Lower River Yeo (Barnstaple) Water Body Poor ecological status
Get Lower River Yeo (Barnstaple) data Attributes Water Body ID GB108050019990 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR SS5927934690 Catchment area 10.21 km2 Surveillance Water Body Yes Length 8.101 km Catchment area 1021.021 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 Ecological Poor Biological quality elements Poor Fish Poor Invertebrates High Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Moderate Macrophytes Sub Element High Phytobenthos Sub Element Moderate Physico-chemical quality elements Good Acid Neutralising Capacity High 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 Specific pollutants High Arsenic High Chlorothalonil High Copper High Diazinon High Iron High Manganese High Pendimethalin 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 Hexachlorocyclohexane Good Mercury and Its Compounds Fail Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) Good Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Fail Quinoxyfen Good Priority substances Good Aclonifen Good Alachlor Good Bifenox Good Cybutryne Good Cypermethrin (Priority) Good Dichlorvos (Priority) Good Fluoranthene Good Lead and Its Compounds Good Nickel and Its Compounds Good Terbutryn Good Other Pollutants Good Aldrin, Dieldrin, Endrin & Isodrin Good para - para DDT Good
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 Flow Surface water abstraction Industry Fish Details RNAG Flow Surface water abstraction Water Industry Fish 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 RNAG Point source Trade/Industry discharge Other Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Water Industry Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Details RNAG Suspect data Not applicable No sector responsible Fish Details RNAG Natural Drought No sector responsible Fish Details RNAG Physical modification Barriers - ecological discontinuity Industry Fish 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 1 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 1 0 0 0 1 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 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 2015 Acid Neutralising Capacity 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 High 2015 Arsenic High 2015 Chlorothalonil High 2015 Copper High 2015 Diazinon High 2015 Iron High 2015 Manganese High 2015 Pendimethalin 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 Hexachlorocyclohexane 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 Quinoxyfen Good 2015 Priority substances Good 2015 Aclonifen Good 2015 Alachlor Good 2015 Bifenox Good 2015 Cybutryne Good 2015 Cypermethrin (Priority) Good 2015 Dichlorvos (Priority) Good 2015 Fluoranthene Good 2015 Lead and Its Compounds Good 2015 Nickel and Its Compounds Good 2015 Terbutryn 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 Taw Estuary ET6 Nitrates Directive YEO(BARNSTAPLE) UKGB108050019990 Drinking Water Protected Area
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 YEO (BARNSTAPLE) AT COLLARD BRIDGE 73080442 2012, 2009, 2014, 2010, 2011, 2013 2016, 2019, 2015, 2014, 2013 2019 9705 9705 2011, 2014, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2012 2014, 2016, 2013, 2015, 2019 2019 TAW/TAW (TIDAL)/BARNSTAPLE YEO/MAIN BARNSTAPLE YEO/NEW MILLS (SP/WFD)/ 27703 2009, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2013, 2011 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015, 2013 2019