Solway Tweed River Basin District

Solway Tweed River Basin District

Characterisation and impacts analyses required by Article 5 of the Water Framework Directive

SUMMARY REPORT

Contents

	Foreword
	Executive Summary
1.	Introduction
1.1	Overview
1.2	Interpreting the results of the pressure and impact assessments
1.3	Purpose of this document
1.4	Next steps
2.	Solway Tweed river basin district
3.	Surface waters: water bodies, types and reference conditions
3.1	Water bodies
3.2	Water body types and reference conditions
3.3	Artificial and heavily modified water bodies
4.	Groundwaters: water bodies and characteristics
4.1	Water bodies and characteristics
4.2	Terrestrial ecosystems and surface water bodies dependent on groundwater
5.	Protected areas
5.1	Waters used for the abstraction of drinking water
5.2	Areas designated to protect economically significant species
5.3	Recreational waters
5.4	Nutrient sensitive areas
5.5	Areas designated for the protection of habitats or species
5.6	Assessment of protected area objectives
6.	Pressure and impact analysis
6.1	Introduction
6.2	Impact data - general quality assessment biology
6.3	Point source pollution and assessment of impact
6.4	Diffuse source pollution and assessment of impact
6.5	Abstraction and flow regulation and assessment of impact
6.6	Morphological alterations and assessment of impact
6.7	Other human pressures and assessment of impact
6.8	Summary of water bodies affected by all pressures
6.9	Groundwater bodies for which lower objectives may be specified
6.10	General trends and future pressures
7.	Conclusions and next steps
	Glossary
	Annexes
1.	Summary of environmental objectives and issues surrounding their assessment
2.	Sources of information
3.	List of characterisation maps
Map 1:	River basin districts in mainland UK
Map 2:	Main river catchments and types
Map 3:	Lake types
Map 4:	Transitional water types
Map 5:	Coastal water types
Map 6:	Artificial water bodies and canals
Map 7:	Groundwater body types
Map 8:	Groundwater dependent surface water bodies and terrestrial ecosystems
Map 9:	Waters used for the abstraction of drinking water
Map 10:	Areas designated to protect economically significant aquatic species and bathing water directive beaches
Map 11:	Nutrient sensitive areas
Map 12:	Water dependent conservation areas
Map 13:	Assessment of areas designated to protect economically significant aquatic species (England)
Map 14:	Assessment of recreational waters (England)
Map 15:	Assessment of water dependent conservation areas (Habitats Directive) (England)
Map 16:	Assessment of water dependent conservation areas (Birds Directive) (England)
Map 17:	General Quality Assessment Biology (England)
Map 18:	Point source pressures
Map 19:	Surface water bodies affected by/at risk from point source pollution pressures
Map 20:	Groundwater water bodies affected by/at risk from point source pollution pressures
Map 21:	Land use in the Solway Tweed River Basin District
Map 22:	Surface water bodies affected by/at risk from diffuse source pollution pressures
Map 23:	Groundwater water bodies affected by/at risk from diffuse source pollution pressures
Map 24:	Abstraction and flow regulation pressures
Map 25:	Surface water bodies affected by/at risk from abstraction and flow regulation pressures
Map 26:	Groundwater water bodies affected by/at risk from abstraction pressures
Map 27:	Morphology pressures and river habitat survey sites
Map 28:	Surface water bodies affected by/at risk from morphological pressures
Map 29:	Surface water bodies affected by/at risk from alien species pressures
Map 30:	Surface water bodies affected by/at risk from all pressure types
Map 31:	Groundwater water bodies affected by/at risk from all pressure types
Map 32:	Groundwater bodies for which lower objectives may be specified
Map 33:	Future development pressures (Scotland)
	List of tables
1.	Water Framework Directive timetable
2.	Agreed UK reporting categories and subsequent action
3.	River water bodies affected by/at risk from point source pollution
4.	Lake water bodies affected by/at risk from point source pollution
5.	Transitional water bodies affected by/at risk from point source pollution
6.	Coastal water bodies affected by/at risk from point source pollution
7.	Groundwater water bodies affected by/at risk from point source pollution
8.	River water bodies affected by/at risk from diffuse source pollution
9.	Lake water bodies affected by/at risk from diffuse source pollution
10.	Transitional water bodies affected by/at risk from diffuse source pollution
11.	Coastal water bodies affected by/at risk from diffuse source pollution
12.	Groundwater water bodies affected by/at risk from diffuse source pollution
13.	River water bodies affected by/at risk from abstraction and flow regulation
14.	Lake water bodies affected by/at risk from abstraction and flow regulation
15.	Groundwater water bodies affected by/at risk from abstraction
16.	River water bodies affected by/at risk from morphological alterations
17.	Lake water bodies affected by/at risk from morphological alterations
18.	Transitional water bodies affected by/at risk from morphological alterations
19.	River water bodies affected by/at risk from all pressures
20.	Lake water bodies affected by/at risk from all pressures
21.	Transitional water bodies affected by/at risk from all pressures
22.	Coastal water bodies affected by/at risk from all pressures
23.	Groundwater water bodies affected by/at risk from all pressures
	List of figures
1.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b river water bodies (point source pollution) (Scottish part)
2.	Point source pressures in 1a and 1b river water bodies (English part)
3.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b lake water bodies (point source pollution) (Scottish part)
4.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b transitional water bodies (point source pollution) (Scottish part)
5.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b coastal water bodies (point source pollution) (Scottish part)
6.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b groundwater bodies (point source pollution) (Scottish part)
7.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b river water bodies (diffuse source pollution) (Scottish part)
8.	Diffuse source pressures in 1a and 1b river water bodies (English part)
9.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b lake water bodies 26 (diffuse source pollution) (Scottish part)
10.	Diffuse source pressures in 1a and 1b lake water bodies (English part)
11.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b transitional water bodies (diffuse source pollution) (Scottish part)
12.	Diffuse source pressures in 1a and 1b transitional water bodies (English part)
13.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b coastal water bodies (diffuse source pollution) (Scottish part)
14.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b groundwater bodies (diffuse source pollution) (Scottish part)
15.	Diffuse source pressures in 1a and 1b groundwater bodies (English part)
16.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b river water bodies (abstraction & flow regulation)
17.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b lake water bodies (abstraction & flow regulation)
18.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b groundwater bodies (abstraction)
19.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b river water bodies (morphological alterations) (Scottish part)
20.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b lake water bodies (morphological alterations) (Scottish part)
21.	General industry sectors affecting 1a and 1b transitional water bodies (morphological alterations) (Scottish part)
22.	Morphology pressures in 1a and 1b transitional water bodies (English part)
23.	Relative cause of river water bodies at risk
24.	Relative cause of lake water bodies at risk
25.	Relative cause of transitional water bodies at risk
26.	Relative cause of coastal water bodies at risk
27.	Relative cause of groundwater bodies at risk