West Beck Lower to River Hull Water Body

Moderate ecological status

Attributes

  • Water Body IDGB104026067040
  • Water Body TypeRiver
  • Hydromorphological designationheavily modified
  • NGRTA0649452895
  • Catchment area12.21 km2
  • Surveillance Water BodyNo
  • Length5.543 km
  • Catchment area1220.959 ha

Classifications

Classification Item20192022
EcologicalModerateModerate
Biological quality elementsModerateGood
FishModerateGood
InvertebratesHighHigh
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos CombinedHighHigh
Macrophytes Sub ElementModerateModerate
Phytobenthos Sub ElementHighHigh
Physico-chemical quality elementsGoodModerate
Acid Neutralising CapacityHighHigh
Ammonia (Phys-Chem)HighHigh
Dissolved oxygenGoodModerate
PhosphateHighHigh
TemperatureHighHigh
pHHighHigh
Hydromorphological Supporting ElementsSupports goodSupports good
Hydrological RegimeSupports goodSupports good
Supporting elements (Surface Water)ModerateModerate
Mitigation Measures AssessmentModerate or lessModerate or less
Specific pollutantsHighHigh
ArsenicHighHigh
CopperHighHigh
IronHighHigh
ManganeseHighHigh
ZincHighHigh
ChemicalFailDoes not require assessment
Priority hazardous substancesFailDoes not require assessment
Benzo(a)pyreneGood
Cadmium and Its CompoundsGood
Dioxins and dioxin-like compoundsGood
Heptachlor and cis-Heptachlor epoxideGood
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)Good
HexachlorobenzeneGood
HexachlorobutadieneGood
Mercury and Its CompoundsFail
Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS)Good
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)Fail
Priority substancesGoodDoes not require assessment
Cypermethrin (Priority)Good
FluorantheneGood
Lead and Its CompoundsGood
Nickel and Its CompoundsGood
Other PollutantsGoodDoes not require assessment
Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin & IsodrinGood
para - para DDTGood

Why do all water bodies have a chemical status of fail?

Investigations into classification status

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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 TypeSWMIActivityCategoryClassification ElementMore information
RNAGmeasures delivered to address reason, awaiting recoveryNot applicableNo sector responsiblePolybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)Details
RNAGmeasures delivered to address reason, awaiting recoveryNot applicableNo sector responsibleMercury and Its CompoundsDetails
RNAGPhysical modificationLand drainageAgriculture and rural land managementFishDetails
RFDSuspect dataNot applicableNo sector responsibleFishDetails
RNAGDiffuse sourceUnknown (pending investigation)Agriculture and rural land managementFishDetails
RNAGPhysical modificationOther (not in list, must add details in comments)Urban and transportMitigation Measures AssessmentDetails

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 issuePhysical modificationsPollution from waste waterPollution from towns, cities and transportChanges to the natural flow and level of waterInvasive non-native speciesPollution from rural areasPollution from abandoned mines
Agriculture and rural land management0000000
Industry0000000
Mining and quarrying0000000
Navigation0000000
Urban and transport1000000
Water Industry0000000
Local & central government0000000
Domestic general public0000000
Recreation0000000
Waste treatment and disposal0000000
Other0000000
No sector responsible0000000
Sector under investigation0000000
Total1000000

Objectives

Classification ItemStatusYearReasons
EcologicalGood2027Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens;
Good status prevented by A/HMWB designated use: Action to get biological element to good would have significant adverse impact on use
Biological quality elementsModerate2021Good status prevented by A/HMWB designated use: Action to get biological element to good would have significant adverse impact on use
FishModerate2021Good status prevented by A/HMWB designated use: Action to get biological element to good would have significant adverse impact on use
InvertebratesGood2015
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos CombinedGood2015
Physico-chemical quality elementsGood2015
Acid Neutralising CapacityGood2015
Ammonia (Phys-Chem)Good2015
Dissolved oxygenGood2015
PhosphateGood2015
TemperatureGood2015
pHGood2015
Hydromorphological Supporting ElementsSupports good2015
Hydrological RegimeSupports good2015
Supporting elements (Surface Water)Good2027Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens
Mitigation Measures AssessmentGood2027Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens
Specific pollutantsHigh2015
ArsenicHigh2015
CopperHigh2015
IronHigh2015
ManganeseHigh2015
ZincHigh2015
ChemicalGood2063Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time
Priority hazardous substancesGood2063Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time
Benzo (b) and (k) fluorantheneGood2015
Benzo (ghi) perelyene and indeno (123-cd) pyreneGood2015
Benzo(a)pyreneGood2015
Cadmium and Its CompoundsGood2015
Dioxins and dioxin-like compoundsGood2015
Heptachlor and cis-Heptachlor epoxideGood2015
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD)Good2015
HexachlorobenzeneGood2015
HexachlorobutadieneGood2015
Mercury and Its CompoundsGood2040Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time
Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS)Good2015
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE)Good2063Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time
Priority substancesGood2015
Cypermethrin (Priority)Good2015
FluorantheneGood2015
Lead and Its CompoundsGood2015
Nickel and Its CompoundsGood2015
Other PollutantsGood2015
Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin & IsodrinGood2015
para - para DDTGood2015

Protected areas

PA NameIdDirectiveMore information
Yorkshire ChalkG106Nitrates Directive
River Hull from Arram Beck to Humber NVZS254Nitrates 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 SiteCycle 1Cycle 2Cycle 3
EEL SPECIFIC SURVEYS/RIVER HULL EEL SURVEYS/SKERNE BECK UPSTREAM CONFLUENCE WITH WEST BECK/ 368322014, 20132015, 2016, 20192019
WEST BECK INTAKE 492001422014, 2010, 2013, 2012, 2009, 20112016, 2019, 2015, 20132022, 2019
HULL AND HUMBER CATCHMENT/RIVER HULL/WEST BECK DOWNSTREAM COPPER HALL WEIR./ 173992011, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2013
WEST BECK AT CORPS LANDING 492001282014, 2012, 2009, 2010, 2013, 20112014, 2019, 2015, 2016, 20132019
WEST BECK BELOW HUMBERSIDE FISHERIES 492001372014, 2012, 2009, 2010, 2013, 20112014, 2019, 2015, 2016, 20132019
RAINBOW SPRINGS TROUT FARM - INLET NO 2 492000712009
HULL AND HUMBER CATCHMENT/RIVER HULL/WEST BECK DOWNSTREAM RYDERS INTAKE/ 174002014, 2012, 20132014, 2015, 2013, 2016, 20192022, 2019
HULL AND HUMBER CATCHMENT/RIVER HULL/WEST BECK DOWNSTREAM RYDERS WEIR/ 174032011, 2012, 2010, 2009
76419 764192012, 20132016, 2015, 2013
1463 14632009, 2012, 2010, 2013, 20112015, 2013, 2016
HULL AND HUMBER CATCHMENT/RIVER HULL TRIBUTARIES/SKERNE BECK/SKERNE ROAD BRIDGE/ 139302011, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2009, 20132015, 2013, 2016, 20192022, 2019
330 3302009, 2012, 2010, 2013, 20112015, 2016, 2013

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