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Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Orkney Local Development Plan

Appendix B.3: Water quality and overall status classification (2013)

IMAGE: The document contains three pages of tables classifying Orkney water bodies by water quality, change, overall status, and change. The tables are transcribed below.

LOCHS

Water bodyWater qualityChangeOverall statusChange
Loch of SwanneyGoodNo changeGoodNo change
Loch of HundlandGoodNo changeGoodNo change
Loch of BoardhouseGoodNo changeGoodNo change
Loch of HarrayGoodNo changeGoodNo change
Loch of SkaillGoodNo changeGoodNo change
Loch of TankernessGoodNo changeGoodNo change
Loch of KirbisterGoodNo changeGoodNo change
Heldale WaterGoodNo changeGoodNo change

BURNS

Water bodyWater qualityChangeOverall statusChange
Burn of HourstonModerateDegradedModerateImproved
Voy BurnModerateImprovedModerateImproved
Tormiston BurnGoodNo changeModerateNo change
Netherbrough BurnHighNo changeModerateNo change
Burn of CorrigallGoodDegradedModerateNo change
Suso BurnHighNo changePoorNo change
Burn of SweenalayGoodDegradedGoodNo change
Mill Burn d/s of Loch of KirbisterHighNo changeModerateDegraded
Mill Burn u/s of Loch of KirbisterHighNo changeGoodNo change
Burn of BoardhouseModerateDegradedModerateDegraded
Burn of KirbusterHighNo changeGoodNo change
Burn of HillsideHighNo changeGoodNo change
Swannay Burn d/s Swannney FarmHighNo changeGoodNo change
Swannay Burn u/s Swannay FarmHighNo changeGoodNo change
Burn of EtheriegeoHighNo changeGoodNo change
Rackwick BurnGoodDegradedGoodNo change
Mill BurnGoodDegradedGoodNo change
Loch of Stenness to Harray connecting waterHighNo changeHighNo change

COASTAL WATERS

Water bodyWater qualityChangeOverall statusChange
Old Head to Tor NessGoodNo changeGoodNo change
Dunnet Head to Duncansby HeadGoodNo changeGoodNo change
Mull Head to Old HeadGoodNo changeGoodNo change
Kirk HopeGoodNo changeGoodNo change
Skaith, MainlandGoodNo changeGoodNo change
Burgh Head to Mull HeadHighImprovedHighImproved
Long Ayre LagoonHighNo changeHighNo change
Tor Ness to Breck NessGoodNo changeGoodNo change
The Ouse, FinstownHighImprovedHighImproved
Point of Backaquoy LagoonHighImprovedHighImproved
KirkwallHighImprovedHighImproved
Oyce of IsbisterHighImprovedHighImproved
The Ouse, Ling Holm, ShapinsayHighImprovedHighImproved
Breck Ness to Noup HeadHighImprovedHighImproved
Oyce of Huip, StronsayHighImprovedHighImproved
Sule Skerry and Sule StackHighImprovedHighImproved
Start Point to Burgh HeadHighImprovedHighImproved
Westray FirthHighImprovedHighImproved
Noup Head to Start PointHighImprovedHighImproved
Quivals Loch, SandayHighNo changeHighNo change
Bay of Brough Lagoons, SandayHighNo changeHighNo change
Bay of Brough Lagoons, SandayHighNo changeHighNo change
Point of Nevin Lagoon, SandayHighNo changeHighImproved
Little Sea Lagoon, SandayHighNo changeHighImproved
Bay of Ham LagoonHighNo changeHighImproved
Vasa Loch, ShapinsayHighNo changeHighImproved
Kirkwall Lagoon (Peedie Sea)HighNo changeGoodNo change
Loch of Ayre, MainlandGoodDegradedGoodDegraded
Loch of Stenness, MainlandGoodDegradedGoodDegraded
Scapa FlowGoodNo changeGoodNo change