North Low from Berrington Burn to N Sea Water Body Moderate ecological status
Get North Low from Berrington Burn to N Sea data Attributes Water Body ID GB103021073240 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation heavily modified NGR NU0410645188 Catchment area 11.38 km2 Surveillance Water Body Yes Length 5.102 km Catchment area 1137.988 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Moderate Moderate Biological quality elements Moderate Moderate Fish Moderate Moderate Invertebrates Good Good Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Moderate Good Macrophytes Sub Element Moderate Moderate Phytobenthos Sub Element Good Good Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High High Dissolved oxygen Moderate Poor Phosphate High High Temperature Good High pH High High Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good Supports good Hydrological Regime Does not support good Supports good Supporting elements (Surface Water) Moderate Moderate Mitigation Measures Assessment Moderate or less Moderate or less Specific pollutants High High Chromium (VI) High High Copper High High Iron High High Manganese High High Pendimethalin 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 Hexachlorocyclohexane Good Mercury and Its Compounds Fail Nonylphenol Good Pentachlorobenzene Good Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) Good Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Fail Quinoxyfen Good Tributyltin Compounds Good Priority substances Good Does not require assessment 1,2-dichloroethane Good Aclonifen Good Alachlor Good Benzene Good Bifenox Good Cybutryne Good Cypermethrin (Priority) Good Dichloromethane Good Dichlorvos (Priority) Good Fluoranthene Good Lead and Its Compounds Good Nickel and Its Compounds Good Terbutryn Good Trichloromethane Good Other Pollutants Good Does not require assessment Carbon Tetrachloride Good DDT Total Good para - para DDT Good
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 Other pressures Ecological recovery time - surface waters No sector responsible Fish Details RNAG Physical modification Land use - improved grassland Agriculture and rural land management Fish Details RNAG Physical modification Land drainage - structures Agriculture and rural land management Fish Details 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 RNAG Diffuse source Poor nutrient management Agriculture and rural land management Dissolved oxygen Details RFD Unknown (pending investigation) Unknown (pending investigation) Sector under investigation Hydrological Regime Details RFD Unknown (pending investigation) Unknown (pending investigation) Sector under investigation Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Details RNAG Physical modification Other (not in list, must add details in comments) Agriculture and rural land management Mitigation Measures Assessment 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 3 0 0 0 0 1 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 3 0 0 0 0 1 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 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens 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) Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Mitigation Measures Assessment Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Specific pollutants High 2015 Chromium (VI) High 2015 Copper High 2015 Iron High 2015 Manganese High 2015 Pendimethalin 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 Hexachlorocyclohexane Good 2015 Mercury and Its Compounds Good 2040 Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time Nonylphenol Good 2015 Pentachlorobenzene Good 2015 Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) Good 2015 Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Good 2063 Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time Quinoxyfen Good 2015 Tributyltin Compounds Good 2015 Priority substances Good 2015 1,2-dichloroethane Good 2015 Aclonifen Good 2015 Alachlor Good 2015 Benzene Good 2015 Bifenox Good 2015 Cybutryne Good 2015 Cypermethrin (Priority) Good 2015 Dichloromethane Good 2015 Dichlorvos (Priority) Good 2015 Fluoranthene Good 2015 Lead and Its Compounds Good 2015 Nickel and Its Compounds Good 2015 Terbutryn Good 2015 Trichloromethane Good 2015 Other Pollutants Good 2015 Carbon Tetrachloride Good 2015 DDT Total Good 2015 para - para DDT Good 2015
Protected areas PA Name Id Directive More information Berwickshire & North Northumberland Coast UK0017072 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Holy Island UKSW1 Shellfish Water Directive Lindisfarne NNR ET4 Nitrates Directive Lindisfarne UK9006011 Special Protection Area Natural England Northumberland Marine UK9020325 Special Protection Area Natural England Lindisfarne UK11036 Ramsar Site Natural England North Northumberland Dunes UK0017097 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 NORTHERN BURNS/NORTH LOW AT BRIDGE MILL FARM./ 8702 2012, 2010, 2009, 2013, 2011, 2014 2019, 2015, 2013, 2016, 2014 2019, 2022 NORTH LOW OPP SHEEPFOLD N OF GOSWICK 41000232 2019 2019 NORTH LOW AT GOSWICK 41000028 2010, 2009, 2013, 2011, 2014, 2012 2015, 2013, 2016, 2014 2022 73064 73064 2012, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2011 2016, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2014 2019 155621 155621 2013, 2014, 2012 1637 1637 2013, 2014, 2012