Kent - conf Sprint to tidal Water Body
Good ecological status
Get Kent - conf Sprint to tidal data
Attributes
- Water Body IDGB112073071460
- Water Body TypeRiver
- Hydromorphological designationnot designated artificial or heavily modified
- NGRSD5158093269
- Natural England Revised WB Protected Area targets http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5671588204642304
- Catchment area5193.199 ha
- Length20.922 km
- Catchment area51.932 km2
- Surveillance Water BodyYes
Classifications
Classification Item | 2019 | 2022 |
---|---|---|
Ecological | Good | Good |
Biological quality elements | Good | Good |
Invertebrates | Good | High |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Good | Good |
Macrophytes Sub Element | Good | Good |
Phytobenthos Sub Element | Good | Good |
Physico-chemical quality elements | High | High |
Acid Neutralising Capacity | High | High |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | High | High |
Dissolved oxygen | High | High |
Phosphate | High | High |
Temperature | High | High |
pH | High | High |
Hydromorphological Supporting Elements | Supports good | Supports good |
Hydrological Regime | Does not support good | Supports good |
Specific pollutants | High | High |
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid | High | High |
Arsenic | High | High |
Chlorothalonil | High | High |
Copper | High | High |
Iron | High | High |
Manganese | High | High |
Pendimethalin | 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 | |
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (Priority hazardous) | 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 | |
Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) | Fail | |
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Fail | |
Quinoxyfen | 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 | |
Octylphenol | Good | |
Terbutryn | Good | |
Trichloromethane | Good | |
Other Pollutants | Good | Does not require assessment |
Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin & Isodrin | Good | |
para - para DDT | Good |
Investigations into classification status
No data to show
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 | Unknown (pending investigation) | Unknown (pending investigation) | Sector under investigation | Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) | Details |
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 | |
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 | |
2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid | High | 2015 | |
Arsenic | High | 2015 | |
Chlorothalonil | High | 2015 | |
Copper | High | 2015 | |
Iron | High | 2015 | |
Manganese | High | 2015 | |
Pendimethalin | High | 2015 | |
Zinc | High | 2015 | |
Chemical | Good | 2063 | 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 (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 | |
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (Priority hazardous) | 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 | |
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 | 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 | |
Octylphenol | Good | 2015 | |
Terbutryn | Good | 2015 | |
Trichloromethane | Good | 2015 | |
Other Pollutants | Good | 2015 | |
Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin & Isodrin | Good | 2015 | |
para - para DDT | Good | 2015 |
Protected areas
PA Name | Id | Directive | More information |
---|---|---|---|
Morecambe Bay And Duddon Estuary | UK9020326 | Special Protection Area | Natural England |
Morecambe Bay | UK11045 | Ramsar Site | Natural England |
Morecambe Bay | UK0013027 | Special Area of Conservation | Natural England |
River Kent | UK0030256 | Special Area of Conservation | Natural England |
Morecambe Bay Pavements | UK0014777 | Special Area of Conservation | Natural England |
River Kent | UKENRI92 | Urban Waste Water Treatment 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.