Burstow Stream Water Body
Bad ecological status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB106039017520
- Water Body TypeRiver
- Hydromorphological designationnot designated artificial or heavily modified
- NGRTQ3097941223
- Catchment area42.483 km2
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Length17.318 km
- Catchment area4248.279 ha
Classifications
| Classification Item | 2019 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Ecological | Bad | Bad |
| Biological quality elements | Bad | Bad |
| Fish | Moderate | Moderate |
| Invertebrates | Bad | Bad |
| Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Moderate | Moderate |
| Phytobenthos Sub Element | Moderate | Moderate |
| Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate | Good |
| Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | High | High |
| Dissolved oxygen | Good | Good |
| Phosphate | Moderate | Good |
| Temperature | High | High |
| pH | High | High |
| Hydromorphological Supporting Elements | Supports good | Supports good |
| Hydrological Regime | Supports good | Supports good |
| Morphology | Supports good | Supports good |
| Specific pollutants | High | High |
| Chlorothalonil | High | High |
| Pendimethalin | High | High |
| Permethrin | High | High |
| Triclosan | 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 | |
| Hexachlorocyclohexane | Good | |
| Mercury and Its Compounds | Fail | |
| Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) | Fail | |
| Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Fail | |
| Quinoxyfen | Good | |
| Priority substances | Fail | Does not require assessment |
| Aclonifen | Good | |
| Alachlor | Good | |
| Bifenox | Good | |
| Cybutryne | Good | |
| Cypermethrin (Priority) | Fail | |
| Dichlorvos (Priority) | Good | |
| Fluoranthene | Good | |
| Terbutryn | Good | |
| Other Pollutants | Does not require assessment | Does not require assessment |
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 Type | SWMI | Activity | Category | Classification Element | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNAG | Physical modification | Urbanisation - urban development | Urban and transport | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Low Flow (not drought) | No sector responsible | Phosphate | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Barriers - ecological discontinuity | Urban and transport | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | Invasive non-native species | North american signal crayfish | No sector responsible | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Low Flow (not drought) | No sector responsible | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Reservoir / Impoundment - non flow related | Other | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Low Flow (not drought) | No sector responsible | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Riparian/in-river activities (inc bankside erosion) | Agriculture and rural land management | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Land drainage - operational management | Agriculture and rural land management | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Invertebrates | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Land drainage - operational management | Agriculture and rural land management | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | Flow | Low Flow (not drought) | No sector responsible | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Land drainage - operational 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 | Sewage discharge (intermittent) | Water Industry | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Barriers - ecological discontinuity | Other | Fish | Details |
| RFD | High to Good deterioration, no action required (RFD only) | Not applicable | No sector responsible | Dissolved oxygen | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Phosphate | Details |
| RNAG | Physical modification | Barriers - ecological discontinuity | Domestic General Public | Fish | Details |
| RNAG | measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery | Not applicable | No sector responsible | Mercury and Its Compounds | Details |
| RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (intermittent) | Water Industry | Phosphate | Details |
| RNAG | Unknown (pending investigation) | Unknown (pending investigation) | Sector under investigation | Cypermethrin (Priority) | Details |
| RNAG | Unknown (pending investigation) | Unknown (pending investigation) | Sector under investigation | Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) | 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 | 3 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Water Industry | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Local & central government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domestic general public | 1 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No sector responsible | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sector under investigation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Objectives
| Classification Item | Status | Year | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecological | Poor | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
| Biological quality elements | Poor | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
| Fish | Moderate | 2015 | Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
| Invertebrates | Poor | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Moderate | 2015 | Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
| Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate | 2015 | Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
| Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | Good | 2015 | |
| Dissolved oxygen | Good | 2015 | |
| Phosphate | Moderate | 2015 | Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
| Temperature | Good | 2015 | |
| pH | Good | 2015 | |
| Hydromorphological Supporting Elements | Supports good | 2015 | |
| Hydrological Regime | Supports good | 2015 | |
| Supporting elements (Surface Water) | Not assessed | 2015 | |
| Specific pollutants | High | 2015 | |
| Chlorothalonil | High | 2015 | |
| Pendimethalin | High | 2015 | |
| Permethrin | High | 2015 | |
| Triclosan | High | 2015 | |
| Chemical | Good | 2063 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time; Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
| Priority hazardous substances | Good | 2063 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time; Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
| 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 | |
| Hexachlorocyclohexane | Good | 2015 | |
| Mercury and Its Compounds | Good | 2040 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time |
| Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) | Good | 2039 | Technically infeasible: No known technical solution is available |
| Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Good | 2063 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time |
| Quinoxyfen | Good | 2015 | |
| Priority substances | Good | 2039 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Aclonifen | Good | 2015 | |
| Alachlor | Good | 2015 | |
| Bifenox | Good | 2015 | |
| Cybutryne | Good | 2015 | |
| Cypermethrin (Priority) | Good | 2039 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Dichlorvos (Priority) | Good | 2015 | |
| Fluoranthene | Good | 2015 | |
| Terbutryn | Good | 2015 | |
| Other Pollutants | Does not require assessment | 2015 |
Protected areas
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