Calder (Wyre) Water Body Moderate ecological status
Attributes Water Body ID GB112072066220 Water Body Type River Hydromorphological designation heavily modified NGR SD5364247035 Catchment area 28.195 km2 Surveillance Water Body No Length 20.55 km Catchment area 2819.461 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 Ecological Moderate Biological quality elements Moderate Fish Moderate Invertebrates Good Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined Good Macrophytes Sub Element Poor Phytobenthos Sub Element Good Physico-chemical quality elements Moderate Ammonia (Phys-Chem) Good Dissolved oxygen Good Phosphate Moderate Temperature High pH High Supporting elements (Surface Water) Good Mitigation Measures Assessment Good 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
Why do all water bodies have a chemical status of fail?
Investigations into classification status Classification Element Cycle Year Status Outcome Phosphate 2 2015 Moderate
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 measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery Not applicable No sector responsible Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor nutrient management Agriculture and rural land management Phosphate 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 Mercury and Its Compounds Details RNAG Physical modification Barriers - ecological discontinuity Industry Fish Details RNAG Flow Surface water abstraction 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 1 0 0 1 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 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 1 0 0 1 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 2015 Physico-chemical quality elements Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens 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 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Mitigation Measures Assessment Good 2021 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 Bowland Fells UK9005151 Special Protection Area Natural England Franklaw SWSGZ3009 Safeguard Zone River Calder UKGB112072066220 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 68750 68750 2009, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2012, 2010 2015, 2019, 2014, 2016, 2013 2019 LITTLE CALDER PTC RIVER CALDER 88003837 2010, 2013, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2012 2016, 2019, 2015, 2014, 2013 2019 RIVER CALDER PTC RIVER WYRE 88003838 2010, 2013, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2012 2016, 2019, 2015, 2014, 2013 2019 90281 90281 2019 2019 66723 66723 2013, 2011, 2014, 2012 2019, 2015, 2013, 2016, 2014 2019 90283 90283 2019 2019 RIVER WYRE/RIVER CALDER/CALDER VALE/ 16787 2010, 2009, 2011, 2014 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015 2019 RIVER WYRE/RIVER CALDER/B6430 BRIDGE, CATTERALL/ 16791 2010, 2013, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2012 2013, 2016, 2019, 2014, 2015 2019