Pippingford Brook Water Body Poor ecological status
Get Pippingford Brook data Attributes Water Body ID GB106040018360 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR TQ4872335010 Catchment area 31.447 km2 Catchment area 3144.732 ha Length 15.486 km Surveillance Water Body No Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Poor Poor Biological quality elements Poor Poor Fish Moderate Moderate Invertebrates Poor Poor Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good Good Phytobenthos Sub Element Good Good Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High High Dissolved oxygen Poor Moderate Phosphate Good Moderate Temperature High High pH High High Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good Supports good Hydrological Regime Supports good Supports good Morphology Supports good Supports good 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 Dissolved oxygen 3 2019 Poor Very certain there is a problem Dissolved oxygen 2 2019 Poor 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 RFD Suspect data Not applicable No sector responsible Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (intermittent) Industry Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Water Industry Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG Invasive non-native species North american signal crayfish No sector responsible Invertebrates Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Industry Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG Physical modification Recreation Other Fish Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor soil management Agriculture and rural land management Fish Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Mercury and Its Compounds 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 1 0 Industry 0 2 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 1 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 1 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 1 3 0 0 1 1 0
Objectives Classification Item Status Year Reasons Ecological Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Biological quality elements Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Fish Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Invertebrates Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens 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 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Phosphate Good 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens 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 Not assessed 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 River Medway at Maidstone SWSGZ4007 Safeguard Zone Lesser Teise and Bewl Water Reservoir SWSGZ4223 Safeguard Zone Ashdown Forest UK0030080 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 PIPPINGFORD BRK B2026 POSI' FM E0000970 2012, 2013, 2009, 2014 2015, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2014 2022, 2019 44303 44303 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2011 2016, 2015, 2014 PIPPINGFORD BROOK E0000973 2012, 2009 MEDWAY/MEDWAY TRIBUTARIES/WITHYHAM STREAM/FORSTAL FARM UPSTREAM OF BRIDGE/ 7380 2010, 2009 MEDWAY/MEDWAY TRIBUTARIES/WITHYHAM STREAM/PIPINGFORD MANOR ESTATE/ 54585 2019 2019 MEDWAY/MEDWAY TRIBUTARIES/WITHYHAM STREAM/FORSTAL FARM DOWNSTREAM OF BRIDGE/ 59363 2019 2019