Wharfe & Lower Ouse Sherwood Sandstone Water Body
Poor overall status
Get Wharfe & Lower Ouse Sherwood Sandstone data
Attributes
- Water Body IDGB40401G702400
- Water Body TypeGroundwater Body
- Hydromorphological designationnot applicable
- NGRSE5926935562
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Surface area397.205 km2
- Groundwater area39720.459 ha
Classifications
| Classification Item | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Overall Water Body | Poor |
| Quantitative | Good |
| Quantitative Status element | Good |
| Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good |
| Quantitative GWDTEs test | Good |
| Quantitative Saline Intrusion | Good |
| Quantitative Water Balance | Good |
| Chemical (GW) | Poor |
| Chemical Status element | Poor |
| Chemical Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good |
| Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Poor |
| Chemical GWDTEs test | Good |
| Chemical Saline Intrusion | Good |
| General Chemical Test | Good |
| Supporting elements (Groundwater) | |
| Prevent and Limit Objective | Active |
| Trend Assessment | Upward trend |
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 | Unknown (pending investigation) | Unknown (pending investigation) | Sector under investigation | Trend Assessment | Details |
| RNAG | Unknown (pending investigation) | Unknown (pending investigation) | Sector under investigation | Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | 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 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Objectives
| Classification Item | Status | Year | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Water Body | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Quantitative | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Quantitative Status element | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good | 2015 | |
| Quantitative GWDTEs test | Good | 2015 | |
| Quantitative Saline Intrusion | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Quantitative Water Balance | Good | 2015 | |
| Chemical (GW) | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Chemical Status element | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Chemical Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good | 2015 | |
| Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Good | 2015 | |
| Chemical GWDTEs test | Good | 2015 | |
| Chemical Saline Intrusion | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| General Chemical Test | Good | 2015 |
Protected areas
| PA Name | Id | Directive | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selby Dam from Conf. Fox Dike & Carr Dike to Ouse NVZ | S287 | Nitrates Directive | |
| River Derwent | UK0030253 | Special Area of Conservation | Natural England |
| River Derwent from Kirkham to Elvington Beck NVZ | S303 | Nitrates Directive | |
| River Foss from the Syke to the River Ouse NVZ | S284 | Nitrates Directive | |
| The Fleet from Source to River Aire NVZ | S272 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Yorkshire Mag Limestone | G101 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Vale of York | G103 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Brayton | G107 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Aire from River Calder to River Ouse NVZ | S274 | Nitrates Directive | |
| The Foss/Moor Drain from Foss Dike to River Ouse NVZ | S291 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Carlton East | GWSGZ0029 | Safeguard Zone | |
| The Foss Catchment (trib of Wharfe) NVZ | S296 | Nitrates Directive | |
| The Fleet/The Foss from Source to River Wharfe NVZ | S297 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Ouse from Naburn to Sillingfleet NVZ | S289 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Skipwith Common | UK0030276 | Special Area of Conservation | Natural England |
| Lowmoor Drain Catch (trib of Derwent) NVZ | S282 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Nidd from Crimple Beck to River Ouse NVZ | S801 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Wharfe & Lower Ouse Sherwood Sandstone | UKGB40401G702400 | Drinking Water Protected Area | |
| Riccall Dam Catchment (trib of Ouse) NVZ | S288 | 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.