River Basin Characterisation 2 Risk Assessment outputs

River Basin Management TeamEnvironment Agency

Combined source assessments (ammonia, biochemical oxygen demand & phosphorus) via National SIMCAT models for rivers

Combined source assessment (total oxidised nitrogen) for rivers

Mines and mine waters for transitional and coastal waters (TraC)

WHAT IS NEW ? New assessment or completely different method

WHAT HAS BEEN REVISED ?

Abstraction and flow regulation (rivers, lakes and transitional)Drafts have been shared with DEFRA/WAG, final version will be made publicly available, shortly

Acidification (rivers)

Mines and mine waters (rivers)

Pesticides (diffuse) in drinking water sources

Sediment (rivers)

Sheep dip (rivers)

WHERE TO FIND THE LATEST INFORMATION

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/waterquality/955573/1001324/1654756/1903912/?version=1&lang=-e

Method statements

Maps and supporting summary text

Supporting text includingSummary of method changes

Map of risk status for waterbodies in England & Wales

Table- numbers of waterbodies against eachRisk category

ABOUT THE RESULTS Risk is not the same as compliance/classification. Risk should be

linked to an activity/activities & provide a forecast based on

predicted changes to pressures (e.g. to 2015)

Risk categories are the same as used for Article 5 reporting

o 1a- At risk

o 1b- Probably at risk

o 2a- Probably not at risk

o 2b- Not at risk

o Not assessed/not able to assess

WHAT ARE THE ASSESSMENTS BEING USED FOR ?

Development of measures to help achieve WFD objectives

Future revisions to our risk-based monitoring programme