Kent Ditch Water Body Moderate ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB107040013600 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR TQ7324028751 Catchment area 2806.31 ha Length 16.011 km Catchment area 28.063 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Poor Moderate Biological quality elements Poor High Invertebrates High High Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Poor Macrophytes Sub Element Poor Phytobenthos Sub Element Poor Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Moderate Acid Neutralising Capacity High High Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High High Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) High Dissolved oxygen Poor Moderate Phosphate Poor Poor 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 Copper High High Iron High High Manganese 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 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 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined 2 2019 Poor Uncertain there is a problem Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined 3 2019 Poor Uncertain 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 Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG Point source Private Sewage Treatment Domestic General Public Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Water Industry Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG Point source Private Sewage Treatment Urban and transport Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Mercury and Its Compounds Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Water Industry Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Water Industry Phosphate 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 1 0 0 0 0 Water Industry 0 3 0 0 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 3 2 0 0 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 Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2027 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Acid Neutralising Capacity Good 2015 Ammonia (Phys-Chem) Good 2015 Dissolved oxygen Good 2015 Phosphate Good 2027 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 High 2015 Copper High 2015 Iron High 2015 Manganese 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 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 Lower Rother from Robertsbridge to Iden NVZ S509 Nitrates Directive Kent Ditch NVZ S505 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 KENT DITCH A229 DS CONF HAWKHU E0001735 2009 2015, 2016, 2019 2019, 2022 KENT DITCH AT BODIAM E0001734 2012, 2013, 2010, 2009, 2014, 2011 2016, 2019, 2015, 2013, 2014 2019 44325 44325 2014, 2013, 2010, 2009 2016, 2014, 2015, 2013 43555 43555 2011, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2009 2016, 2014, 2015 D/S HAWKHURST SOUTH STW E0001740 2009 ROTHER/ROTHER - MAIN RIVER/ROTHER TRIBUTARIES/KENT DITCH/NORTHLANDS/ 7400 2014, 2010, 2009, 2011