Briggle Beck Water Body Moderate ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB102076073800 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR NY6565432935 Catchment area 39.159 km2 Natural England Revised WB Protected Area targets http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5713963425726464 Surveillance Water Body No Length 44.101 km Catchment area 3915.91 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 Ecological Moderate Biological quality elements Good Fish High Invertebrates Good Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good Macrophytes Sub Element Good Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High Dissolved oxygen High Phosphate Moderate Temperature High pH High Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good Hydrological Regime High Morphology Supports good Chemical Fail Priority hazardous substances Fail Benzo(a)pyrene 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 Cypermethrin (Priority) Good Fluoranthene Good Other Pollutants Does not require assessment
Why do all water bodies have a chemical status of fail?
Investigations into classification status Classification Element Cycle Year Status Outcome Phosphate 2 2015 Moderate Quite certain 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 RNAG Diffuse source Poor nutrient management Agriculture and rural land management Phosphate 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 1 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 1 0
Objectives Classification Item Status Year Reasons Ecological Good 2015 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Biological quality elements Good 2015 Fish Good 2015 Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good 2015 Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2015 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Ammonia (Phys-Chem) Good 2015 Dissolved oxygen High 2015 Phosphate High 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Temperature Good 2015 pH Good 2015 Hydromorphological Supporting Elements High 2015 Hydrological Regime High 2015 Supporting elements (Surface Water) Not assessed 2015 Specific pollutants Not assessed 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 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 Other Pollutants Does not require assessment 2015
Protected areas PA Name Id Directive More information River Eden UK0012643 Special Area of Conservation Natural England North Pennine Moors UK9006272 Special Protection Area Natural England Cumwhinton SWSGZ3007 Safeguard Zone Moor House-Upper Teesdale UK0014774 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Skirwith G50 Nitrates 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 BRIGGLE BECK AT BRIGGLE BRIDGE 88006266 2009, 2014 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015 2019 RIVER EDEN/RIVER EDEN, DOWNSTREAM EAMONT CONFLUENCE/BRIGGLE BECK/1125.00 BLENCARN BECK, DS BLENCARN ROAD BRIDGE/ 23036 2009, 2011, 2012, 2010 BRIGGLE BECK @ RD BRIDGE D/S BOARD MILLS 88006278 2009 2019 2019 HOLE SIKE AT ELLERCOW HILL BRIDGE 88006265 2009 2019 2019 BRIGGLE BECK D/S SMITHY HOUSE BRIDGE 88023948 2019 2019 RIVER EDEN/RIVER EDEN, DOWNSTREAM EAMONT CONFLUENCE/BRIGGLE BECK/1131.00 WILLIEKELD SYKE, DS CONF AIGILL SIKE/ 22855 2009, 2013, 2011, 2012, 2010 RIVER EDEN/RIVER EDEN, DOWNSTREAM EAMONT CONFLUENCE/BRIGGLE BECK/1130.00 SKIRWITH BECK, SKIRWITH/ 5187 2009, 2013, 2011, 2014, 2012, 2010 2015, 2016, 2019 2019 BLENCARN BECK AT SKIRWIRTH ABBEY BRIDGE 88006291 2009 186766 186766 2019 2019 RIVER EDEN/RIVER EDEN, DOWNSTREAM EAMONT CONFLUENCE/BRIGGLE BECK/1126.00 BLENCARN BECK, SKIRWITH NR OLD VICARAGE/ 22895 2009, 2013, 2011, 2012, 2010 63686 63686 2014, 2009 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019 2019 65353 65353 2019 2019 RIVER EDEN/RIVER EDEN, DOWNSTREAM EAMONT CONFLUENCE/BRIGGLE BECK/1128.00 BRIGGLE BECK, MAIN ROADBRIDGE DS MILL/ 22691 2009, 2013, 2011, 2014, 2012, 2010 2015, 2016