Skitwath Beck Water Body Moderate ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB102076070970 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR NY4175127785 Catchment area 11.364 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Length 6.389 km Catchment area 1136.431 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Good Moderate Biological quality elements Good Good Fish Good Invertebrates Good Good Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good Good Macrophytes Sub Element Good Good Physico-chemical quality elements Good Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High High Dissolved oxygen High High Phosphate Good Moderate Temperature High High pH High High Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good Supports good Hydrological Regime High High Morphology Supports good Supports good Chemical Fail Does not require assessment Priority hazardous substances Fail Does not require assessment Benzo(a)pyrene 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 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 No data to show
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 measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Mercury and Its Compounds Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) 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 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 0 0
Objectives Classification Item Status Year Reasons Ecological Good 2015 Biological quality elements Good 2015 Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good 2015 Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2015 Ammonia (Phys-Chem) Good 2015 Dissolved oxygen Good 2015 Phosphate Good 2015 Temperature Good 2015 pH Good 2015 Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good 2015 Hydrological Regime Supports good 2015 Supporting elements (Surface Water) Not assessed 2015 Specific pollutants Not assessed 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 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 Other Pollutants Does not require assessment 2015
Protected areas PA Name Id Directive More information Cumwhinton SWSGZ3007 Safeguard Zone Tarn Moss UK0030339 Special Area of Conservation Natural England
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 DACRE BECK AT A592 88006238 2009, 2014 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015 2019 RIVER EDEN/RIVER EAMONT/DACRE BECK/1232.00 WYDAM FARM BRIDGE, SWINESCALES BECK/ 32773 2010, 2013, 2011, 2012 2022 RIVER EDEN/RIVER EAMONT/DACRE BECK/1231.00 SKITWATH BECK, U/S DACRE BECK/ 11117 2010, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2014, 2012 2022 RIVER EDEN/RIVER EAMONT/DACRE BECK/1230.98 HUTTON BRIDGE, SKITWATH BECK/ 32770 2010, 2013, 2011, 2012 RIVER EDEN/RIVER EAMONT/DACRE BECK/1230.60 BEHIND BECKS'S GARAGE, SKITWATH BECK/ 32772 2010, 2013, 2011, 2012 2022 111828 111828 2014, 2013 2016, 2015, 2019, 2014, 2013 2019 SKITWATH BECK AT HUTTON 88006233 2022 RIVER EDEN/RIVER EAMONT/DACRE BECK/1230.75 US SECTION OF STONE WALL, SKITWATH BECK/ 65025 2022