Stort and Bourne Brook Water Body Moderate ecological status
Get Stort and Bourne Brook data Attributes Water Body ID GB106038033340 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR TL4997823425 Catchment area 2001.04 ha Length 7.829 km Catchment area 20.01 km2 Surveillance Water Body Yes Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Moderate Moderate Biological quality elements Good Good Invertebrates High Good Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good Good Macrophytes Sub Element Good Good Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Moderate Acid Neutralising Capacity High High Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High High Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) High Dissolved oxygen Poor Poor Phosphate Moderate Moderate Temperature High Good 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 Chlorothalonil High High Chromium (VI) High High Copper High High Iron High High Manganese High High Pendimethalin 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 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 Good 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 Classification Element Cycle Year Status Outcome Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined 2 2016 Moderate 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 Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Water Industry Phosphate Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Water Industry Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG Suspect data Not applicable No sector responsible Dissolved oxygen Details RFD Method Change (RFD Only) Not applicable No sector responsible Hydrological Regime Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) 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 2 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 0 2 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 Good 2015 Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Acid Neutralising Capacity Good 2015 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 Does not support good 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits Supporting elements (Surface Water) Not assessed 2015 Specific pollutants High 2015 Chlorothalonil High 2015 Chromium (VI) High 2015 Copper High 2015 Iron High 2015 Manganese High 2015 Pendimethalin 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 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 2015 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 LEE NVZ S443 Nitrates Directive Lee SWSGZ4006 Safeguard Zone Clavering G720 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 STORT AT CANNONS MILL PLER0145 2010, 2011, 2009, 2014, 2012 2019, 2016, 2014, 2015 2022, 2019 STORT ABOVE TWYFORD MILL LOCK PLER0143 2013 2016, 2013, 2019, 2015, 2014 2019, 2022 154871 154871 2013, 2014 2013, 2019, 2016, 2014, 2015 2019, 2022 34114 34114 2013, 2014 2013, 2016, 2014 STORT AT GYPSY LANE PLER0146 2009 2019, 2016, 2015 2019 34322 34322 2012, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 2013, 2019, 2016, 2015, 2014 2019 33862 33862 2013, 2011 33863 33863 2013, 2011