014, 2019 2019 54879 54879 2011, 2009, 2010 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015, 2013 2019 DEBEN CATCHMENT/TIDAL DEBEN SUB CATCHMENT/BUCKLESHAM MILL RIVER/DAIRY FARM (MILL RIVER)/ 53 2013, 2011, 2014, 2012 2013, 2016, 2014, 2019, 2015 2019 DEBEN CATCHMENT/TIDAL DEBEN SUB CATCHMENT/BUCKLESHAM MILL RIVER/WATER WORKS BEND (MILL RIVER)/ 54 2013, 2011, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2009 2013, 2016, 2014, 2019, 2015 2019 152575 152575 2014 2014, 2016, 2015 54880 54880 2009 2019, 2014, 2013 2019