The Water Framework Directive is a piece of European legislation that states that all UK waterbodies (rivers, lakes, seas) must be in ‘good ecological status’ by 2027.

Current WFD Waterbody Classifications for Stort Catchment taken from Catchment Data Explorer
Waterbody  Overall Waterbody Classification Reasons For Failure  Hydromorphological Supporting Elemements  Supporting Elements (Surface Water)
 Stort (at Clavering)  Moderate    Dissolved Oxygen (Moderate)  Hydrological Regime Supports Good  Not Assessed 
Phosphate (Poor)   Morphology Supports Good 
 Stort and Bourne Brook   Moderate    Macrophyte and Phytobenthos Combined (Moderate) Hydrological Regime  Supports Good Not Assessed  
Dissolved Oxygen (Moderate) Morphology  Supports Good 
Phosphate (Poor)
Stanstead Brook  Bad  Invertebrates (Bad) Hydrological Regime Supports Good Not Assessed 
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined (Poor) Morphology Supports Good
Stort and Navigation, B Stortford to Harlow Moderate Phosphate (Poor) Hydrological Regime Supports Good Mitigation Measures Assessment (Moderate or Less)
 Great Hallingbury Brook  Moderate   Phosphate (Poor)    Hydrological Regime Supports Good   Not Assessed 
 Morphology Supports Good 
 Little Hallingbury Brook  Moderate   Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined (Moderate)  Hydrological Regime  Supports Good  Not Assessed  
Phosphate (Moderate) Morphology  Supports Good
Pincey Brook   Moderate  Phosphate (Poor)  Hydrological Regime Supports Good Not Assessed 
Morphology Supports Good
Stort and Navigation, Harlow to Lee Moderate Phosphate (Poor) Hydrological Regime Supports Good Mitigation Measures Assessment (Moderate or Less)
 Cannons Brook     Poor       Fish (Poor)  Hydrological Regime Supports Good   Not Assessed    
Invertebrates (Poor)   Morphology    Supports Good    
Macrophytes (Poor) 
Macrophytes and Phytobenthos Combined (Poor) 
 Phosphate (Poor)
 Fiddlers Brook   Moderate    Invertebrates (Moderate)   Hydrological Regime Supports Good   Not Assessed  
Dissolved Oxygen (Bad)   Morphology  Supports Good  
Phosphate (Moderate)

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