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Ecological status or potential objectives for surface water bodies
Including those with less stringent objectives and extended deadlines.
Status Bad Poor Moderate Good High Total
By 2015 0 0 5 5 0 10
By 2021 0 0 0 3 0 3
By 2027 0 0 0 12 0 12
By 2033 0 0 0 1 0 1
By 2039 0 0 0 7 0 7
Total 0 0 5 28 0 33
Figure 6.9
Ecological status or potential objectives
Summary statistics data for Kennet and Trib Management Catchment
Viewing draft River Basin Management Plan data.
Ecological status and potential
Surface
Rivers, Canals
Summary statistic Lakes Estuaries Coastal Waters
and SWTs
Combined
% of water bodies at good or better ecological status/ 21% 25% 21%
potential
% of biological elements, phys-chem elements and specific 83% 57% 82%
pollutants at good or better status
% of water bodies with an objective of good ecological 83% 100% 85%
status/potential or better
% of biological elements, phys-chem elements and specific 97% 100% 97%
pollutants with an objective of good status or better
Figure 6.10
Summary statistics for ecological status and potential, this page includes similar information for chemical status
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