Upper Dorset Stour Water Body
Poor overall status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB40801G804500
- Water Body TypeGroundwater Body
- Hydromorphological designationnot applicable
- NGRST9173707562
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Surface area472.463 km2
- Groundwater area47246.294 ha
Classifications
Classification Item | 2019 |
---|---|
Overall Water Body | Poor |
Quantitative | Good |
Quantitative Status element | Good |
Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good |
Quantitative GWDTEs test | Good |
Quantitative Saline Intrusion | Good |
Quantitative Water Balance | Good |
Chemical (GW) | Poor |
Chemical Status element | Poor |
Chemical Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Poor |
Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Poor |
Chemical GWDTEs test | Poor |
Chemical Saline Intrusion | Good |
General Chemical Test | Good |
Supporting elements (Groundwater) | |
Prevent and Limit Objective | Active |
Trend Assessment | Upward trend |
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.
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 |
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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 |
---|---|---|---|
Overall Water Body | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Quantitative | Good | 2015 | |
Quantitative Status element | Good | 2015 | |
Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good | 2015 | |
Quantitative GWDTEs test | Good | 2015 | |
Quantitative Saline Intrusion | Good | 2015 | |
Quantitative Water Balance | Good | 2015 | |
Chemical (GW) | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Chemical Status element | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Chemical Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Chemical GWDTEs test | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Chemical Saline Intrusion | Good | 2015 | |
General Chemical Test | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Protected areas
PA Name | Id | Directive | More information |
---|---|---|---|
South Wessex | G151 | Nitrates Directive | |
Poole Harbour | ET1 | Nitrates Directive | |
NORTH WINTERBOURNE NVZ | S688 | Nitrates Directive | |
DEVILS BROOK NVZ | S534 | Nitrates Directive | |
TARRANT NVZ | S532 | Nitrates Directive | |
Upper Dorset Stour | UKGB40801G804500 | Drinking Water Protected Area | |
Black Lane | GWSGZ0259 | Safeguard Zone |
Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body
Shows which sites were used for classification for which years within each cycle.