Eagley Brook Water Body Moderate ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB112069064570 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation heavily modified NGR SD7230911707 Catchment area 3153.57 ha Length 11.848 km Catchment area 31.536 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Classifications Classification Item 2019 Ecological Moderate Biological quality elements Moderate Fish Moderate Invertebrates Moderate Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good Phytobenthos Sub Element Good Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Acid Neutralising Capacity High Ammonia (Phys-Chem) High Dissolved oxygen High Phosphate Moderate Temperature High pH High Supporting elements (Surface Water) Moderate Mitigation Measures Assessment Moderate or less 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 Pentachlorophenol 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
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 Physical modification Barriers - ecological discontinuity Urban and transport Fish 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) Sector under investigation Mitigation Measures Assessment Details RNAG measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Details RNAG Physical modification Other (not in list, must add details in comments) Sector under investigation Mitigation Measures Assessment Details RFD Monitoring Site Changed (RFD only) Not applicable No sector responsible Invertebrates Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (intermittent) Water Industry Invertebrates Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (intermittent) Water Industry Invertebrates Details RNAG Point source Sewage discharge (intermittent) Water 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 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 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 2 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 Fish Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Invertebrates Good 2015 Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good 2015 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 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 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 Pentachlorophenol Good 2015 Other Pollutants Does not require assessment 2015
Protected areas No data to show
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 MERSEY/IRWELL/CROAL/RIVER TONGE/EAGLEY BROOK/EA01.5/ 22087 2010, 2011, 2009, 2012 EAGLEY BK BELOW CHARLES TURNER U/S DELPH 88002256 2013, 2011, 2012, 2010 2016, 2015 EAGLEY BK AT FOOTBRIDGE D/S BELMONT 88002255 2010, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2014, 2012 MERSEY/IRWELL/CROAL/RIVER TONGE/EAGLEY BROOK/EA01/ 6470 2010, 2013, 2011, 2014, 2012 2013, 2016, 2014, 2015 MERSEY/IRWELL/CROAL/RIVER TONGE/EAGLEY BROOK/EA03/ 6472 2010, 2013, 2011, 2014, 2009, 2012 2013, 2016, 2014, 2019, 2015 2019 68894 68894 2016, 2014, 2015, 2013 MERSEY/IRWELL/CROAL/RIVER TONGE/EAGLEY BROOK/TOEA03.5/ 29189 2009 MERSEY/IRWELL/CROAL/RIVER TONGE/EAGLEY BROOK/EA01.7/ 22106 2009 EAGLEY BROOK AT FEEDER STREAM OFF RESERV 88002264 2010, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2014, 2012 68779 68779 2019 2019 164423 164423 2016, 2015 EAGLEY BROOK ABOVE CONF WITH ASTLEY BRK 88002263 2013, 2010, 2011, 2009, 2012 2019, 2016, 2015 2019 67339 67339 2009, 2011, 2012, 2010, 2013 2016, 2015, 2013