Worcestershire Middle Severn - PT Sandstone Water Body
Poor overall status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB40901G300800
- Water Body TypeGroundwater Body
- Hydromorphological designationnot applicable
- NGRSO8533985397
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Surface area592.592 km2
- Groundwater area59259.192 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 | Poor |
| 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 | Poor |
| Supporting elements (Groundwater) | |
| Prevent and Limit Objective | Active |
| Trend Assessment | No 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 | Industry | Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Water Industry | Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Industry | Quantitative Water Balance | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Water Industry | Quantitative GWDTEs test | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Water Industry | Quantitative Water Balance | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | General Chemical Test | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Agriculture and rural land management | 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 | Water Industry | Quantitative Water Balance | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Industry | Quantitative Water Balance | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Agriculture and rural land management | Quantitative Water Balance | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Agriculture and rural land management | Quantitative Water Balance | 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 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 10 | 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; 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 | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Quantitative GWDTEs test | Poor | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Quantitative Saline Intrusion | Good | 2015 | |
| Quantitative Water Balance | Poor | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Chemical (GW) | Good | 2050 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Natural conditions: Groundwater status recovery time |
| Chemical Status element | Good | 2050 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Natural conditions: Groundwater status recovery time |
| Chemical Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good | 2015 | |
| Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Good | 2050 | Natural conditions: Groundwater status recovery time |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R Tern - conf R Roden to conf R Severn NVZ | S598 | Nitrates Directive | |
| East Shropshire | G27 | Nitrates Directive | |
| River Avon (to confluence with River Severn) NVZ | S590 | Nitrates Directive | |
| River Trent (source to confluence with Derwent) | S308 | Nitrates Directive | |
| R Severn - conf R Worfe to conf R Stour NVZ | S596 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Bobbington | G169 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Hartlebury Bk - source to conf R Severn NVZ | S592 | Nitrates Directive | |
| R Severn - conf R Stour to conf RIver Teme NVZ | S595 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Staffordshire | G30 | Nitrates Directive | |
| West Midlands | G29 | Nitrates Directive | |
| R Salwarpe - conf Elmbridge Bk to conf R Severn NVZ | S586 | Nitrates Directive | |
| R Worfe - conf Wesley Bk to conf R Severn NVZ | S601 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Dick Bk - source to conf R Severn NVZ | S588 | Nitrates Directive | |
| R Stour (Worcs) - conf Smestow Bk to conf R Severn NVZ | S594 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Heightington | G167 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Grimley Bk - source to conf R Severn NVZ | S585 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Aqualate Mere Eutrophic lake NVZ | EL143 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Worcestershire Middle Severn - PT Sandstone | UKGB40901G300800 | Drinking Water Protected Area | |
| Shrawley Bk - source to conf R Severn NVZ | S587 | 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.