Blithe from Source to Tad Brook Water Body Moderate ecological status
Get Blithe from Source to Tad Brook data Attributes Water Body ID GB104028052290 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR SK0176735730 Catchment area 98.103 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Length 37.902 km Catchment area 9810.25 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Moderate Moderate Biological quality elements Good Good Fish Good Good Invertebrates High Good Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good Good Macrophytes Sub Element Good Good Phytobenthos Sub Element Good Good Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High High Dissolved oxygen Good Good Phosphate Moderate Moderate 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 Specific pollutants High High Copper 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 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 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 Classification Element Cycle Year Status Outcome Fish 2 2014 Moderate 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 Flow Groundwater abstraction Water Industry Hydrological Regime Details RNAG Physical modification Reservoir / Impoundment - non flow related Water Industry Fish Details RNAG Physical modification Land drainage - structures Other Fish Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Fish Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Details RNAG Point source Private Sewage Treatment Domestic General Public Phosphate Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Phosphate Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Mercury and Its Compounds Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Fish 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 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 1 0 0 0 Local & central government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Domestic general public 0 0 1 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 1 1 0 1 0
Objectives Classification Item Status Year Reasons Ecological Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Biological quality elements Good 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Fish Good 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good 2015 Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Ammonia (Phys-Chem) Good 2015 Dissolved oxygen Good 2015 Phosphate Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Temperature Good 2015 pH Good 2015 Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good 2015 Hydrological Regime Supports good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Supporting elements (Surface Water) Not assessed 2015 Specific pollutants High 2015 Copper 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 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 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 Trent (source to confluence with Derwent) S308 Nitrates Directive Midland Meres & Mosses - Phase 1 UK11043 Ramsar Site Natural England Blithfield Reservoir Eutrophic lake NVZ EL101 Nitrates Directive West Midlands Mosses UK0013595 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 RIVER BLITHE - NEWTON BRIDGE 67420660 2012, 2010, 2009, 2011 2019, 2015, 2016 2019 50031 50031 2009, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2013 2015, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2013 2022, 2019 RIVER BLITHE - CRESSWELL 67425900 2012, 2009, 2010, 2011 2015, 2016 RIVER TRENT/RIVER BLITHE/FIELD/ 126 2014, 2013 2014, 2019, 2015, 2013, 2016 2022, 2019 52509 52509 2009, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2013 MERSEY/RIVER GOYT/GYGO06/ 25838 2010