Exe (Quarme to Haddeo) Water Body Good ecological status
Get Exe (Quarme to Haddeo) data Attributes Water Body ID GB108045020890 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR SS9250130315 Length 10.224 km Surveillance Water Body No Catchment area 19.151 km2 Catchment area 1915.12 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 Ecological Good Biological quality elements Good Fish High Invertebrates High Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good Phytobenthos Sub Element Good Physico-chemical quality elements Good Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High Dissolved oxygen High Phosphate Good Temperature High pH High Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good Hydrological Regime Supports good 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 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
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 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 Ecological Good 2015 Biological quality elements Good 2015 Fish Good 2015 Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good 2015 Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2015 Ammonia (Phys-Chem) Good 2015 Dissolved oxygen Good 2015 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 Exmoor Heaths UK0030040 Special Area of Conservation Natural England River Exe SWSGZ5012 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.
Monitoring Site Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 RIVER EXE AT WEIR BRIDGE BRUSHFORD 70570115 2014 2014, 2015, 2016 EXE/RIVER EXE/MAIN RIVER EXE/HONE FARM (SP)/ 9629 2013, 2014, 2009 EXE/RIVER EXE/MAIN RIVER EXE/COPPLEHAM BRIDGE (TE)/ 9202 2013, 2011, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2009 2013, 2016, 2014, 2019, 2015 2019 EXE/RIVER EXE/MAIN RIVER EXE/HELE BRIDGE (SP)/ 9631 2013, 2011, 2012, 2010, 2009 EXE/RIVER EXE/MAIN RIVER EXE/WEIR BRIDGE (SP)/ 9632 2013, 2011, 2012, 2010 EXE/RIVER EXE/MAIN RIVER EXE/CHILLY BRIDGE (SP)/ 9630 2013, 2011, 2012, 2010, 2009 161049 161049 2014 2016, 2015, 2014 EXE/RIVER EXE/MAIN RIVER EXE/U/S WINSLADE WOOD STREAM CONF (DIP)*/ 33754 2010