SCHEDULE 3 MONITORING

PART 1 INTESTINAL ENTEROCOCCI AND ESCHERICHIA COLI

2 Monitoring calendar
(1) The Department shall —
(a) establish a calendar which specifies dates for sampling for every bathing water before the start of every bathing season (‘a monitoring calendar’); and
(b) take samples at every bathing water no later than four days after the date specified in the monitoring calendar.
Sch. 3 para. 2(1)(b) in operation at 24.3.2012, see reg. 1(4)
(2) In relation to abnormal situations—
(a) during the situation, the Department may suspend the monitoring calendar for the duration of such; and
(b) as soon as possible after the end of the situation, the Department shall—
(i) take one additional sample in order to verify that the incident has ended;
(ii) take sufficient additional samples to ensure it has the minimum number required for the bathing water for the bathing season.
Sch. 3 para. 2(2)(3) in operation at 24.3.2012, see reg. 1(4)
(3) The Department shall not include the sample taken under sub-paragraph (2)(b)(i) in the set of bathing water quality data for a bathing water.
Sch. 3 para. 2(1)(a) in operation at 30.6.2008, see reg. 1(2)