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ComplianceByYearSlice

	sub class of	type Restriction has value complianceByYearKey on property sliceStructure Slice
	type	Class Class
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl

ComplianceDataset

	comment	A specialisation of qb:Dataset for Bathing Water Quality Annual Compliance Assessments.
	sub class of	type Restriction has value complianceDsd on property structure Dataset
	type	Class Class
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl

count qualifier code (Class)

	comment	An owl:Class, rdfs:Class for count qualifier code points
	type	Class Class
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	sub class of	Concept

DiscountableReasons

	top concept	Abnormal Situation Exceptional Circumstance Short term pollution
	type	ConceptScheme

LatestSampleSlice

	comment	A category of (key-less) slice for gathering the most recent in season sample assessments
	type	Class Class
	sub class of	Slice

Presence indicator code (Class)

	comment	A distinguished subClass of skos:Concept for presence code points.
	type	Class Class
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	sub class of	Concept

RecordStatus

	comment	A class of sample assessment record status codes
	type	Class
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl

SampleAssessment

	comment	Specialised qb:Observation subclass for Bathing Water Quality In-Year Sample Assessments.
	type	Class Class
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	sub class of	Observation

SampleDataset

	comment	A specialisation of qb:Dataset for In-Year Bathing Water Quality Sample data.
	sub class of	type Restriction has value sampleAssessmentDsd on property structure Dataset
	type	Class Class
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl

abnormalWeatherException

	comment	Article 5 of the Bathing Waters Directive allows the Environment Agency to disregard results that exceed the bathing water standards if they were affected by floods, other natural disasters or abnormal weather conditions. This applies to both the mandatory and guideline bathing water quality standards. Our monitoring policy requires us to take bathing water samples according to a pre-determined timetable. We don't avoid taking samples because there is a forecast of wet weather. If it subsequently happens that there is a mandatory exceedence and the sample was affected by abnormally wet weather, flooding or natural disaster, we will make an application for a waiver. If the application is successful the sample result will be disregarded when we assess compliance but it will not be removed from our public register. Our policy for waiving bathing water results as a result of abnormal weather conditions has been agreed with Defra. Abnormal weather for the purposes of the Bathing Water Directive is defined as a storm event with return period of at least 1 in 5 years. A storm event will usually have occurred between 1 to 48 hours before the sample was taken (exceptionally upto 72 hours for larger catchments). We use rainfall data from rain-gauges that are representative of the bathing water catchment and approved by the Met Office. We then use this data to make an assessment based on the 1 in 5 year criteria. The sample results displayed in the 'What's in your Backyard' section of our website only hold the results used to assess Bathing Water Directive compliance. When a waiver is granted the result is removed from this site but is still available to the public through our public register.
	type	AttributeProperty
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	boolean
	source	Environment Agency on Abnormal Weather Exceptions