Gelt Water Body Poor ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB102076074040 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR NY5467358214 Natural England Revised WB Protected Area targets http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5713963425726464 Surveillance Water Body No Catchment area 31.641 km2 Length 23.065 km Catchment area 3164.06 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Poor Poor Biological quality elements Poor Poor Fish Poor Poor Invertebrates High High Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good Good Macrophytes Sub Element High High Phytobenthos Sub Element Good Good Physico-chemical quality elements High High Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High High Dissolved oxygen High High Phosphate High High Temperature High High pH High High Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good Supports good Hydrological Regime Does not support good Does not support good 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 Classification Element Cycle Year Status Outcome Fish 2 2014 Poor Very 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 measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Details RNAG Suspect data Not applicable No sector responsible Fish 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 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 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Biological quality elements Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Fish Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good 2015 Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2015 Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High 2015 Dissolved oxygen High 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 River Eden UK0012643 Special Area of Conservation Natural England North Pennine Moors UK9006272 Special Protection Area Natural England North Pennine Moors UK0030033 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Brampton Sand Sheet G52 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.
Monitoring Site Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 RIVER GELT AT LOW GELTSIDE 88006329 2010, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2012, 2014 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 2022 65126 65126 2009, 2011, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2013 2015, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2013 2022, 2019 RIVER EDEN/RIVER IRTHING/RIVER GELT/1295.00 HYNAM, RIVER GELT/ 5167 2010, 2013, 2014, 2009 2013, 2016, 2014, 2019, 2015 2022, 2019 RIVER EDEN/RIVER IRTHING/RIVER GELT/1298.80 GELT HOUSE, RIVER GELT/ 17110 2010, 2013, 2011, 2009 2022 RIVER EDEN/RIVER IRTHING/RIVER GELT/HELL BECK/1299.30 B6413 ROAD BRIDGE, HELL BECK/ 17112 2010, 2011, 2014, 2009 2016, 2019, 2015 2022, 2019 RIVER EDEN/RIVER IRTHING/RIVER GELT/1297.00 MIDDLE GELT BRIDGE, RIVER GELT/ 17109 2010, 2013, 2011, 2014, 2012, 2009 2013, 2016, 2014, 2019, 2015 2022, 2019 RIVER EDEN/RIVER IRTHING/RIVER GELT/1294.00 BINNEY BANK, RIVER GELT/ 17108 2014, 2009