Taw (Source to Bullow Brook) Water Body
Moderate ecological status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB108050008250
- Water Body TypeRiver
- Hydromorphological designationnot designated artificial or heavily modified
- NGRSS6533000853
- Catchment area71.124 km2
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Catchment area7112.425 ha
- Length31.385 km
Classifications
Classification Item | 2019 |
---|---|
Ecological | Moderate |
Biological quality elements | Moderate |
Fish | Good |
Invertebrates | High |
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Moderate |
Phytobenthos Sub Element | Moderate |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Moderate |
Acid Neutralising Capacity | High |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | High |
Dissolved oxygen | High |
Phosphate | Moderate |
Temperature | Good |
pH | High |
Hydromorphological Supporting Elements | Supports good |
Hydrological Regime | Supports good |
Morphology | Supports good |
Specific pollutants | High |
Arsenic | High |
Copper | High |
Iron | High |
Manganese | High |
Zinc | High |
Chemical | Fail |
Priority hazardous substances | Fail |
Benzo(a)pyrene | Good |
Cadmium and Its Compounds | 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 |
Lead and Its Compounds | Good |
Nickel and Its Compounds | Good |
Other Pollutants | Good |
Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin & Isodrin | Good |
para - para DDT | Good |
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 | Diffuse source | Other (not in list, must add details in comments) | Industry | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Trade/Industry discharge | Industry | Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined | Details |
RNAG | Diffuse source | Other (not in list, must add details in comments) | Industry | Phosphate | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Sewage discharge (continuous) | Water Industry | Phosphate | Details |
RNAG | Point source | Trade/Industry discharge | Industry | Phosphate | Details |
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 |
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Agriculture and rural land management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Industry | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 4 | 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 |
Fish | Good | 2021 | 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 |
Acid Neutralising Capacity | Good | 2015 | |
Ammonia (Phys-Chem) | Good | 2015 | |
Dissolved oxygen | Good | 2015 | |
Phosphate | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
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 | High | 2015 | |
Arsenic | High | 2015 | |
Copper | High | 2015 | |
Iron | High | 2015 | |
Manganese | High | 2015 | |
Zinc | High | 2015 | |
Chemical | Good | 2063 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time |
Priority hazardous substances | Good | 2063 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time |
Benzo (b) and (k) fluoranthene | Good | 2015 | |
Benzo (ghi) perelyene and indeno (123-cd) pyrene | Good | 2015 | |
Benzo(a)pyrene | Good | 2015 | |
Cadmium and Its Compounds | 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 | |
Lead and Its Compounds | Good | 2015 | |
Nickel and Its Compounds | Good | 2015 | |
Other Pollutants | Good | 2015 | |
Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin & Isodrin | Good | 2015 | |
para - para DDT | Good | 2015 |
Protected areas
PA Name | Id | Directive | More information |
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Taw Estuary | ET6 | Nitrates Directive | |
Mid Devon | G18 | Nitrates Directive | |
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.