Tamar Water Body Poor overall status
Attributes Water Body ID GB40802G806700 Water Body Type Groundwater Body Hydromorphological designation not applicable NGR SX4189761124 Surveillance Water Body No Surface area 1817.416 km2 Groundwater area 181741.623 ha Classifications Classification Item 2019 Overall Water Body Poor Quantitative Good Quantitative Status element Good Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status Good Quantitative GWDTEs test Good Quantitative Saline Intrusion Good Quantitative Water Balance Good 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
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 Diffuse source Poor nutrient management Agriculture and rural land management Trend Assessment Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Trend Assessment Details RNAG Diffuse source Abandoned mine Mining and quarrying Trend Assessment Details RNAG Diffuse source Abandoned mine Mining and quarrying Chemical Dependent Surface Water Body Status Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor pesticide management Agriculture and rural land management General Chemical Test Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor nutrient management Agriculture and rural land management Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area Details RNAG Diffuse source Poor Livestock Management Agriculture and rural land management Chemical Drinking Water Protected Area 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 2 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 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 0 0 0 0 2 0
Objectives Classification Item Status Year Reasons Overall Water Body Good 2027 - Low confidence Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens Quantitative Good 2015 Quantitative Status element Good 2015 Quantitative Dependent Surface Water Body Status Good 2015 Quantitative GWDTEs test Good 2015 Quantitative Saline Intrusion Good 2015 Quantitative Water Balance Good 2015 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 2021 Disproportionately expensive: Disproportionate burdens 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 Culm Grasslands UK0012679 Special Area of Conservation Natural England South Dartmoor Woods UK0012749 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Dartmoor UK0012929 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Plymouth Sound & Estuaries UK0013111 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Tamar Estuaries Complex UK9010141 Special Protection Area Natural England River Camel UK0030056 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Tamar Lakes Eutrophic lake NVZ EL126 Nitrates Directive Blackstone Point UK0030091 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Start Point To Plymouth Sound & Eddystone UK0030373 Special Area of Conservation Natural England Tamar UKGB40802G806700 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