Lower Dorset Stour and Lower Hampshire Avon Water Body
Poor overall status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB40802G805800
- Water Body TypeGroundwater Body
- Hydromorphological designationnot applicable
- NGRSZ1620392771
- Surface area341.782 km2
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Groundwater area34178.154 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 | Good |
| Chemical GWDTEs test | Good |
| Chemical Saline Intrusion | Good |
| General Chemical Test | Good |
| Supporting elements (Groundwater) | |
| Prevent and Limit Objective | Active |
| Trend Assessment | Upward trend |
Investigations into classification status
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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 | Contaminated land | Industry | Chemical Dependent Surface Water Body Status | 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 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 2015 | |
| Chemical GWDTEs test | Good | 2015 | |
| Chemical Saline Intrusion | Good | 2015 | |
| General Chemical Test | Good | 2015 |
Protected areas
| PA Name | Id | Directive | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Avon | UK0013016 | Special Area of Conservation | Natural England |
| South Wessex | G151 | Nitrates Directive | |
| R. Blackwater NVZ | S687 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Poole Harbour | ET1 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Hamble Estuary Eutrophic NVZ (TraC) | ET3 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Dorset Heaths | UK0019857 | Special Area of Conservation | Natural England |
| Dorset Heathlands | UK11021 | Ramsar Site | Natural England |
| Avon Valley | UK9011091 | Special Protection Area | Natural England |
| Solent And Dorset Coast | UK9020330 | Special Protection Area | Natural England |
| Avon Valley | UK11005 | Ramsar Site | Natural England |
| The New Forest | UK0012557 | Special Area of Conservation | Natural England |
| New Forest | UK11047 | Ramsar Site | Natural England |
| Lower Dorset Stour and Lower Hampshire Avon | UKGB40802G805800 | Drinking Water Protected Area |
Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body
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