North Kent Swale Chalk Water Body
Poor overall status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB40601G501700
- Water Body TypeGroundwater Body
- Hydromorphological designationnot applicable
- NGRTQ8544959697
- Surface area248.433 km2
- Surveillance Water BodyNo
- Groundwater area24843.27 ha
Classifications
| Classification Item | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Overall Water Body | Poor |
| Quantitative | Poor |
| Quantitative Status element | Poor |
| Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good |
| Quantitative GWDTEs test | Good |
| Quantitative Saline Intrusion | Good |
| Quantitative Water Balance | Poor |
| Chemical (GW) | Poor |
| Chemical Status element | Poor |
| Chemical Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good |
| Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Poor |
| Chemical GWDTEs test | Good |
| Chemical Saline Intrusion | Good |
| General Chemical Test | Good |
| Supporting elements (Groundwater) | |
| Prevent and Limit Objective | Active |
| Trend Assessment | Upward trend |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNAG | Flow | Groundwater abstraction | Other | Quantitative Water Balance | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Details |
| RFD | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor soil management | Agriculture and rural land management | Trend Assessment | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Transport Drainage | Urban and transport | Trend Assessment | Details |
| RNAG | Diffuse source | Poor nutrient management | Agriculture and rural land management | Trend Assessment | 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 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Objectives
| Classification Item | Status | Year | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Water Body | Poor | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Quantitative | Poor | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Quantitative Status element | Poor | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens; Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Quantitative GWDTEs test | Good | 2015 | |
| Quantitative Saline Intrusion | Good | 2015 | |
| Quantitative Water Balance | Poor | 2015 | Disproportionately expensive: Unfavourable balance of costs and benefits |
| Chemical (GW) | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Chemical Status element | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Chemical Dependent Surface Water Body Status | Good | 2015 | |
| Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area | Good | 2027 - Low confidence | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
| Chemical GWDTEs test | Good | 2015 | |
| Chemical Saline Intrusion | Good | 2015 | |
| General Chemical Test | Good | 2021 | Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens |
Protected areas
| PA Name | Id | Directive | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. GREAT STOUR NVZ | S515 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Maidstone | G64 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Mockbeggar and Wineycockshaw | G722 | Nitrates Directive | |
| Medway Estuary & Marshes | UK11040 | Ramsar Site | Natural England |
| North Kent Swale Chalk | UKGB40601G501700 | Drinking Water Protected Area | |
| Medway Estuary & Marshes | UK9012031 | Special Protection Area | Natural England |
| GORE | GWSGZ0109 | Safeguard Zone |
Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body
Shows which sites were used for classification for which years within each cycle.