Wingham and Little Stour Water Body
Poor ecological status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB107040019570
- Water Body TypeRiver
- Hydromorphological designationnot designated artificial or heavily modified
- NGRTR2354659173
- Catchment area78.827 km2
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Catchment area7882.716 ha
- Length11.808 km
Classifications
| Classification Item | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Ecological | Poor |
| Biological quality elements | Poor |
| Fish | Poor |
| Invertebrates | Moderate |
| Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Moderate |
| Macrophytes Sub Element | Moderate |
| Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate |
| Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | High |
| Dissolved oxygen | Bad |
| Phosphate | Poor |
| Temperature | Good |
| pH | High |
| Hydromorphological Supporting Elements | Supports good |
| Hydrological Regime | Does not support good |
| Morphology | Supports good |
| Specific pollutants | High |
| Copper | High |
| Iron | High |
| Manganese | High |
| Zinc | High |
| Chemical | Fail |
| Priority hazardous substances | Fail |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | Good |
| Benzo(b)fluoranthene | Good |
| Benzo(g-h-i)perylene | Good |
| Benzo(k)fluoranthene | 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) | Fail |
| Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Fail |
| Priority substances | Good |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor soil management | Agriculture and rural land management | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Private Sewage Treatment | Domestic General Public | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Natural | Natural conditions - other | No sector responsible | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Land drainage - operational management | Agriculture and rural land management | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery | Not applicable | No sector responsible | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Reservoir / Impoundment - non flow related | Agriculture and rural land management | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Leaking utility sewers | Water Industry | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Other pressures | Groundwater resource impacts | Water Industry | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Land use - arable | Agriculture and rural land management | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Leaking utility sewers | Water Industry | Phosphate | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Water Industry | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (intermittent) | Water Industry | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Leaking utility sewers | Water Industry | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Private Sewage Treatment | Domestic General Public | Phosphate | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Agriculture and rural land management | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Incidents | Water Industry | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Private Sewage Treatment | Domestic General Public | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Water Industry | Phosphate | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (intermittent) | Water Industry | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Reservoir / Impoundment - non flow related | Urban and transport | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Barriers - ecological discontinuity | Urban and transport | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Water Industry | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Phosphate | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Water Industry | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Barriers - ecological discontinuity | Agriculture and rural land management | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Misconnections | Domestic General Public | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (intermittent) | Water Industry | Phosphate | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor soil management | Agriculture and rural land management | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Agriculture and rural land management | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (intermittent) | Water Industry | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Water Industry | Hydrological Regime | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Reservoir / Impoundment - non flow related | Agriculture and rural land management | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | Unknown (pending investigation) | Unknown (pending investigation) | Sector under investigation | Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Incidents | Water Industry | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor soil management | Agriculture and rural land management | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Barriers - ecological discontinuity | Agriculture and rural land management | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Reservoir / Impoundment - non flow related | Urban and transport | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
| RNAG | measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery | Not applicable | No sector responsible | Mercury and Its Compounds | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Flood protection - structures | Local and Central Government | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Flood protection - water level management | Local and Central Government | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and rural land management | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Water Industry | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Local & central government | 2 | 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 | 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 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Objectives
| Classification Item | Status | Year | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecological | Moderate | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Biological quality elements | Moderate | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Fish | Moderate | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Invertebrates | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | Good | 2015 | |
| Dissolved oxygen | Moderate | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Phosphate | Good | 2027 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| 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 | |
| Copper | High | 2015 | |
| Iron | High | 2015 | |
| Manganese | High | 2015 | |
| Zinc | 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 | |
| Benzo(b)fluoranthene | Good | 2015 | |
| Benzo(g-h-i)perylene | Good | 2015 | |
| Benzo(k)fluoranthene | 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 | 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 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stodmarsh | UK9012121 | Special Protection Area | Natural England |
| Stodmarsh | UK11066 | Ramsar Site | Natural England |
| Stodmarsh | UK0030283 | Special Area of Conservation | Natural England |
| Wingham River NVZ | S512 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Little Stour | UKENRI126 | Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive | |
| East Kent | G67 | Nitrates Directive |
Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body
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