Sett Water Body Moderate ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB112069060970 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation not designated artificial or heavily modified NGR SK0067488021 Catchment area 47.143 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Length 16.876 km Catchment area 4714.311 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 Ecological Moderate Biological quality elements Moderate Invertebrates Good Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Moderate Phytobenthos Sub Element Moderate Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High Dissolved oxygen High Phosphate Moderate Temperature High pH High Hydromorphological Supporting Elements Supports good Hydrological Regime Does not support good Specific pollutants High Chlorothalonil High Copper High Pendimethalin 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 Pentachlorophenol Good Terbutryn Good Other Pollutants Does not require assessment
Why do all water bodies have a chemical status of fail?
Investigations into classification status Classification Element Cycle Year Status Outcome Phosphate 2 2016 Good Quite certain there is a problem Phosphate 2 2015 High Very certain there is a problem
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 RFD High to Good deterioration, no action required (RFD only) Not applicable No sector responsible Invertebrates Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Water Industry Phosphate Details RNAG Suspect data Not applicable No sector responsible Hydrological Regime Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Mercury and Its Compounds Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (continuous) Water Industry Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Details RFD Monitoring Site Changed (RFD only) Not applicable No sector responsible 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 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 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 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 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 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Supporting elements (Surface Water) Not assessed 2015 Specific pollutants High 2015 Chlorothalonil High 2015 Copper High 2015 Pendimethalin High 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 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 Pentachlorophenol Good 2015 Terbutryn Good 2015 Other Pollutants Does not require assessment 2015
Protected areas PA Name Id Directive More information South Pennine Moors UK0030280 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Peak District Moors (South Pennine Moors Phase 1) UK9007021 Special Protection Area 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.
Monitoring Site Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 161362 161362 2019 2019 67789 67789 2014, 2010, 2009 2015, 2016, 2014 MERSEY/RIVER GOYT/RIVER SETT/GYSE02/ 25850 2010, 2009 MERSEY/RIVER GOYT/RIVER SETT/GYSE05/ 6436 2009 MERSEY/RIVER GOYT/RIVER SETT/SE01A/ 7266 2014, 2012, 2010, 2013, 2009, 2011 RIVER SETT U/S BROOKHOUSE BROOK 88001897 2009 RIVER SETT ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH GOYT 88001898 2011, 2014, 2012, 2013, 2010, 2009 2014, 2015, 2013, 2016, 2019 2019 MERSEY/RIVER GOYT/RIVER SETT/SE01/ 6432 2014, 2012, 2010, 2013, 2009, 2011 67853 67853 2010, 2009 67808 67808 2015, 2013, 2016, 2019 2019 MERSEY/RIVER GOYT/RIVER KINDER/GYKI01/ 25845 2014, 2012, 2010, 2013, 2009, 2011 MERSEY/RIVER GOYT/RIVER SETT/GYSE03/ 25851 2010, 2009 RIVER SETT ABOVE HAYFIELD VILLAGE 88001892 2011, 2012, 2010, 2009 2015, 2016 ROWARTH BROOK PTC RIVER SETT 88001889 2009 2015, 2016 MERSEY/RIVER GOYT/RIVER SETT/RIVER SETT/GYSE03/ 29364 2010, 2009 67397 67397 2014, 2010, 2009 2015, 2016, 2014, 2019 2019