Research and analysis
Goal 3: Water (summary)
Updated 1 December 2025
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| Indicator component assessed | Long term | Medium term | Short term |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1a Riverine inputs of selected metals into English tidal waters (cadmium) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B1a Riverine inputs of selected metals into English tidal waters (copper) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B1a Riverine inputs of selected metals into English tidal waters (lead) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B1a Riverine inputs of selected metals into English tidal waters (mercury) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B1a Riverine inputs of selected metals into English tidal waters (zinc) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B1b Riverine inputs of selected nutrients into English tidal waters (nitrogen) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B1b Riverine inputs of selected nutrients into English tidal waters (ortho-Phosphate) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B1c Loads discharged to rivers from water company sewage treatment works in England (BOD) | Improvement | Deterioration | Not assessed |
| B1c Loads discharged to rivers from water company sewage treatment works in England (ammonia) | Improvement | Improvement | Not assessed |
| B1c Loads discharged to rivers from water company sewage treatment works in England (phosphorus) | Improvement | Improvement | Not assessed |
| B2 Serious pollution incidents to water (category 1 and 2) | Improvement | Deterioration | Deterioration |
| B3a Biology of coastal waters, saltmarsh (at least good) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B3a Biology of esturaries, saltmarsh (at least good) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B3a Biology of lakes, phytoplankton (at least good) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B3a Biology of rivers, invertebrates (at least good) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B3a Biology of rivers, plants and algae (at least good) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B3a Ecological status of surface waters (at least good) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B3b Status of ground waters - water quality (at least good) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B3b Status of ground waters - water quantity (at least good) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B3c Condition of SSSI units underpinning European protected water and wetland sites (favourable or unfavourable recovering) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B3c Status of drinking waters - ground waters (not at risk) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B3c Status of drinking waters - surface waters (not at risk) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B4 Condition of bathing waters in England (at least sufficient) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Deterioration |
| B5 Water bodies achieving sustainable abstraction criteria (ground waters) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B5 Water bodies achieving sustainable abstraction criteria (surface waters) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B6 Naturalness scores of water and wetland ecosystems in England | Not assessed | Not assessed | Not assessed |
| B7a Salmon stock status - principal salmon rivers at risk in England (not at risk or probably not at risk) | Deterioration | Deterioration | Improvement |
| B7b Classification of fish in English rivers (cycle 1 - high or good) | Not assessed | Not assessed | Improvement |
| E8a Water leakage in England | Improvement | Improvement | Improvement |
| E8b Per capita water consumption in England | Improvement | Little or no change | Little or no change |