Kent Greensand Middle Water Body
Poor overall status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB40601G500400
- Water Body TypeGroundwater Body
- Hydromorphological designationnot applicable
- NGRTQ6808355041
- Groundwater area21211.327 ha
- Surface area212.113 km2
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
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 | 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 | Poor |
| Supporting elements (Groundwater) | |
| Prevent and Limit Objective | Active |
| Trend Assessment | Upward trend |
Investigations into classification status
| Classification Element | Cycle | Year | Status | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Water Balance | 2 | 2015 | Poor | Certain there is not a problem |
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 pesticide management | Agriculture and rural land management | General Chemical Test | Details |
| RNAG | Unknown (pending investigation) | Unknown (pending investigation) | Sector under investigation | Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Details |
| RFD | Unknown (pending investigation) | Unknown (pending investigation) | Sector under investigation | Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Water Industry | Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status | 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 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
Objectives
| Classification Item | Status | Year | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Water Body | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Quantitative | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Quantitative Status element | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | 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; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Quantitative GWDTEs test | Good | 2015 | |
| Quantitative Saline Intrusion | Good | 2015 | |
| Quantitative Water Balance | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Chemical (GW) | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Chemical Status element | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Chemical Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good | 2015 | |
| Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Chemical GWDTEs test | Good | 2015 | |
| Chemical Saline Intrusion | Good | 2015 | |
| General Chemical Test | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Protected areas
| PA Name | Id | Directive | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godstone | G157 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Sherway NVZ | S805 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Loose Stream NVZ | S498 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Eden Brook East of Lingfield NVZ | S487 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Gibbs Brook NVZ | S500 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Bourne NVZ | S494 | Nitrates Directive | |
| R. GREAT STOUR NVZ | S515 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Upper Eden NVZ | S499 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Maidstone | G64 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Kent Greensand Middle | UKGB40601G500400 | Drinking Water Protected Area | |
| Ditton Stream NVZ | S493 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Plaxtol | G63 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Tributary of Beult at Sutton Valance NVZ | S486 | Nitrates Directive | |
| BOROUGH GREEN 1 BORE RAW | GWSGZ0100 | 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.