Test (Lower) Water Body Good ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB107042016840 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR SU3556518188 Catchment area 3.91 km2 Surveillance Water Body Yes Length 8.579 km Catchment area 391.049 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Good Good Biological quality elements Good Good Fish Good Good Invertebrates High High Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined High High Macrophytes Sub Element High High Physico-chemical quality elements High High Acid Neutralising Capacity High High Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High High Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) High Dissolved oxygen High High Phosphate High High 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 Arsenic High High Chlorothalonil High High Chromium (VI) High High Copper High High Iron High High Manganese High High Pendimethalin High High Permethrin 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 Fail 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 Atrazine 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 Simazine Good Terbutryn Good Trichloromethane Good Other Pollutants Good Does not require assessment Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin & Isodrin Good 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 2014 Moderate Quite certain there is a problem Lead and Its Compounds 2 2014 Fail 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 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
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 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Objectives Classification Item Status Year Reasons Ecological Good 2015 Biological quality elements Good 2015 Fish Good 2015 Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good 2015 Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2015 Acid Neutralising Capacity 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) Not assessed 2015 Specific pollutants High 2015 Arsenic High 2015 Chlorothalonil High 2015 Chromium (VI) High 2015 Copper High 2015 Iron High 2015 Manganese High 2015 Pendimethalin High 2015 Permethrin 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 (b) and (k) fluoranthene Good 2015 Benzo (ghi) perelyene and indeno (123-cd) pyrene Good 2015 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 2040 Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time 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 Atrazine 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 Simazine Good 2015 Terbutryn Good 2015 Trichloromethane Good 2015 Other Pollutants Good 2015 Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin & Isodrin Good 2015 Carbon Tetrachloride Good 2015 DDT Total Good 2015 para - para DDT Good 2015
Protected areas PA Name Id Directive More information Hamble Estuary Eutrophic NVZ (TraC) ET3 Nitrates Directive River Test SWSGZ4011 Safeguard Zone Solent & Southampton Water UK9011061 Special Protection Area Natural England Solent & Southampton Water UK11063 Ramsar Site Natural England River Test UKENRI13 Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive Southampton Water UKSW35 Shellfish Water Directive Test (Lower) UKGB107042016840 Drinking Water Protected Area
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 TEST/MOORCOURT CARRIER/ 13386 2009, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2011 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015 2019, 2022 155024 155024 2013, 2011, 2014 2016, 2015, 2019, 2014, 2013 2019 155023 155023 2013, 2011 R TEST TESTWOOD G0003885 2012, 2011, 2014, 2010, 2009, 2013 2019, 2015, 2014, 2016, 2013 2019, 2022 R TEST LONGBRIDGE G0003890 2012, 2013, 2010, 2009, 2014, 2011 2019, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2014 2019, 2022 TEST/RED RIVER CARRIER, BROADLANDS/ 30864 2009, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2013, 2011 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015, 2013 2019 142951 142951 2014 2016, 2014, 2015 2022 160230 160230 2014 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015 2019, 2022 TEST/MOORCOURT MAIN/ 13392 2009, 2010 196437 196437 2022 43301 43301 2013, 2010, 2012, 2011, 2014, 2009 43111 43111 2011, 2012, 2010 196436 196436 2022 158095 158095 2014 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015 2019, 2022