Babingley River Water Body Moderate ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB105033047620 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation heavily modified NGR TF6485826348 Catchment area 102.485 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Length 22.102 km Catchment area 10248.549 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Moderate Moderate Biological quality elements Good Good Fish Good Good Invertebrates Good Good Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good Good Macrophytes 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 Supporting elements (Surface Water) Moderate Moderate Mitigation Measures Assessment Moderate or less Moderate or less Specific pollutants High High Iron High High 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 Hydrological Regime 2 2015 Does Not Support Good Certain there is not 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 measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Mercury and Its Compounds Details RNAG Physical modification Other (not in list, must add details in comments) Local and Central Government Mitigation Measures Assessment Details RNAG Suspect data Not applicable No sector responsible Hydrological Regime 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 1 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 1 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 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 Fish Good 2015 Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Not assessed 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 Iron 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 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 Anglian Chalk G71 Nitrates Directive The Wash & North Norfolk Coast UK0017075 Special Area of Conservation Natural England The Wash UK9008021 Special Protection Area Natural England The Wash UK11072 Ramsar Site Natural England Sandringham Sands South G150 Nitrates Directive Roydon Common & Dersingham Bog UK0012801 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Dersingham Bog UK11019 Ramsar Site Natural England Babingley River NVZ S383 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 NORTH WEST NORFOLK/BABINGLEY/OSIER CARR/ 37926 2012, 2013, 2014 2015, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2014 2019 56377 56377 2009 2016, 2015, 2014 NORTH WEST NORFOLK/BABINGLEY/TAIL SLUICE BABINGLEY/ 4947 2012, 2013, 2014 2015 NORTH WEST NORFOLK/BABINGLEY/OLD SOVEREIGNS/ 36959 2013 NORTH WEST NORFOLK/BABINGLEY/MACHINE POOL/ 31464 2012, 2010, 2013, 2009, 2011 BABINGLEY R.B1440 RD.BR.HILLINGTON 64M10 2019 2019 BABINGLEY R. ESTUARY FARM RD. N WOOTTON 64M06 2012, 2010, 2009, 2011 NORTH WEST NORFOLK/BABINGLEY/D/S OLD SOVEREIGNS/ 36958 2013 2013 BABINGLEY R. A149 RD.BR.CASTLE RISING 64M04 2012, 2010, 2013, 2009, 2011, 2014 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015, 2013 2019 NORTH WEST NORFOLK/BABINGLEY/HILLINGTON HALL/ 4939 2012, 2010, 2013, 2009, 2011 2016, 2019 2019 NORTH WEST NORFOLK/BABINGLEY/UPPER BROAD WATER/ 31467 2012, 2010, 2013, 2009, 2011 161639 161639 2016, 2015, 2014 56339 56339 2011 NORTH WEST NORFOLK/BABINGLEY/D/S CASTLE RISING WEIR (EEL MONITORING)/ 30098 2013, 2009 NORTH WEST NORFOLK/BABINGLEY/D/S CASTLE RISING WEIR/ 4942 2012, 2013, 2014 2015 NORTH WEST NORFOLK/BABINGLEY/ESTUARY FARM/ 37846 2012, 2013, 2014 2015 NORTH WEST NORFOLK/BABINGLEY/D/S CHARLOTTE'S BRIDGE/ 37927 2012, 2013, 2014 2015 NORTH WEST NORFOLK/BABINGLEY/NORTH WOOTTON/ 4946 2012, 2013, 2014 2015 NORTH WEST NORFOLK/BABINGLEY/HALL FARM/ 4944 2012, 2013, 2014 2015, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2014 2019 56357 56357 2010, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2012 2019, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2014 2019 NORTH WEST NORFOLK/BABINGLEY/LOWER BROAD WATER/ 31465 2012, 2010, 2013, 2009, 2011