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Strategic Environmental Assessment of Supplementary Guidance Natural Environment

Appendix B.2 Water quality and overall status classification (2014)

IMAGE: The document contains a table listing water bodies and their overall status, change in status, water quality, and change in water quality. The classifications used are Bad, Moderate, Good, and High, with changes recorded as Degraded, Good, or No Change.

Water bodyOverall statusChangeWater qualityChange
20658 - Burn of HourstonBadDegradedModerateNo Change
20659 - Voy BurnModerateNo ChangeModerateNo Change
20660 - Tormiston BurnModerateNo ChangeGoodNo Change
20661 - Netherbrough BurnModerateNo ChangeHighNo Change
20662 - Burn of CorrigallModerateNo ChangeGoodNo Change
20683 - Suso BurnGoodGoodHighNo Change
20684 - Burn of SweenalayGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
20686 - Mill Burn - d/s Loch of KirbisterModerateNo ChangeHighNo Change
20687 - Mill Burn - u/s Loch of KirbisterGoodNo ChangeHighNo Change
20688 - Burn of BoardhouseModerateNo ChangeModerateNo Change
20689 - Burn of KirbusterHighGoodHighNo Change
20690 - Burn of HillsideHighGoodHighNo Change
20691 - Swannay Burn - d/s Swannay FarmGoodNo ChangeHighNo Change
20692 - Swannay Burn - u/s Swannay FarmGoodNo ChangeHighNo Change
20693 - Burn of EtheriegeoHighGoodHighNo Change
20696 - Rackwick BurnGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
20697 - Mill BurnGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
20835 - Loch of Stenness to Loch of Harray connecting waterHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
100005 - Loch of SwannayGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
100006 - Loch of HundlandGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
100007 - Loch of BoardhouseGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
100008 - Loch of HarrayGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
100009 - Loch of SkaillGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
100011 - Loch of TankernessGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
100012 - Loch of KirbisterGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
100013 - Heldale WaterGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
200222 - Old Head to Tor NessHighGoodHighGood
200225 - Dunnet Head to Duncansby HeadGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
200226 - Mull Head to Old HeadHighGoodHighGood
200227 - Kirk HopeGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
200228 - Skaith. Mainland. Orkney IslandsGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
200229 - Burgh Head to Mull HeadHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200230 - Long Ayre Lagoon. Mainland. Orkney IslandsHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200231 - Tor Ness to Breck NessHighGoodHighGood
200232 - The Ouse. Finstown. Mainland. Orkney IslandsHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200233 - Point of Backaquoy Lagoon. Mainland. Orkney IslandsHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200234 - KirkwallHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200235 - Oyce of Isbister. Mainland. Orkney IslandsHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200236 - The Ouse. Ling Holm. Shapinsay. Orkney IslandsHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200237 - Breck Ness to Noup HeadHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200238 - Oyce of Huip. Stronsay. Orkney IslandsHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200239 - Sule Skerry and Sule StackHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200242 - Start Point to Burgh HeadHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200243 - Westray FirthHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200244 - Noup Head to Start PointHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200453 - Quivals Loch. Sanday. Orkney IslandsHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200454 - Bay of Brough Lagoons. Sanday. Orkney IslandsHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200455 - Bay of Brough Lagoons. Sanday. Orkney IslandsHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200456 - Point of Nevin Lagoon. Sanday. Orkney IslandsHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200457 - Little Sea Lagoon. Sanday. Orkney IslandsHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200458 - Bay of Ham Lagoon. Orkney IslandsHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200459 - Vasa Loch. Shapinsay. Orkney IslandsHighNo ChangeHighNo Change
200460 - Kirkwall Lagoon (Peerie Sea). Mainland. Orkney IslandsGoodNo ChangeHighNo Change
200461 - Loch of Ayre. Mainland. Orkney IslandsGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
200462 - Loch of Stenness. Mainland. Orkney IslandsGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change
200474 - Scapa FlowGoodNo ChangeGoodNo Change