Wear from Gaunless to Browney Water Body Moderate ecological status
Get Wear from Gaunless to Browney data Attributes Water Body ID GB103024077464 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation heavily modified NGR NZ2372035617 Surveillance Water Body No Catchment area 51.044 km2 Catchment area 5104.44 ha Length 21.742 km Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Moderate Moderate Biological quality elements Good Good Invertebrates Good Good Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Macrophytes Sub Element Moderate Moderate Physico-chemical quality elements Good High Acid Neutralising Capacity High High Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High High Dissolved oxygen High High Phosphate Good High Temperature High High pH High High Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good Supports good Hydrological Regime Supports good Supports good Supporting elements (Surface Water) Moderate Moderate Mitigation Measures Assessment Moderate or less Moderate or less Specific pollutants High High Copper High High Iron High High Manganese High High Triclosan High High Zinc High High Chemical Fail Does not require assessment Priority hazardous substances Fail Does not require assessment Benzo(a)pyrene Good Cadmium and Its Compounds Good Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (Priority hazardous) 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 Nonylphenol Good Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) Good Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Fail Tributyltin Compounds Good 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 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 RFD High to Good deterioration, no action required (RFD only) Not applicable No sector responsible Phosphate 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 Physical modification Other (not in list, must add details in comments) Sector under investigation Mitigation Measures Assessment Details RNAG Physical modification Other (not in list, must add details in comments) Sector under investigation 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 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 2 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 2015 Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Not assessed 2015 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2015 Acid Neutralising Capacity 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 Copper High 2015 Iron High 2015 Manganese High 2015 Triclosan 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 Cadmium and Its Compounds Good 2015 Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (Priority hazardous) 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 Nonylphenol Good 2015 Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) Good 2015 Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Good 2063 Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time Tributyltin Compounds Good 2015 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 Wear UKENRI79 Urban Waste Water Treatment 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 WEAR AT WOLSINGHAM 44100018 2013, 2016, 2014, 2015 2022 WEAR AT SUNDERLAND BRIDGE 44300004 2013, 2016, 2019, 2015, 2014 2019, 2022 WEAR 1.5KM D/S PAGE BANK PS 44300002 2019 2019 WEAR U/S WILLINGTON STW OUTFALL 44300245 2015, 2016 1831 1831 2016, 2013 2022 1832 1832 2016, 2014 92268 92268 2016, 2015, 2014 WEAR AT WILLINGTON 44300006 2019 2019