Lydiard Brook Water Body Moderate ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB106039023310 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR SU1022685645 Catchment area 1328.4 ha Length 5.66 km Catchment area 13.284 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Classifications Classification Item 2019 Ecological Moderate Biological quality elements Moderate Invertebrates Good Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Moderate Macrophytes Sub Element Moderate Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High Dissolved oxygen Poor Phosphate Good 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 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 Physical modification Urbanisation - urban development Urban and transport Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Domestic General Public Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG Natural Drought No sector responsible Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG Diffuse source Other (not in list, must add details in comments) Agriculture and rural land management Phosphate Details RNAG Point source Urbanisation - urban development Urban and transport Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG Diffuse source Urbanisation - urban development Urban and transport Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG Natural Natural conditions - other No sector responsible Dissolved oxygen Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Mercury and Its Compounds Details RNAG Physical modification Land use - arable Agriculture and rural land management Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Details RNAG Natural Natural conditions - other No sector responsible Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Details RNAG Diffuse source Septic Tanks Domestic General Public 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 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 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 Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good 2027 - Low confidence 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 Supports good 2015 Hydrological Regime Supports good 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 Upper Thames (Leach to Evenlode) SWSGZ4012 Safeguard Zone Thames (Churn to Coln) NVZ S457 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 LYDIARD BROOK BELOW STW, LYDIARD MILLICE PUTR0144 2009 2016, 2015 LYDIARD BROOK ABOVE RAY (WILTS) PUTR0251 2014, 2009 2016, 2014, 2019, 2015 2019 35100 35100 2014, 2009 2016, 2014, 2015 166886 166886 2016, 2015, 2014