Kent Isle of Thanet Chalk Water Body
Poor overall status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB40701G500100
- Water Body TypeGroundwater Body
- Hydromorphological designationnot applicable
- NGRTR3259867846
- Groundwater area8258.284 ha
- Surface area82.583 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
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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 | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | General Chemical Test | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Agriculture and rural land management | Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Water Industry | Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor Livestock Management | Agriculture and rural land management | Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor soil management | Agriculture and rural land management | Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Contaminated land | Industry | Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (intermittent) | Water Industry | Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Leaking utility sewers | Water Industry | General Chemical Test | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Leaking utility sewers | Water Industry | Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Industry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 2 | 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 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Objectives
| Classification Item | Status | Year | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Water Body | Poor | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits; Natural conditions: Groundwater status recovery time |
| 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 | Poor | 2015 | 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 | 2060 | Natural conditions: Groundwater status recovery time |
| Chemical Status element | Good | 2060 | Natural conditions: Groundwater status recovery time |
| Chemical Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good | 2015 | |
| Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Good | 2060 | Natural conditions: Groundwater status recovery time |
| Chemical GWDTEs test | Good | 2015 | |
| Chemical Saline Intrusion | Good | 2015 | |
| General Chemical Test | Good | 2060 | Natural conditions: Groundwater status recovery time |
Protected areas
| PA Name | Id | Directive | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanet Coast & Sandwich Bay | UK9012071 | Special Protection Area | Natural England |
| Thanet Coast & Sandwich Bay | UK11070 | Ramsar Site | Natural England |
| MINSTER | GWSGZ0117 | Safeguard Zone | |
| Thanet | G66 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Thanet Coast | UK0013107 | Special Area of Conservation | Natural England |
| SPARROWS CASTLE | GWSGZ0127 | Safeguard Zone | |
| LORD OF THE MANOR | GWSGZ0115 | Safeguard Zone | |
| Kent Isle of Thanet Chalk | UKGB40701G500100 | Drinking Water Protected Area |
Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body
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