Rettendon Brook Water Body
Moderate ecological status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB105037028560
- Water Body TypeRiver
- Hydromorphological designationheavily modified
- NGRTQ7786097856
- Catchment area10.981 km2
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Length4.795 km
- Catchment area1098.07 ha
Classifications
Classification Item | 2019 |
---|---|
Ecological | Moderate |
Biological quality elements | Bad |
Invertebrates | Bad |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | Good |
Dissolved oxygen | Good |
Phosphate | Moderate |
Temperature | High |
pH | High |
Hydromorphological Supporting Elements | Supports good |
Hydrological Regime | High |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Phosphate | 2 | 2014 | 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 |
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RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor Livestock Management | Agriculture and rural land management | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
RNAG | Physical modification | Flood protection - other operational management | Local and Central Government | Invertebrates | 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 | Point source | Private Sewage Treatment | Urban and transport | Phosphate | Details |
RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | Phosphate | 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 |
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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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Water Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Local & central government | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Objectives
Classification Item | Status | Year | Reasons |
---|---|---|---|
Ecological | Moderate | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits; Good status prevented by A/HMWB designated use: Action to get biological element to good would have significant adverse impact on use |
Biological quality elements | Moderate | 2015 | Good status prevented by A/HMWB designated use: Action to get biological element to good would have significant adverse impact on use |
Invertebrates | Moderate | 2015 | Good status prevented by A/HMWB designated use: Action to get biological element to good would have significant adverse impact on use |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | Good | 2015 | |
Dissolved oxygen | Good | 2015 | |
Phosphate | Moderate | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
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 |
Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body
Shows which sites were used for classification for which years within each cycle.