Haweswater Beck Water Body Moderate ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB102076070720 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation heavily modified NGR NY5139316092 Catchment area 41.665 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Length 14.93 km Catchment area 4166.535 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Moderate Moderate Biological quality elements Good Good Fish Good Invertebrates Good Good Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good Good Phytobenthos Sub Element Good Good Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High High Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) High High Dissolved oxygen High High Phosphate Moderate Moderate Temperature High High pH High High Supporting elements (Surface Water) Good Good Mitigation Measures Assessment Good Good Specific pollutants High High Copper High High Zinc High High Chemical Fail Does not require assessment Priority hazardous substances Fail Does not require assessment Benzo(a)pyrene Good Benzo(b)fluoranthene Good Benzo(g-h-i)perylene Good Benzo(k)fluoranthene Good Cadmium and Its Compounds Good Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds Good Heptachlor and cis-Heptachlor epoxide Good Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) Good Hexachlorobenzene Good Hexachlorobutadiene Good Mercury and Its Compounds Fail Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) Good Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Fail Priority substances Good Does not require assessment Cypermethrin (Priority) Good Fluoranthene Good Lead and Its Compounds Good Nickel and Its Compounds Good Other Pollutants Does not require assessment Does not require assessment
Why do all water bodies have a chemical status of fail?
Investigations into classification status Classification Element Cycle Year Status Outcome Phosphate 2 2015 Moderate Quite certain there is 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 Physical modification Other (not in list, must add details in comments) Water Industry Mitigation Measures Assessment Details RNAG Point source Trade/Industry discharge Other Phosphate Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Mercury and Its Compounds 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 1 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 1 0 0 0 0
Objectives Classification Item Status Year Reasons Ecological Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Biological quality elements Good 2015 Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good 2015 Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Ammonia (Phys-Chem) Good 2015 Dissolved oxygen High 2015 Phosphate Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Temperature Good 2015 pH Good 2015 Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Not assessed 2015 Supporting elements (Surface Water) Good 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Mitigation Measures Assessment Good 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Specific pollutants High 2015 Copper High 2015 Zinc High 2015 Chemical Good 2063 Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time Priority hazardous substances Good 2063 Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time Benzo(a)pyrene Good 2015 Benzo(b)fluoranthene Good 2015 Benzo(g-h-i)perylene Good 2015 Benzo(k)fluoranthene Good 2015 Cadmium and Its Compounds Good 2015 Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds Good 2015 Heptachlor and cis-Heptachlor epoxide Good 2015 Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) Good 2015 Hexachlorobenzene Good 2015 Hexachlorobutadiene Good 2015 Mercury and Its Compounds Good 2040 Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) Good 2015 Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Good 2063 Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time Priority substances Good 2015 Cypermethrin (Priority) Good 2015 Fluoranthene Good 2015 Lead and Its Compounds Good 2015 Nickel and Its Compounds Good 2015 Other Pollutants Does not require assessment 2015
Protected areas PA Name Id Directive More information River Eden UK0012643 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Cumwhinton SWSGZ3007 Safeguard Zone Naddle Forest UK0030335 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Watchgate SWSGZ3015 Safeguard Zone Haweswater Beck UKGB102076070720 Drinking Water Protected Area
Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body Shows which sites were used for classification for which years within
each cycle.
Monitoring Site Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 HAWESWATER BECK AT BOMBY BRIDGE 88006244 2013, 2014, 2012, 2009 2015, 2016, 2013, 2014, 2019 2019, 2022 RIVER EDEN/RIVER EAMONT/RIVER LOWTHER/HAWESWATER BECK INC. CAWDALE AKA HOWES BECK/1098.75 HAWESWATER BECK/ 11019 2009, 2013, 2011, 2014, 2012, 2010 HAWESWATER BECK @ NADDLE BRIDGE 88023149 2014 65683 65683 2011, 2013 63842 63842 2014, 2012, 2013, 2011, 2009 2015, 2016, 2013, 2014, 2019 2019 RIVER EDEN/RIVER EAMONT/RIVER LOWTHER/HAWESWATER BECK INC. CAWDALE AKA HOWES BECK/1096.95 MARDALE BECK/ 11016 2013, 2011, 2010 RIVER EDEN/RIVER EAMONT/RIVER LOWTHER/HAWESWATER BECK INC. CAWDALE AKA HOWES BECK/1100.02 HAWEWATER BECK, AT BOMBY/ 36406 2013, 2011, 2014, 2012 2022 RIVER EDEN/RIVER EAMONT/RIVER LOWTHER/HAWESWATER BECK INC. CAWDALE AKA HOWES BECK/1098.00 HAWESWATER BECK, NADDLE BRIDGE/ 61764 2022