Blackwater (Bramshill to River Loddon confluence at Swallowfield) Water Body
Poor ecological status
Get Blackwater (Bramshill to River Loddon confluence at Swallowfield) data
Attributes
- Water Body IDGB106039017320
- Water Body TypeRiver
- Hydromorphological designationnot designated artificial or heavily modified
- NGRSU7329264534
- Catchment area6.213 km2
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Length2.905 km
- Catchment area621.27 ha
Classifications
Classification Item | 2019 |
---|---|
Ecological | Poor |
Biological quality elements | Poor |
Fish | Poor |
Invertebrates | High |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Moderate |
Macrophytes Sub Element | Moderate |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | High |
Dissolved oxygen | Moderate |
Phosphate | Moderate |
Temperature | High |
pH | High |
Hydromorphological Supporting Elements | Supports good |
Hydrological Regime | Supports good |
Morphology | Supports good |
Specific pollutants | High |
Copper | High |
Triclosan | High |
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 |
Hexachlorocyclohexane | Good |
Mercury and Its Compounds | Good |
Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) | Fail |
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Fail |
Priority substances | Good |
1,2-dichloroethane | Good |
Cypermethrin (Priority) | Good |
Fluoranthene | Good |
Pentachlorophenol | Good |
Trichlorobenzenes | Good |
Trichloromethane | Good |
Other Pollutants | Good |
Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin & Isodrin | Good |
Carbon Tetrachloride | Good |
DDT Total | Good |
Tetrachloroethylene | Good |
Trichloroethylene | Good |
para - para DDT | Good |
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 | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Phosphate | Details |
RNAG | Unknown (pending investigation) | Unknown (pending investigation) | Sector under investigation | Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) | Details |
RNAG | measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery | Not applicable | No sector responsible | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Details |
RNAG | Unknown (pending investigation) | Unknown (pending investigation) | Sector under investigation | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
RNAG | Physical modification | Barriers - ecological discontinuity | Other | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Private Sewage Treatment | Other | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
RNAG | Physical modification | Impoundment - u/s elevated water level | Local and Central Government | Fish | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Private Sewage Treatment | Other | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
RNAG | Physical modification | Barriers - ecological discontinuity | Other | Fish | Details |
RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | 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 | 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 | 3 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Objectives
Classification Item | Status | Year | Reasons |
---|---|---|---|
Ecological | Moderate | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
Biological quality elements | Moderate | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
Fish | Good | 2027 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Invertebrates | Good | 2015 | |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Moderate | 2015 | Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate | 2015 | Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | Good | 2015 | |
Dissolved oxygen | Good | 2015 | |
Phosphate | Moderate | 2015 | Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
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 | High | 2015 | |
Copper | High | 2015 | |
Triclosan | High | 2015 | |
Chemical | Good | 2063 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time; Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
Priority hazardous substances | Good | 2063 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time; Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
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 | |
Hexachlorocyclohexane | Good | 2015 | |
Mercury and Its Compounds | Good | 2015 | |
Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) | Good | 2039 | Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Good | 2063 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time |
Priority substances | Good | 2015 | |
1,2-dichloroethane | Good | 2015 | |
Cypermethrin (Priority) | Good | 2015 | |
Fluoranthene | Good | 2015 | |
Pentachlorophenol | Good | 2015 | |
Trichlorobenzenes | Good | 2015 | |
Trichloromethane | Good | 2015 | |
Other Pollutants | Good | 2015 | |
Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin & Isodrin | Good | 2015 | |
Carbon Tetrachloride | Good | 2015 | |
DDT Total | Good | 2015 | |
Tetrachloroethylene | Good | 2015 | |
Trichloroethylene | Good | 2015 | |
para - para DDT | Good | 2015 |
Protected areas
PA Name | Id | Directive | More information |
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Lower Thames (Cookham Egham Teddington) | SWSGZ4016 | Safeguard Zone |
Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body
Shows which sites were used for classification for which years within each cycle.