S.L. 465.9 Art. 4Monitoring.

(1) The Superintendent shall before the start of the first bathing season after 24th March 2008 annually identify all bathing waters and define the length of the bathing season.

(2) The Superintendent shall ensure that monitoring of the parameters set out in Schedule I, column A are in accordance with Schedule IV.

(3) The monitoring points shall be the location within the bathing water where -

(a) most bathers are expected; or

(b) the greatest risk of pollution is expected, according to the bathing water profiles.

(4) A monitoring calendar for each bathing water shall be established before the start of each bathing season and for the first time before the start of the third full bathing season after entry into force of these regulations. Monitoring shall take place no later than four days after the date specified in the monitoring calendar.

(5) (a) The Superintendent may introduce monitoring of the parameters set out in Schedule I, column A during the first full bathing season following the entry into force of these regulations.

(b) Such monitoring shall take place at least with the frequency specified in Schedule IV and the results may be used to build up the sets of bathing water quality data referred to in regulation 5.

(c) When monitoring in virtue of these regulations commences, monitoring of parameters set out in the Schedule to the Quality of Bathing Water Regulations, * 2003 shall cease.

(6) Samples taken during short-term pollution may be disregarded and shall be replaced by samples taken in accordance with Schedule IV.

(7) During abnormal situations, the monitoring calendar referred to above may be suspended and shall be resumed as soon as possible after the end of such situations when new samples shall be taken.

(8) The Superintendent shall report any suspension of the

*revoked by Legal Notice 40 of 2011. monitoring calendar to the Commission, giving the reasons for the suspension and shall provide such reports on the occasion of the next annual report at the latest.

(9) (a) The Superintendent shall ensure that the analysis of bathing water quality takes place in accordance with the reference methods specified in Schedule I and the rules set out in Schedule V.

(b) The Superintendent may however permit the use of other methods or rules if they can demonstrate that the results obtained are equivalent to those obtained using the methods specified in the said Schedules I and V.

(c) If the alternative methods or rules referred to in paragraph (b) are used, then the Superintendent shall provide the Commission with all relevant information about the methods or rules used and their equivalence.