Upper Avon Water Body
Moderate ecological status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB108046004941
- Water Body TypeRiver
- Hydromorphological designationheavily modified
- NGRSX6672365975
- Catchment area16.556 km2
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Length10.298 km
- Catchment area1655.59 ha
Classifications
Classification Item | 2019 |
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Ecological | Moderate |
Biological quality elements | Good |
Invertebrates | Good |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | High |
Phytobenthos Sub Element | High |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | High |
Dissolved oxygen | High |
Phosphate | High |
Temperature | High |
pH | Moderate |
Supporting elements (Surface Water) | Moderate |
Mitigation Measures Assessment | Moderate or less |
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 |
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 |
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RNAG | Natural | Natural conditions - other | No sector responsible | pH | Details |
RNAG | measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery | Not applicable | No sector responsible | Mercury and Its Compounds | Details |
RNAG | Physical modification | Other (not in list, must add details in comments) | Water Industry | Mitigation Measures Assessment | Details |
RNAG | Physical modification | Other (not in list, must add details in comments) | Water Industry | Mitigation Measures Assessment | Details |
RNAG | measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery | Not applicable | No sector responsible | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | 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 |
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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 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Objectives
Classification Item | Status | Year | Reasons |
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Ecological | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Biological quality elements | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Invertebrates | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Good | 2015 | |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | Good | 2015 | |
Dissolved oxygen | Good | 2015 | |
Phosphate | Good | 2015 | |
Temperature | Good | 2015 | |
pH | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Hydromorphological Supporting Elements | Not assessed | 2015 | |
Supporting elements (Surface Water) | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Mitigation Measures Assessment | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
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 |
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Avon Dam Reservoir | SWSGZ5101 | Safeguard Zone | |
Dartmoor | UK0012929 | Special Area of Conservation | Natural England |
Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body
Shows which sites were used for classification for which years within each cycle.