Upper Eden Water Body
Poor ecological status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB106040018630
- Water Body TypeRiver
- Hydromorphological designationnot designated artificial or heavily modified
- NGRTQ3944251284
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Catchment area22.808 km2
- Catchment area2280.79 ha
- Length6.873 km
Classifications
Classification Item | 2019 |
---|---|
Ecological | Poor |
Biological quality elements | Poor |
Invertebrates | Good |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Poor |
Macrophytes Sub Element | Poor |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate |
Acid Neutralising Capacity | High |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | Moderate |
Dissolved oxygen | High |
Phosphate | Poor |
Temperature | High |
pH | High |
Hydromorphological Supporting Elements | Supports good |
Hydrological Regime | Does not support good |
Morphology | Supports good |
Specific pollutants | High |
Chromium (VI) | High |
Copper | High |
Iron | High |
Manganese | High |
Permethrin | High |
Triclosan | 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 |
Tributyltin Compounds | Good |
Priority substances | Fail |
Cypermethrin (Priority) | Fail |
Fluoranthene | Good |
Lead and Its Compounds | Good |
Nickel and Its Compounds | Good |
Other Pollutants | Does not require assessment |
Investigations into classification status
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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 | Private Sewage Treatment | Domestic General Public | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Leaking utility sewers | Water Industry | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Incidents | Water Industry | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
RNAG | Flow | Surface water abstraction | Other | Hydrological Regime | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Misconnections | Domestic General Public | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Leaking utility sewers | Water Industry | Phosphate | Details |
RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Water Industry | Hydrological Regime | Details |
RNAG | measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery | Not applicable | No sector responsible | Mercury and Its Compounds | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Incidents | Water Industry | Phosphate | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Misconnections | Domestic General Public | Phosphate | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Phosphate | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Private Sewage Treatment | Domestic General Public | Phosphate | 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 | Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | Details |
RNAG | Unknown (pending investigation) | Unknown (pending investigation) | Sector under investigation | Cypermethrin (Priority) | 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 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Local & central government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic general public | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Objectives
Classification Item | Status | Year | Reasons |
---|---|---|---|
Ecological | Moderate | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
Biological quality elements | Moderate | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Invertebrates | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Moderate | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
Acid Neutralising Capacity | Good | 2015 | |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | Good | 2015 | |
Dissolved oxygen | Good | 2015 | |
Phosphate | Moderate | 2027 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
Temperature | Good | 2015 | |
pH | Good | 2015 | |
Hydromorphological Supporting Elements | Supports good | 2015 | |
Hydrological Regime | Does not support good | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
Supporting elements (Surface Water) | Not assessed | 2015 | |
Specific pollutants | High | 2015 | |
Chromium (VI) | High | 2015 | |
Copper | High | 2015 | |
Iron | High | 2015 | |
Manganese | High | 2015 | |
Permethrin | High | 2015 | |
Triclosan | High | 2015 | |
Zinc | High | 2015 | |
Chemical | Good | 2063 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; 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 |
Tributyltin Compounds | Good | 2015 | |
Priority substances | Good | 2039 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Cypermethrin (Priority) | Good | 2039 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Godstone | G157 | Nitrates Directive | |
Upper Eden NVZ | S499 | Nitrates Directive | |
River Medway at Maidstone | SWSGZ4007 | Safeguard Zone | |
Lesser Teise and Bewl Water Reservoir | SWSGZ4223 | Safeguard Zone | |
Lower Eden and Bough Beech Reservoir | SWSGZ4001 | 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.