Earl Soham Watercourse Water Body
Moderate ecological status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB105035046210
- Water Body TypeRiver
- Hydromorphological designationheavily modified
- NGRTM2176864048
- Catchment area25.34 km2
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Length9.706 km
- Catchment area2534.03 ha
Classifications
Classification Item | 2019 |
---|---|
Ecological | Moderate |
Biological quality elements | Moderate |
Invertebrates | Moderate |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Good |
Phytobenthos Sub Element | Good |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | High |
Dissolved oxygen | Bad |
Phosphate | Poor |
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 | Fail |
Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) | Good |
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Fail |
Priority substances | Good |
Cypermethrin (Priority) | Good |
Fluoranthene | Good |
Other Pollutants | Does not require assessment |
Investigations into classification status
Classification Element | Cycle | Year | Status | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dissolved oxygen | 2 | 2013 | Bad |
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 | measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery | Not applicable | No sector responsible | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor Livestock Management | Agriculture and rural land management | Phosphate | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Phosphate | Details |
RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | Phosphate | Details |
RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor soil management | Agriculture and rural land management | Invertebrates | Details |
RNAG | Natural | Drought | No sector responsible | Invertebrates | Details |
RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor soil management | Agriculture and rural land management | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
RNAG | Flow | Low Flow (not drought) | No sector responsible | Dissolved oxygen | 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 |
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Agriculture and rural land management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Objectives
Classification Item | Status | Year | Reasons |
---|---|---|---|
Ecological | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Technically infeasible: Practical technical constraints prevent implementation of the measure by an earlier deadline |
Biological quality elements | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Invertebrates | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Good | 2015 | |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Technically infeasible: Practical technical constraints prevent implementation of the measure by an earlier deadline |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | Good | 2015 | |
Dissolved oxygen | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Phosphate | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Technically infeasible: Practical technical constraints prevent implementation of the measure by an earlier deadline |
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 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Sandlings and Chelmsford | G78 | Nitrates Directive | |
Deben NVZ | S419 | 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.