Mill Beck (Poaka Beck) Water Body Moderate ecological status
Get Mill Beck (Poaka Beck) data Attributes Water Body ID GB112074069790 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation heavily modified NGR SD2334376132 Catchment area 23.319 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Catchment area 2331.91 ha Length 17.637 km Classifications Classification Item 2019 2022 Ecological Moderate Biological quality elements Bad Fish Bad Invertebrates Moderate Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Macrophytes Sub Element Moderate Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High Dissolved oxygen Moderate Phosphate High Temperature High pH High Supporting elements (Surface Water) Moderate Mitigation Measures Assessment Moderate or less Specific pollutants High Copper High Zinc High Chemical Fail Does not require assessment Priority hazardous substances Fail Does not require assessment Benzo(a)pyrene 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 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 Point source Sewage discharge (intermittent) Water Industry Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor nutrient management Agriculture and rural land management Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (intermittent) Water Industry Invertebrates Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor soil management Agriculture and rural land management Fish Details RNAG Physical modification Other (not in list, must add details in comments) Urban and transport Mitigation Measures Assessment Details RNAG Physical modification Other (not in list, must add details in comments) Local and Central Government Mitigation Measures Assessment Details RNAG Physical modification Other (not in list, must add details in comments) Water Industry Mitigation Measures Assessment 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 2 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Water Industry 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Local & central government 1 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 3 1 0 0 0 2 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 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Not assessed 2015 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens 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 2015 Temperature Good 2015 pH Good 2015 Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Not assessed 2015 Supporting elements (Surface Water) Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Mitigation Measures Assessment Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Specific pollutants High 2015 Copper 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 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 Walney_E UKSW116 Shellfish Water 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 POAKA BECK U/S WTP DISCHARGE 88004895 2014, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 2014, 2015, 2016 GOLDMIRE BECK BELOW BENNETT BANK WDS 88004899 2009 2015, 2016 POAKA (MILL) BECK AT BARROW CB BOUNDARY 88004896 2009 2015, 2016 SOUTH LAKES MINOR CATCHMENTS/MILL (POAKA) BECK/474.00 POAKA BECK HOUSE, U/S ROADBRIDGE/ 48767 2014 2019, 2015, 2016 2019 POAKA (MILL) BECK BELOW POAKA BECK RSVR 88004886 2014 67545 67545 2009, 2014 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015 2019 69447 69447 2014 2016, 2015, 2014 RIVER URE TRIBUTARIES/WREAKS BECK, MIDDLE BIGGIN/ 26710 2010, 2009, 2011 POAKA (MILL) BECK INTO CAVENDISH DOCK 88004904 2014, 2009, 2012, 2010, 2013, 2011 2014, 2015, 2016, 2013 SALTHOUSE POOL AT ROOSE GATE 88004515 2009 2015, 2016