North Essex Chalk Water Body
Poor overall status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB40501G400700
- Water Body TypeGroundwater Body
- Hydromorphological designationnot applicable
- NGRTL7934143586
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Surface area706.768 km2
- Groundwater area70676.799 ha
Classifications
| Classification Item | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Overall Water Body | Poor |
| Quantitative | Poor |
| Quantitative Status element | Poor |
| Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Poor |
| Quantitative GWDTEs test | Good |
| Quantitative Saline Intrusion | Good |
| Quantitative Water Balance | Poor |
| 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 | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Other | Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | Trend Assessment | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Other | Quantitative Water Balance | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor Livestock Management | Agriculture and rural land management | 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 | 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 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Objectives
| Classification Item | Status | Year | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Water Body | Poor | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Quantitative | Poor | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Quantitative Status element | Poor | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Quantitative GWDTEs test | Good | 2015 | |
| Quantitative Saline Intrusion | Good | 2015 | |
| Quantitative Water Balance | Poor | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Chemical (GW) | Poor | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Chemical Status element | Poor | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Chemical Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good | 2015 | |
| Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Poor | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Chemical GWDTEs test | Good | 2015 | |
| Chemical Saline Intrusion | Good | 2015 | |
| General Chemical Test | Good | 2015 |
Protected areas
| PA Name | Id | Directive | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ely Ouse and Cut-off channel NVZ | S390 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Sandlings and Chelmsford | G78 | Nitrates Directive | |
| River Blackwater NVZ | S434 | Nitrates Directive | |
| River Gipping NVZ | S416 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Anglian Chalk | G71 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Stour And Orwell Estuaries | UK9009121 | Special Protection Area | Natural England |
| River Chelmer NVZ | S428 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Lower Stour NVZ | S424 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Stour And Orwell Estuaries | UK11067 | Ramsar Site | Natural England |
| Colne NVZ | S437 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Holbrook NVZ | S422 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Belstead Brook NVZ | S410 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Stutton Brook NVZ | S423 | Nitrates Directive | |
| North Essex Chalk | UKGB40501G400700 | Drinking Water Protected Area |
Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body
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