Water Framework Directive
(WFD) fish barrier
classification
Dominic Habron
Geographic Information Analyst
SEPA
Obstacles to Fish Migration
Classification
• Water Framework Directive
• Requires rivers’ and lochs’ morphological
continuity to be assessed
• Classification undertaken since 2008
Obstacles attributes
River Network - fish obstacles
Progress
to date
Progress
to date
Progress
to date
Progress
to date
Data visibility & access
Data visibility & access
Data visibility & access
Data visibility & access
Data
currency
Future Developments
• Water Network Layer – including culvert data
• Wetted area
• River water bodies
Thank you for listening
Questions?
Dominic.Habron@sepa.org.uk
Additional material – see slides
below
Information Systems classification
WB
Map
WB
Map
WB Map
CCS
(Central Classification System)
Phytoplankton Tool
(Phytoplankton)
DALES
(Phytobenthos)
LEAFPACS
(Macrophytes)
WFD60
(Benthic
Invertebrate
Fauna)
CPET
(Chironomid
pupae Exuviae)
NS SHARE
(Benthic Invertebrate Fauna)
HIFI
(Fish Fauna)
DARES
(Phytobenthos)
LEAFPACS
(Macrophytes)
RIVPACS (Revised)
(Benthic Invertebrate Fauna)
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
(Benthic
Invertebrate
Fauna not until
2009)
FAME
(Fish Fauna)
HIFI
(Fish Fauna)
RIVERS
GROUNDWATER
QUANTITATIVE
GROUNDWATER
CHEMICAL
(QUALITATIVE)
MImAS
(MORPHOLOGY
Type and
Pressure)
CANAL
Composition and
Abundance
Bloom
Characteristics
Phytoplankton
Biomass
Composition/
Abundance
Accelerated
Growth
Undesirable
Disturbance
Bacterial
Tufts
Composition and
Abundance
Composition/
Abundance
Disturbance
Ratio
Diversity Profundal
Inverts
Acidification Chironomid pupal
Exuviae
NS SHARE
(Fish Fauna)
Species
Composition
Abundance
Disturbance
Sens. species Age
structure
Species
Composition
Composition /
Abundance
Accelerated
Growth
Undesirable
Disturbance
Bacterial
Tufts
Composition/
Abundance
Composition/
Abundance
Disturbance
ratio
sensitive /
insensitive taxa
Diversity
??????
Composition /
Abundance
Type specific
disturbance
sensitive
species
Age
structure
of fish
Species
Composition
WATER
CHEMISTRY
EQS for
priority substances
Chemistry
Analysis
Priority Substances
HYDROLOGY
(WFD48 Bands)
LF2K
CLAS Licensed
Abstraction
Nitrate/phosphate
data (WQ50)
Groundwater
group recharge data
Groundwater group
reference data
LF2K
Pressures
Types
Macrophytes
WISE
GIS
Lake Biological Status
High
Good
Moderate
Poor
Bad
GW Quantitative
Status
Good
Poor
River Biological Status
High
Good
Moderate
Poor
Bad
SW Chemical Status
Good
Failing to Achieve Good
Manual
Intervention
Chemistry Surface Waterbody Status
High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad
GW Chemical
Status
Good
Poor
Hydro-
Morphological
Status
High
Good
Moderate
Poor
Bad
Overide Options
on Classification
Phytoplankton
Marine Plant
Toolkit
(Macroalgae,
Angiosperms
Saltmarsh
Benthic
Invertebrate
Fauna
Fish fauna
(Estuaries Only
Hydromorphological
MARINE (Coast
and Estuarine)
Marine
Biological Status
High
Good
Moderate
Poor
Bad
Composition and
Abundance
Bloom
Characteristics
Phytoplankton
Biomass
Composition and
Abundance
Species Richness
Composition /
Abundance
Type specific
disturbance
sensitive
species
Age
structure
of fish
Composition /
Abundance
Ration insensitive
/sensitive taxa
Diversity
Morphological
Conditions
Tidal
Regime
LHS Data
Heavily
Modified
Water Body
LAKES
OUTPUTS
‘Expert’
Interpretation
Phase
(Expected but
loosely defined
at present)
Ecology Physico-chem EQS
Canal
Type
latitude
Fish, diatoms,
phytoplankton
Canal Ecological
Status
High
Good
Moderate
Poor
Bad
Canals
GROUNDWATER
WFD66 Wetlands
WFD66 EQS
Ground Waterbody Chemical Status
Good,Poor
WB
Map
WB
Map
WB Map (Monitoring Point/WB Conversion)
WB
Map
WB
Map
Ground Waterbody Quantative Status
Good, Poor
Hydrology Data
Ecology Surface Waterbody Status
High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad
Overall Surface Waterbody Status
High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad
Ecology Physico-
chemical EQS
Ecological Physico-
Chemical
Status
High, Good, Moderate,
Poor,Bad
WB
Map
Common to
all Surface Water
Media
WB
Map
WB
Map
WB Map
CCS
(Central Classification System)
Phytoplankton Tool
(Phytoplankton)
DALES
(Phytobenthos)
LEAFPACS
(Macrophytes)
WFD60
(Benthic
Invertebrate
Fauna)
CPET
(Chironomid
pupae Exuviae)
NS SHARE
(Benthic Invertebrate Fauna)
HIFI
(Fish Fauna)
DARES
(Phytobenthos)
LEAFPACS
(Macrophytes)
RIVPACS (Revised)
(Benthic Invertebrate Fauna)
ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
(Benthic
Invertebrate
Fauna not until
2009)
FAME
(Fish Fauna)
HIFI
(Fish Fauna)
RIVERS
GROUNDWATER
QUANTITATIVE
GROUNDWATER
CHEMICAL
(QUALITATIVE)
MImAS
(MORPHOLOGY
Type and
Pressure)
CANAL
Composition and
Abundance
Bloom
Characteristics
Phytoplankton
Biomass
Composition/
Abundance
Accelerated
Growth
Undesirable
Disturbance
Bacterial
Tufts
Composition and
Abundance
Composition/
Abundance
Disturbance
Ratio
Diversity Profundal
Inverts
Acidification Chironomid pupal
Exuviae
NS SHARE
(Fish Fauna)
Species
Composition
Abundance
Disturbance
Sens. species Age
structure
Species
Composition
Composition /
Abundance
Accelerated
Growth
Undesirable
Disturbance
Bacterial
Tufts
Composition/
Abundance
Composition/
Abundance
Disturbance
ratio
sensitive /
insensitive taxa
Diversity
??????
Composition /
Abundance
Type specific
disturbance
sensitive
species
Age
structure
of fish
Species
Composition
WATER
CHEMISTRY
EQS for
priority substances
Chemistry
Analysis
Priority Substances
HYDROLOGY
(WFD48 Bands)
LF2K
CLAS Licensed
Abstraction
Nitrate/phosphate
data (WQ50)
Groundwater
group recharge data
Groundwater group
reference data
LF2K
Pressures
Types
Macrophytes
WISE
GIS
Lake Biological Status
High
Good
Moderate
Poor
Bad
GW Quantitative
Status
Good
Poor
River Biological Status
High
Good
Moderate
Poor
Bad
SW Chemical Status
Good
Failing to Achieve Good
Manual
Intervention
Chemistry Surface Waterbody Status
High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad
GW Chemical
Status
Good
Poor
Hydro-
Morphological
Status
High
Good
Moderate
Poor
Bad
Overide Options
on Classification
Phytoplankton
Marine Plant
Toolkit
(Macroalgae,
Angiosperms
Saltmarsh
Benthic
Invertebrate
Fauna
Fish fauna
(Estuaries Only
Hydromorphological
MARINE (Coast
and Estuarine)
Marine
Biological Status
High
Good
Moderate
Poor
Bad
Composition and
Abundance
Bloom
Characteristics
Phytoplankton
Biomass
Composition and
Abundance
Species Richness
Composition /
Abundance
Type specific
disturbance
sensitive
species
Age
structure
of fish
Composition /
Abundance
Ration insensitive
/sensitive taxa
Diversity
Morphological
Conditions
Tidal
Regime
LHS Data
Heavily
Modified
Water Body
LAKES
OUTPUTS
‘Expert’
Interpretation
Phase
(Expected but
loosely defined
at present)
Ecology Physico-chem EQS
Canal
Type
latitude
Fish, diatoms,
phytoplankton
Canal Ecological
Status
High
Good
Moderate
Poor
Bad
Canals
GROUNDWATER
WFD66 Wetlands
WFD66 EQS
Ground Waterbody Chemical Status
Good,Poor
WB
Map
WB
Map
WB Map (Monitoring Point/WB Conversion)
WB
Map
WB
Map
Ground Waterbody Quantative Status
Good, Poor
Hydrology Data
Ecology Surface Waterbody Status
High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad
Overall Surface Waterbody Status
High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad
Ecology Physico-
chemical EQS
Ecological Physico-
Chemical
Status
High, Good, Moderate,
Poor,Bad
WB
Map
Common to
all Surface Water
Media
H
G
M
P
B
H
G
M
P
B
H
G
M
P
B
H
G
M
P
B
H
G
M
P
B
H
G
M
P
B
Biological quality elements
General chemical & physicochemical
quality elements
Specific pollutants
Priority substances & other EU-level
dangerous substances
F
G
F
G
F
G
F
G
F
G
F
G
F
G
Ecological Status
Chemical Status
Surface Water
Status
Lowest classed
substance
Lowest classed
element
Lowest classed
element
F
G GH
M
Lowest of chemical
& ecological status
H
G
M
P
B
H
G
M
P
B
H
G
M
P
B
H
G
M
P
B
Hydromorphological quality elements
H
G
M
P
B
H
G
M
P
B
H
G
M
P
B
H
G
M
P
B
F
G
F
G
F
G
F
G
F
G
F
G
F
G GH
M
H
G
M
Lowest classed
element
River Network – slope points
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
-2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0
fryminest
slope %
fry abundance
River Network – slope points
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
-2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0
parrminest
slope %
parr abundance
Buddendorf et. al. (in press)
Tab 3: Top 20 impassable barriers
Catchment FB ID Type Comment
River Almond 20213 weir Part of the Almond project- work on the ground should be carried out in 2019/2020
River Shin 2727 dam Hydro- started- 2021 obj- at engagement phase
River Dee 20 dam Hydro- 2027 Obj- not started
River Spey 2732 dam Hydro- 2027 Obj- not started
River Tay 3602 dam Hydro- LSO investigation
River Clyde 155 weir Part of the South Calder project- historic barrier ( strange that the barrier on the Loch downstream was not included) -
2021 obj but at risk of not meeting obj as engagement and planning taking longer than expected
River Esk 21235 weir Part of the River Esk project.
River Dee 20555 dam Hydro- 2027 Obj- not started
River Dee 7 dam Hydro – GEP investigation
River Almond 20217 weir Part of the Almond project, should be fixed at the end of this financial year. 2021 obj
River Leven 3322 dam Part of the Leven Project- 2021 obj but at risk of not meeting obj as engagement and planning taking longer than expected
River Esk 159 weir Part of the river Esk project -2021 obj but at risk of not meeting obj as engagement and planning taking longer than
expected
Lugton Water 130 weir WEF project- 2021 obj, fish pass installed & another pass on ID 1578.
River Esk 3337 weir Part of the river Esk project -2021 obj but at risk of not meeting obj as engagement and planning taking longer than
expected
River Esk 3278 weir Part of the river Esk project -2021 obj but at risk of not meeting obj as engagement and planning taking longer than
expected
River Ness 426 dam Hydro- GEP investigation
Biel Water 164 weir Aquaculture 2021 objective- doing licence review at the moment
Water of Leith 20297 weir Part of Water of Leith project- 2027 obj- at scoping stage
Motray Water 3428 weir 2021 obj- historic in the plan but then found it is an active barrier. The owner now would like to discuss surrender its
licence. So not a clear delivery mechanism.
River Clyde 20526 culvert Part of the North Calder project- type unknown ( we don’t know if it is passable or not) so not impacting on classification
so not a pressure. Investigation done as part of the North Calder project.
Spatial rules
• Environmental Standards – spatial rules

Water framework directive (WFD) fish barrier classification - Dominic Habron

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    Water Framework Directive (WFD)fish barrier classification Dominic Habron Geographic Information Analyst SEPA
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    Obstacles to FishMigration Classification • Water Framework Directive • Requires rivers’ and lochs’ morphological continuity to be assessed • Classification undertaken since 2008
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    River Network -fish obstacles
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    Future Developments • WaterNetwork Layer – including culvert data • Wetted area • River water bodies
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    Thank you forlistening Questions? Dominic.Habron@sepa.org.uk
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    Additional material –see slides below
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    Information Systems classification WB Map WB Map WBMap CCS (Central Classification System) Phytoplankton Tool (Phytoplankton) DALES (Phytobenthos) LEAFPACS (Macrophytes) WFD60 (Benthic Invertebrate Fauna) CPET (Chironomid pupae Exuviae) NS SHARE (Benthic Invertebrate Fauna) HIFI (Fish Fauna) DARES (Phytobenthos) LEAFPACS (Macrophytes) RIVPACS (Revised) (Benthic Invertebrate Fauna) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (Benthic Invertebrate Fauna not until 2009) FAME (Fish Fauna) HIFI (Fish Fauna) RIVERS GROUNDWATER QUANTITATIVE GROUNDWATER CHEMICAL (QUALITATIVE) MImAS (MORPHOLOGY Type and Pressure) CANAL Composition and Abundance Bloom Characteristics Phytoplankton Biomass Composition/ Abundance Accelerated Growth Undesirable Disturbance Bacterial Tufts Composition and Abundance Composition/ Abundance Disturbance Ratio Diversity Profundal Inverts Acidification Chironomid pupal Exuviae NS SHARE (Fish Fauna) Species Composition Abundance Disturbance Sens. species Age structure Species Composition Composition / Abundance Accelerated Growth Undesirable Disturbance Bacterial Tufts Composition/ Abundance Composition/ Abundance Disturbance ratio sensitive / insensitive taxa Diversity ?????? Composition / Abundance Type specific disturbance sensitive species Age structure of fish Species Composition WATER CHEMISTRY EQS for priority substances Chemistry Analysis Priority Substances HYDROLOGY (WFD48 Bands) LF2K CLAS Licensed Abstraction Nitrate/phosphate data (WQ50) Groundwater group recharge data Groundwater group reference data LF2K Pressures Types Macrophytes WISE GIS Lake Biological Status High Good Moderate Poor Bad GW Quantitative Status Good Poor River Biological Status High Good Moderate Poor Bad SW Chemical Status Good Failing to Achieve Good Manual Intervention Chemistry Surface Waterbody Status High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad GW Chemical Status Good Poor Hydro- Morphological Status High Good Moderate Poor Bad Overide Options on Classification Phytoplankton Marine Plant Toolkit (Macroalgae, Angiosperms Saltmarsh Benthic Invertebrate Fauna Fish fauna (Estuaries Only Hydromorphological MARINE (Coast and Estuarine) Marine Biological Status High Good Moderate Poor Bad Composition and Abundance Bloom Characteristics Phytoplankton Biomass Composition and Abundance Species Richness Composition / Abundance Type specific disturbance sensitive species Age structure of fish Composition / Abundance Ration insensitive /sensitive taxa Diversity Morphological Conditions Tidal Regime LHS Data Heavily Modified Water Body LAKES OUTPUTS ‘Expert’ Interpretation Phase (Expected but loosely defined at present) Ecology Physico-chem EQS Canal Type latitude Fish, diatoms, phytoplankton Canal Ecological Status High Good Moderate Poor Bad Canals GROUNDWATER WFD66 Wetlands WFD66 EQS Ground Waterbody Chemical Status Good,Poor WB Map WB Map WB Map (Monitoring Point/WB Conversion) WB Map WB Map Ground Waterbody Quantative Status Good, Poor Hydrology Data Ecology Surface Waterbody Status High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad Overall Surface Waterbody Status High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad Ecology Physico- chemical EQS Ecological Physico- Chemical Status High, Good, Moderate, Poor,Bad WB Map Common to all Surface Water Media WB Map WB Map WB Map CCS (Central Classification System) Phytoplankton Tool (Phytoplankton) DALES (Phytobenthos) LEAFPACS (Macrophytes) WFD60 (Benthic Invertebrate Fauna) CPET (Chironomid pupae Exuviae) NS SHARE (Benthic Invertebrate Fauna) HIFI (Fish Fauna) DARES (Phytobenthos) LEAFPACS (Macrophytes) RIVPACS (Revised) (Benthic Invertebrate Fauna) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (Benthic Invertebrate Fauna not until 2009) FAME (Fish Fauna) HIFI (Fish Fauna) RIVERS GROUNDWATER QUANTITATIVE GROUNDWATER CHEMICAL (QUALITATIVE) MImAS (MORPHOLOGY Type and Pressure) CANAL Composition and Abundance Bloom Characteristics Phytoplankton Biomass Composition/ Abundance Accelerated Growth Undesirable Disturbance Bacterial Tufts Composition and Abundance Composition/ Abundance Disturbance Ratio Diversity Profundal Inverts Acidification Chironomid pupal Exuviae NS SHARE (Fish Fauna) Species Composition Abundance Disturbance Sens. species Age structure Species Composition Composition / Abundance Accelerated Growth Undesirable Disturbance Bacterial Tufts Composition/ Abundance Composition/ Abundance Disturbance ratio sensitive / insensitive taxa Diversity ?????? Composition / Abundance Type specific disturbance sensitive species Age structure of fish Species Composition WATER CHEMISTRY EQS for priority substances Chemistry Analysis Priority Substances HYDROLOGY (WFD48 Bands) LF2K CLAS Licensed Abstraction Nitrate/phosphate data (WQ50) Groundwater group recharge data Groundwater group reference data LF2K Pressures Types Macrophytes WISE GIS Lake Biological Status High Good Moderate Poor Bad GW Quantitative Status Good Poor River Biological Status High Good Moderate Poor Bad SW Chemical Status Good Failing to Achieve Good Manual Intervention Chemistry Surface Waterbody Status High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad GW Chemical Status Good Poor Hydro- Morphological Status High Good Moderate Poor Bad Overide Options on Classification Phytoplankton Marine Plant Toolkit (Macroalgae, Angiosperms Saltmarsh Benthic Invertebrate Fauna Fish fauna (Estuaries Only Hydromorphological MARINE (Coast and Estuarine) Marine Biological Status High Good Moderate Poor Bad Composition and Abundance Bloom Characteristics Phytoplankton Biomass Composition and Abundance Species Richness Composition / Abundance Type specific disturbance sensitive species Age structure of fish Composition / Abundance Ration insensitive /sensitive taxa Diversity Morphological Conditions Tidal Regime LHS Data Heavily Modified Water Body LAKES OUTPUTS ‘Expert’ Interpretation Phase (Expected but loosely defined at present) Ecology Physico-chem EQS Canal Type latitude Fish, diatoms, phytoplankton Canal Ecological Status High Good Moderate Poor Bad Canals GROUNDWATER WFD66 Wetlands WFD66 EQS Ground Waterbody Chemical Status Good,Poor WB Map WB Map WB Map (Monitoring Point/WB Conversion) WB Map WB Map Ground Waterbody Quantative Status Good, Poor Hydrology Data Ecology Surface Waterbody Status High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad Overall Surface Waterbody Status High, Good, Moderate, Poor, Bad Ecology Physico- chemical EQS Ecological Physico- Chemical Status High, Good, Moderate, Poor,Bad WB Map Common to all Surface Water Media
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    H G M P B H G M P B H G M P B H G M P B H G M P B H G M P B Biological quality elements Generalchemical & physicochemical quality elements Specific pollutants Priority substances & other EU-level dangerous substances F G F G F G F G F G F G F G Ecological Status Chemical Status Surface Water Status Lowest classed substance Lowest classed element Lowest classed element F G GH M Lowest of chemical & ecological status H G M P B H G M P B H G M P B H G M P B Hydromorphological quality elements H G M P B H G M P B H G M P B H G M P B F G F G F G F G F G F G F G GH M H G M Lowest classed element
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    River Network –slope points 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 -2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 fryminest slope % fry abundance
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    River Network –slope points 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 -2.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 parrminest slope % parr abundance
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    Buddendorf et. al.(in press) Tab 3: Top 20 impassable barriers Catchment FB ID Type Comment River Almond 20213 weir Part of the Almond project- work on the ground should be carried out in 2019/2020 River Shin 2727 dam Hydro- started- 2021 obj- at engagement phase River Dee 20 dam Hydro- 2027 Obj- not started River Spey 2732 dam Hydro- 2027 Obj- not started River Tay 3602 dam Hydro- LSO investigation River Clyde 155 weir Part of the South Calder project- historic barrier ( strange that the barrier on the Loch downstream was not included) - 2021 obj but at risk of not meeting obj as engagement and planning taking longer than expected River Esk 21235 weir Part of the River Esk project. River Dee 20555 dam Hydro- 2027 Obj- not started River Dee 7 dam Hydro – GEP investigation River Almond 20217 weir Part of the Almond project, should be fixed at the end of this financial year. 2021 obj River Leven 3322 dam Part of the Leven Project- 2021 obj but at risk of not meeting obj as engagement and planning taking longer than expected River Esk 159 weir Part of the river Esk project -2021 obj but at risk of not meeting obj as engagement and planning taking longer than expected Lugton Water 130 weir WEF project- 2021 obj, fish pass installed & another pass on ID 1578. River Esk 3337 weir Part of the river Esk project -2021 obj but at risk of not meeting obj as engagement and planning taking longer than expected River Esk 3278 weir Part of the river Esk project -2021 obj but at risk of not meeting obj as engagement and planning taking longer than expected River Ness 426 dam Hydro- GEP investigation Biel Water 164 weir Aquaculture 2021 objective- doing licence review at the moment Water of Leith 20297 weir Part of Water of Leith project- 2027 obj- at scoping stage Motray Water 3428 weir 2021 obj- historic in the plan but then found it is an active barrier. The owner now would like to discuss surrender its licence. So not a clear delivery mechanism. River Clyde 20526 culvert Part of the North Calder project- type unknown ( we don’t know if it is passable or not) so not impacting on classification so not a pressure. Investigation done as part of the North Calder project.
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    Spatial rules • EnvironmentalStandards – spatial rules