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| Schema URL | http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/schemas/WFD2022/SWB_2022.xsd |
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| File name | SWB_2022.xsd |
| Schema set | WFD2022 |
| Name | XML Surface Water Bodies 2022 |
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<xs:schema targetNamespace="http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/schemas/WFD2022" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/schemas/WFD2022" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:wfd="http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/schemas/WFD2022/wfdcommon" elementFormDefault="qualified">
<xs:import namespace="http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/schemas/WFD2022/wfdcommon" schemaLocation="http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/schemas/WFD2022/WFDCommon_2022.xsd"/>
<xs:element name="SWB" type="SWB">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Surface water body reporting</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:complexType name="FailingRBSP">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>The following class (child of SurfaceWaterBody) is used to report River Basin Specific Pollutants (RBSPs) for which the status or potential is less than good. The full class has to be reported once for each failing RBSP.
Quality checks: Conditional check: Report at least one RBSP if and only if, when SWB/QualityElement/qeCode is 'QE3-3 - River Basin Specific Pollutants', SWB/QualityElement/qeStatusOrPotentialValue is equal to '3'. </xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="swFailingRBSP" type="wfd:RBSP_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. If the status or potential of QE 3-3 River Basin Specific Pollutants is less than good (as reported in class QualityElement, see below), select the code and name of the failing RBSP.
The RBSPs reported in this element are those that are failing their associated good-moderate EQS in this surface water body, as reported in the methodology schema, in the class SWMET/SWRBSP. Therefore, the RBSPs reported here must be reported also in SWMET/SWRBSP/rbspCode.
'EEA_00-00-0 - Other chemical parameter' must be reported only when the failing RBSP is not included in the enumeration list RBSP_Enum.
Quality checks: Cross-schema check: The selected RBSPs must be consistent with the values reported in SWMET/SWRBSP/rbspCode.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swFailingRBSPOther" type="wfd:OtherType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. Report CAS number and name of the RBSP failing if it is not included in the enumeration list RBSP_Enum. CAS numbers may be found or checked in the following websites:
ECHA, https://echa.europa.eu/information-on-chemicals/ec-inventory;
NIST Chemistry WebBook, https://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/cas-ser/.
Quality checks: Conditional check: report if and only if swFailingRBSP is 'EEA_00-00-0 - Other chemical parameter'.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="QualityElement">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="qeCode" type="wfd:StatusQE_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Select in turn each of the quality elements once and provide the associated information.
Quality checks: Information for all quality elements should be provided. Each quality element should be chosen only once.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="qeStatusOrPotentialValue" type="wfd:QEStatusCode_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Indicate the results of the assessment of this QE for all relevant surface water categories.
'1' = High status or maximum potential.
'2' = Good status or potential.
'3' = Moderate status or potential (for QE1) or less than good status or potential (for QE2 and QE3).
'4' = Poor status or potential (this option is only valid for quality elements starting with QE1).
'5' = Bad status or potential (this option is only valid for quality elements starting with QE1).
'MonitoredButNotUsed' = The QE was monitored but no standard has been developed and/or the QE is not used for status assessment (this option is only valid for quality elements starting with QE2 or QE3).
'Unknown' = Unknown status or potential.
'Not applicable' = Not applicable
If there is no monitoring information for a QE and/or status is unknown then select 'Unknown' from the enumeration list. If the QE is not applicable in the surface water category or type to which the water body in question belongs, then select 'Not applicable' from the enumeration list.
Quality checks:
Within-schema check: If surfaceWaterBodyCategory is 'TeW' then 'Not applicable' must be selected.
Within-schema check: If qeCode starts with QE1, the option 'MonitoredButNotUsed' is not valid.
Within-schema check: If qeCode starts with QE2 or QE3, the options '4' and '5' are not valid.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="qeMonitoringResults" type="wfd:MonitoringResults_Enum" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. If the status is reported, indicate on what basis the status classification was derived:
'Monitoring': means the QE was monitored in this surface water body and the results was used as a basis for classification.
'Grouping': the QE was not monitored in this surface water body. Monitoring from other similar water bodies was used as a basis for classification, as described in the methodology for classification.
'Modelling': means the QE status reported was based on modelling and/or statistical analysis.
'Expert judgement': the QE was not monitored in this surface water body. Results from other similar water bodies were also not used. The QE status reported is mainly based on expert judgement.
Quality checks: Conditional check: Report if and only if element qeStatusOrPotentialValue is '1', '2', '3', '4' or '5'.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="qeMonitoringPeriod" type="wfd:YearRangeType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. If the QE was monitored and the classification was derived from the monitoring data available, indicate the year/period of the monitoring data which was used in the classification.
Quality checks: Conditional check: Report if qeMonitoringResults is 'Monitoring'.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="qeGrouping" type="wfd:FeatureUniqueEUCodeType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. If no monitoring data is available for this quality element in this surface water body and status has been derived through grouping by extrapolating monitoring data from other surface water bodies, indicate the codes of the surface water bodies which have been monitored and used for the classification of this water body.
For example, if the status of surface water body A has been determined by extrapolating monitoring data from surface water bodies B and C, then the euSurfaceWaterBodyCode for surface water bodies B and C should be reported in this element.
Quality checks: Conditional check: Report if and only if qeMonitoringResults is 'Grouping'.
Within-schema check: Each water body code reported must be identical to a thematicIdIdentifier reported for surface water bodies in spatial data.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="qeStatusOrPotentialChange" type="wfd:ValueQEX_StatusOrPotentialChange_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. If information is available and there has been a change in classification since the second RBMP, report that change. If the status was reported as 'Unknown' in the second RBMP, report 'Unknown2016'. Otherwise, report 'No_information'. This covers all cases in which it is not possible to identify a change between the second and third RBMPs, for example for new water bodies.
'+2' = Improvement by 2 or more classes.
'+1' = Improvement by 1 class.
'0' = No change of classification.
'-1' = Deterioration by 1 class.
'-2' = Deterioration by 2 or more classes.
'Unknown2016' = Status or potential was reported as 'Unknown' in the second RBMP.
'No information' = No information available and/or impossible to compare current status or potential with status or potential in the second RBMP.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="qeStatusOrPotentialComparability" type="wfd:SoPComparability_Enum" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. If there has been a change in classification since the second RBMP, indicate whether the reported change in status or potential is considered as being due to:
'Consistent change' = A real change of status due to implementation of measures or to increased/decreased pressures.
'Inconsistent due to changes to monitoring' = The reported change is due to a significant change in monitoring (site, methodology) since the second RBMP.
'Inconsistent due to changes to assessment methods' = The reported change is due to a significant change in the assessment methods since the second RBMPs.
'Inconsistent due to changes to monitoring and assessment methods' = The reported change is due to a significant change in monitoring (site, methodology) and the assessment methods since the second RBMPs.
Quality checks
Conditional check: Report if and only if qeStatusOrPotentialChange is '+2', '+1', '-1' or '-2'.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="qeEcologicalExemptionType" type="wfd:ExemptionType_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Report which type(s) of exemption apply to this surface water body and QE. More than one exemption may apply.
If surfaceWaterCategory is 'TeW' then 'No exemption' must be selected, which should be interpreted as 'Not applicable'.
Quality check:
Within-schema check: the option 'No exemption' is not compatible with any other.
If surfaceWaterCategory is 'TeW' then 'No exemption' must be selected.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="SurfaceWaterBody">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="euSurfaceWaterBodyCode" type="wfd:FeatureUniqueEUCodeType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Unique EU code of the surface water body. Prefix the surface water body's national, unique code with the Member State's 2-letter ISO country code.
Quality checks: Element check: String length must be within the range of 3 to 42 characters. First 2 characters must be the Member State's 2-letter ISO country code.
Within-schema check: euSurfaceWaterBodyCode must be unique.
Cross-schema check: euSurfaceWaterBodyCode must be identical to a thematicIdIdentifier reported for surface water bodies in spatial data.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="euSubUnitCode" type="wfd:FeatureUniqueEUCodeType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>If the RBD has been divided into Sub-units, report the unique EU code of the Sub-unit where the water body is located. Report the euRBDCode if not. Prefix the Sub-unit's national, unique code with the Member State's 2-letter ISO country code.
Cross-schema check: The reported euSubUnitCode must be consistent with the codes reported in Spatial/SubUnit.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="surfaceWaterBodyCategory" type="wfd:SWCategoryCode_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Category of surface water body must be reported.
'RW' = River water body.
'LW' = Lake water body.
'TW' = Transitional water body.
'CW' = Coastal water body.
'TeW' = Territorial water body.
Territorial waters are not a water body category under the WFD. However, Article 2.1 of the WFD indicates that chemical status applies also to territorial waters. Member States are therefore asked to report the relevant information for the part of territorial waters which extend beyond coastal waters. Non-relevant information, such as water body type or ecological status, should not be reported for territorial waters (see the guidance provided for these schema elements).
Reservoirs should be reported as lake water bodies ('LW') even when they were formed by damming rivers. The schema element reservoir allows for distinguishing heavily modified lake water bodies which were originally rivers from those which were already lakes before being modified. </xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="naturalAWBHMWB" type="wfd:NaturalCode_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Indicate whether the surface water body is natural, artificial, or heavily modified.
Note: a water body cannot be both artificial and heavily modified.
A reservoir may be artificial (e.g. constructed for bankside storage) or heavily modified (e.g. a dammed or impounded river).
A canal may be artificial (e.g. specifically constructed for navigation where there was no surface water body before) or heavily modified (e.g. a river that has been deepened or widened or otherwise engineered for navigation).
The identification of the category for heavily modified water bodies (HMWBs), as described in the element surfaceWaterBodyCategory, does not preclude any decision regarding the factors to use in deriving typology and the quality elements to use in the assessment of the HMWBs. According to the WFD Annex II, 1.1.v, the typology differentiation should be undertaken in accordance with the descriptors for whichever natural surface water category most closely resembles the HMWB concerned. Similarly, the quality elements should be those applicable to whichever natural surface water category most closely resembles the HMWB (WFD Annex V, 1.1.5).
The option "Natural" should be chosen for territorial waters.
Quality checks: The option 'Natural' must be chosen if surfaceWaterBodyCategory is 'TeW'. </xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="hmwbWaterUse" type="wfd:HMWBWaterUse_Enum" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. For HMWBs only, report the water use for which it has been designated. According to Art. 4(3) of the WFD, the water use for which a HMWB was designated is the water use that would be affected significantly by the changes that would be necessary to achieve good ecological status.
'Wider environment' can refer to designation in order to maintain nature protected areas and also archaeological sites and patrimony (see CIS Guidance Document No. 4 - Identification and Designation of Heavily Modified and Artificial Water Bodies).
Quality checks: Conditional check: Report if and only if naturalAWBHMWB is 'Heavily Modified'. </xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="hmwbPhysicalAlteration" type="wfd:HMWBPhysicalAlteration_Enum" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. For HMWBs only, report the physical alteration that has resulted in the designation of the surface water body as a HMWB. In the context of designation, physical alterations mean any significant alterations that have resulted in substantial changes to the hydromorphology of a surface water body such that the surface water body is substantially changed in character. In general, these hydromorphological characteristics are long-term and alter both the morphological and hydrological characteristics. Further guidance on the terms is found in the Glossary section below.
Quality checks: Conditional check: Report if and only if naturalAWBHMWB is 'Heavily Modified'. </xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="reservoir" type="wfd:YesNoUnclearReservoir_Enum" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. For heavily modified lake water bodies, indicate whether the water body is a reservoir that has been created by damming a river or a pre-existing lake.
All reservoirs should be reported as heavily modified lake water bodies. The 'reservoir' schema element must be reported so that Member States can clarify whether the water bodies were created by damming rivers or pre-existing lakes.
Select 'Reservoir in a water body that was originally a river / rivers' only if the whole surface water body represents a reservoir (or part of a reservoir) created by damming a river.
Select 'Reservoir in a water body that was originally a lake / lakes' if the whole surface water body represents a reservoir (or part of a reservoir) created by modifying a pre-existing lake, or if the surface water body includes some small reservoirs which are not significant enough to be identified as separate surface water bodies.
Select 'Reservoir in what were originally chained rivers and lakes' in cases where the reservoir has been created by damming a water body which contained chained rivers and lakes.
Select 'Not a reservoir' if the lake water body is not a reservoir.
Quality checks: Conditional check: Report if and only if surfaceWaterBodyCategory is 'LW' AND naturalAWBHMWB is 'Heavily Modified' or 'Artificial'. </xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="surfaceWaterBodyTypeCode" type="wfd:String100Type" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Member State code for the characterisation type of the surface water body, as reported in the surface water methodology schema (SWMET), and in the RBMP and background documents.
Report 'Not applicable' for territorial waters.
Quality checks:
Within-schema check: 'Not applicable' should be reported if and only if surfaceWaterBodyCategory is 'TeW'.
Cross-schema check: The reported surfaceWaterBodyTypeCode must be consistent with the codes reported in SWMET/SWType/swTypeCode.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="surfaceWaterBodyIntercalibrationType" type="wfd:SWIntercalibrationType_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. If the surface water body type corresponds with an intercalibration type, report the intercalibration type code (not name).
The intercalibration type reported in this element must be appropriate to the surface water body's Category.
If there is no corresponding intercalibration type, select 'Not applicable'.
Report 'Not applicable' for territorial waters.
Quality checks: Within-schema check: 'Not applicable' should be reported if SurfaceWaterBodyCategory is 'TeW'.
Cross-schema check: SurfaceWaterBodyIntercalibrationType must be consistent with the codes reported in SWMET/SWType/swIntercalibrationType, in particular with the codes reported for the same national type, surfaceWaterBodyTypeCode.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="surfaceWaterBodyTransboundary" type="wfd:YesNoNotApplicable_Union_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. The Directive requires co-ordination among Member States for the management of transboundary waters. Transboundary water bodies are those crossing the border between countries or constituting part of the border between two countries for a certain length. A water body that is entirely within one Member State but is contiguous with a water body in another country is, for the purposes of this reporting, also considered as a transboundary water body.
For the sake of clarity, each Member State should report on its own part of these water bodies. In the case of water bodies shared by more than one country (as opposed to contiguous water bodies), geographic information should therefore be provided for the part of the water body within the reporting Member State and for all elements which have a clear geographical reference (e.g. size, monitoring stations). Each Member State should also report on all elements that apply to the whole water body (status, pressures, etc), even in the cases in which these are identical in each of the Member States concerned as a result of the co-ordinated management required by the Directive.
Similarly, for water bodies which constitute part of the border between two countries the same principles apply. In the case of rivers represented as lines, the same line will have to be reported by both Member States concerned, instead of reporting different but adjacent areas, as is the case, for example, for a lake that extends across the border.
Not applicable for territorial waters.
Quality checks: Within-schema check: 'Not applicable' should be reported if and only if SurfaceWaterBodyCategory is 'TeW'. </xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swSignificantPressureType" type="wfd:SignificantPressureType_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Indicate the significant pressure type(s) from the enumeration list.
If a combination of pressure-driver is not significant on its own but it is significant in combination with others, select all the relevant pressures of that type that are present which make the overall pressure significant (e.g. if abstraction from industry or agriculture is not relevant on its own but they are relevant in combination, select both).
If the ecological status or potential of the surface water body is not expected to be good in 2021, at least one significant pressure type must be reported. The option 'No significant pressure' is not valid in this case.
If the chemical status of the surface water body is not expected to be good in 2021, at least one significant pressure type must be reported. The option 'No significant pressure' is not valid in this case.
The option '7 - Anthropogenic pressure - Other' should be selected only in those cases where the relevant pressure identified does not correspond to any of the pressure types listed in the enumeration list SignificantPressureType_Enum.
Quality checks: Within-schema check: The option 'No significant pressure' is not compatible with any other.
Within-schema check: The option 'Not applicable' is not compatible with any other option and must be selected if and only if surfaceWaterBodyCategory is 'TeW'.
Within-schema check: If SWB/SurfaceWaterBody/swEcologicalStatusOrPotentialExpectedAchievementDate is not '2021 or earlier', at least one significant pressure type must be selected from the enumeration list (can include option '8 Unknown pressures'). The option 'No significant pressure' is not a valid selection in this case.
Within-schema check: If SWB/SurfaceWaterBody/ swChemicalStatusExpectedAchievementDate is not '2021 or earlier', at least one significant pressure type must be selected from the enumeration list (can include option '8 Unknown pressures'). The option 'No significant pressure' is not a valid selection in this case. Cross check: All the significant pressures associated with surface bodies failing to achieve good status must also be reported in the schema RBMPPoM, where surfaceWaterOrGroundwater = 'Surface water'.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swSignificantPressureOther" type="wfd:String1000Type" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. If '7 - Anthropogenic pressure - Other' is reported under swSignificantPressureType, provide details of any other anthropogenic pressure types which are relevant in this element.
Quality checks: Conditional check: Report if and only if '7 - Anthropogenic pressure - Other' is reported under swSignificantPressureType.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swSignificantImpactType" type="wfd:SignificantImpactType_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Indicate the impact type(s) from the enumeration list.
If the ecological status or potential of the surface water body is not expected to be good in 2021, at least one significant impact type or the option 'UNKN - Unknown impact type' must be reported. The option 'NOSI - No significant impact' is not valid in this case.
If the chemical status of the surface water body is not expected to be good in 2021, at least one significant impact type or the option 'UNKN - Unknown impact type' must be reported. The option 'NOSI - No significant impact' is not valid in this case.
The option 'OTHE - Other significant impact type' should be selected only in those cases where the significant impact identified does not correspond to any of the impact types listed in the enumeration list SignificantImpactType_Enum.
Quality checks: Within-schema check: the option 'NOSI - No significant impact' is not compatible with any other.
Within-schema check: the option 'NOTA - Not applicable' is not compatible with any other option and must be selected if and only if surfaceWaterBodyCategory is 'TeW'.
Within-schema check: If SWB/SurfaceWaterBody/swEcologicalStatusOrPotentialExpectedAchievementDate is not '2021 or earlier', at least one significant impact type must be selected from the enumeration list (can include option 'UNKN - Unknown impact type'). The option 'NOSI - No significant impact' is not a valid selection in this case.
Within-schema check: If SWB/SurfaceWaterBody/swChemicalStatusExpectedAchievementDate is not '2021 or earlier', at least one significant impact type must be selected from the enumeration list (can include option 'UNKN - Unknown impact type'). The option 'NOSI - No significant impact' is not a valid selection in this case. </xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swSignificantImpactOther" type="wfd:String1000Type" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. If 'OTHE - Other significant impact type' is reported under swSignificantImpactType, provide details of any other impact types which are relevant in this element.
Quality checks: Conditional check: Report if and only if 'OTHE - Other significant impact type' is reported under swSignificantImpactType.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swEcologicalStatusOrPotentialValue" type="wfd:EcologicalStatusCode_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Indicate the ecological status or potential of the surface water body, based on the most recent assessment.
'1' = High status.
'2' = Good status or good or better potential.
'3' = Moderate status or potential.
'4' = Poor status or potential.
'5' = Bad status or potential.
'Unknown' = Unknown status or potential.
'Not applicable' = Not applicable (for territorial waters only).
Quality checks: Within-schema check: 'Not applicable' must be selected if and only if surfaceWaterBodyCategory is 'TeW'.
Within-schema check: If SWB/SurfaceWaterBody/naturalAWBHMWB is not 'natural', option '1' is not valid.
Within-schema check: If a value is reported, it cannot be lower than the highest of the values reported under SWB/QualityElement/qeStatusOrPotentialValue.
Within-schema check: If the value ''1'' is reported, Then at least one hydromorphological quality element (QE2%) must be assessed.
Within-schema check: If the reported value is ''2'',''3'',''4'' or ''5'', it cannot be lower than the highest of the values reported under SWB/QualityElement/qeStatusOrPotentialValue for the set of quality elements where qeCode starts with QE1 or qeCode starts with QE3.
Within-schema check: if FailingRBSP is reported, then QualityElement.qeStatusOrPotentialValue must be '3' for QualityElement.qeCode = 'QE3-3 - River Basin Specific Pollutants' and SurfaceWaterBody.swEcologicalStatusOrPotentialValue must be '3', '4' or '5
Within-schema check: If the surface water body has unknown ecological status, the status of all Quality Elements cannot be 'Not Applicable'- except in Territorial Waters.
</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swEcologicalAssessmentYear" type="wfd:YearRangeType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Provide the year on which the assessment of status or potential is based. This may be the year when the surface water body was monitored, or, in case of grouping, the year in which monitoring took place in the surface water bodies within the group that are used to extrapolate results to non-monitored surface water bodies. It is possible to report a single year or a period (e.g. 2018--2020).
Report '0000' for territorial waters.
Quality checks: Within-schema check: '0000' must be reported if and only if surfaceWaterBodyCategory is 'TeW'.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swEcologicalAssessmentConfidence" type="wfd:Confidence_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Indicate the confidence on the ecological status or potential assigned.
'0' = No information.
'1' = Low confidence.
'2' = Medium confidence.
'3' = High confidence.
The criteria used by Member States to assess confidence vary considerably, but general guidance may be: Low = no monitoring data; Medium = data for supporting QE and/or limited data for one BQE; High = good data for at least one BQE and the most relevant supporting QE.
In case surfaceWaterBodyCategory is 'TeW', '0' should be selected and interpreted as 'Not applicable'.
Quality checks: Within-schema check: '0' must be reported if surfaceWaterBodyCategory is 'TeW'.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swEcologicalStatusOrPotentialExpectedAchievementDate" type="wfd:GoodStatus_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Report the period in which good ecological status or potential is expected to be achieved. Select the option '2021 or ealier' if good ecological status or potential has already been reached or is expected to be reached by 2021.
The methodology of this assessment should be clearly explained in the RBMP or background documents (reference reported under classification methodologies, see section 7.3).
If good ecological status or potential will not be achieved by 2021, exemptions have to be reported. Please report the period in which it is expected that good ecological status or potential will be achieved in full, not the date relating to individual exemptions. However, please note the following:
Article 4(4) exemptions relate to the extension of deadlines. According to Article 4(4)(c) of the WFD, postponing the achievement of objectives beyond 2027 is only possible due to natural conditions.
If Article 4(5) exemptions apply, report the period in which the less stringent objective is expected to be achieved. If the less stringent objective has already been achieved then select 'Less stringent objectives already achieved'.
If less stringent objectives have been set under Art. 4(5) for some quality elements and a time extension was applied under Art. 4(4) for other quality elements, please report the period in which both conditions are expected to be achieved: good status or potential for the quality elements under an Art. 4(4) exemption and less stringent objectives reached for the quality elements under an Art. 4(5) exemption.
This element should not be reported for territorial waters.
Quality checks: Within-schema check: 'Less stringent objectives already achieved' is only a valid entry if 'Article 4(5)...' is reported under swEcologicalExemptionType.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swChemicalStatusValue" type="wfd:StatusCode_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Indicate the chemical status of the water body.
'2' = Good status.
'3' = Failing to achieve good status.
'U' = Unknown status.
This should be based on the standards laid down in Directive 2013/39/EU, for all the substances listed in Directive 2008/105/EC.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swChemicalAssessmentYear" type="wfd:YearRangeType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Provide the year on which the assessment of status is based. This may be the year that the surface water body was monitored or, in case of grouping, the year in which monitoring took place in the surface water bodies within the group that are used to extrapolate results to non-monitored surface water bodies. It is possible to report a single year or a period (e.g. 2018--2020). </xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swChemicalAssessmentConfidence" type="wfd:Confidence_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Indicate the confidence on the chemical status assigned.
'0' = No information.
'1' = Low confidence.
'2' = Medium confidence.
'3' = High confidence.
The criteria used by Member States to assess confidence vary considerably, but general guidance may be: Low = no monitoring data; Medium = limited or insufficiently robust monitoring data for some or all Priority Substances that are discharged in the RBD; High = good data for all Priority Substances that are discharged in the RBD.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swChemicalMonitoringResults" type="wfd:ChemicalMonitoringResults_Enum" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. Indicate on what basis the status classification was derived:
'Monitoring': there is monitoring data available from this water body and this was used for classfication.
'Grouping': there is no monitoring data available from this water body. Monitoring from other similar water bodies was used as a basis for classification, as described in the methodology for classification.
'Combination monitoring/grouping': limited monitoring data available from this water body was used for classification in combination with grouping.
'Modelling': means the QE status reported was based on modelling and/or statistical analysis.
'Expert judgement': there is no monitoring data available in this surface water body. Results from other similar water bodies were not used. The status is mainly based on expert judgement.
Quality checks: Quality checks: Conditional check: Report if and only if element swChemicalStatusValue is '2' or '3' (i.e. not 'U'). </xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swChemicalStatusGrouping" type="wfd:FeatureUniqueEUCodeType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. If no monitoring data is available for this surface water body and status has been derived through grouping by extrapolating monitoring data from other surface water bodies, indicate the codes of the surface water bodies which have been monitored and used for the classification of this water body.
For example if the status of surface water body A has been determined by extrapolating monitoring data from surface water bodies B and C, then the euSurfaceWaterBodyCode for surface water bodies B and C should be reported in this element.
Quality checks: Conditional check: Report if and only if swChemicalMonitoringResults is 'Grouping'.
Within-schema check: Each water body code reported must be identical to a thematicIdIdentifier reported for surface water bodies in spatial data.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swChemicalStatusExpectedAchievementDate" type="wfd:GoodStatus_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Report the period in which good chemical status is expected to be achieved. Select the option '2021 or ealier' if good chemical status has already been reached or is expected to be reached by 2021.
The methodology of this assessment should be clearly explained in the RBMP or background documents (reference reported under classification methodologies, see section 7.3).
If good chemical status will not be achieved by 2021, exemptions have to be reported. Please report the period in which it is expected that good chemical status will be achieved in full, not the date relating to individual exemptions. However, please note the following:
Article 4(4) exemptions relate to the extension of deadlines. According to Article 4(4)(c) of the WFD, postponing the achievement of objectives beyond two further updates of the river basin management plan is only possible due to natural conditions.
If Article 4(5) exemptions apply, report the period in which the less stringent objective is expected to be achieved. If the less stringent objective has already been achieved then select 'Less stringent objectives already achieved'.
If less stringent objectives have been set under Art. 4(5) for some substances and a time extension was applied under Art. 4(4) for other substances, please report the period in which both conditions are expected to be achieved: good status for the substances under an Art. 4(4) exemption and less stringent objectives reached for the substances under an Art. 4(5) exemption.
Quality checks: Within-schema check: 'Less stringent objectives already achieved' is only a valid entry if 'Article 4(5)...' is reported under swChemicalExemptionType.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swMixingZones" type="wfd:YesNoNoInformation_Union_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Report whether Mixing Zones have been designated in this surface water body.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swMixingZonesProportion" type="wfd:NumberPercentageType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. If mixing zones were designated in this surface water body, report the percentage of length or area of the surface water body that has been designated as a Mixing Zone.
Quality checks: Conditional check: Report if and only if swMixingZones is 'Yes'.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="FailingRBSP" type="FailingRBSP" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
<xs:element name="SWEcologicalExemptionType" type="SWEcologicalExemptionType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
<xs:element name="QualityElement" type="QualityElement" minOccurs="19" maxOccurs="19">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>For each QE, the following information should be reported. The default status or potential value in all cases should be reported as 'U' (Unknown). The information should be reported for all surface water categories. For the purposes of this document, the description of the information to report for each QE is included in the following table for QE11Phytoplankton only. For the rest only the first element is included in the table below (the element qexStatusOrPotentialValue). However the associated elements (qexMonitoringPeriod, qexGrouping, qexStatusOrPotentialChange, qexStatusOrPotentialComparability and qexEcologicalExemptionType) should be reported for each QE. In terms of description of the schema elements, replace QEx with QE12OtherAquaticFlora etc.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="SWPrioritySubstance" type="SWPrioritySubstance" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
<xs:element name="SWAssociatedProtectedArea" type="SWAssociatedProtectedArea" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="SWAssociatedProtectedArea">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="euProtectedAreaCode" type="wfd:FeatureUniqueEUCodeType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required55. Unique EU code of each (water-dependent) Protected Area associated with the surface water body. If applicable, report the code of the Protected Area as previously reported under the relevant Directive. If it has not been reported under other Directives, report the code that was reported under the GML schema ProtectedAreas (see GIS guidance).
If not already included in the first two characters of the code when reported under other Directives, prefix the unique code with the Member State's 2-letter ISO country code.
Quality checks: Element check: String length must be within the range of 3 to 42 characters. First 2 characters must be the Member State's 2-letter ISO country code.
Cross-schema check: euProtectedAreaCode must be identical to:
- a thematicIdIdentifier reported for protected areas in spatial data, if and only if protectedAreaType is 'Article 7 Abstraction for Drinking Water', 'Fish' or 'Shellfish'
- a valid identifier in the WFDProtectedArea vocabulary (https://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/wise/WFDProtectedArea), if and only if protectedAreaType is 'Bathing' or 'Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive Sensitive Area'
- a valid identifier in the Natura2000 vocabulary (https://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/biodiversity/n2000sites), if and only if protectedAreaType is 'Birds / Habitats'
- a valid identifier in the CDDA vocabulary (https://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/cdda/cddasites), if and only if protectedAreaType is 'Nationally-designated Area (CDDA)'.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="protectedAreaType" type="wfd:ProtectedAreaType_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Report the type for each Protected Area related to the surface water body.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="protectedAreaObjectivesSet" type="wfd:ProtectedAreaObjective_Enum" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. If protectedAreaType is 'Article 7 Abstraction for Drinking Water', 'Birds / Habitats' or 'Shellfish', indicate whether specific water objectives or additional standards have been set with the aim of complying with the relevant legislation for the protected area concerned.
Please note that the valid options from the enumeration list depend on the type of protected area:
ProtectedAreaType : 'Article 7 Abstraction for Drinking Water'
'Yes'
'No'
ProtectedAreaType : 'Birds / Habitats'
'Yes'
'Yes, but work is ongoing to determine additional needs'
'No, because additional needs are not known'
'No, because WFD good status is sufficient'
ProtectedAreaType : 'Shellfish'
'Yes, microbiological standards identical to those in the repealed Shellfish Directive 2006/113/EC'
'Yes, microbiological standards different from those in the repealed Shellfish Directive 2006/113/EC'
'No'
Quality checks: Conditional check: Report if and only if protectedAreaType is 'Article 7 Abstraction for Drinking Water', 'Birds / Habitats' or 'Shellfish'.
Element check: The valid options for each value of protectedAreaType are the ones shown in the table above.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="protectedAreaObjectivesMet" type="wfd:YesNoNoInformation_Union_Enum" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. If specific water objectives or additional standards have been set for this protected area, indicate whether they have been met.
Quality checks: Conditional check: Report if and only if protectedAreaObjectivesSet is 'Yes...'.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="protectedAreaComment" type="wfd:String1000Type" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Optional. If objectives have not been set or standards have not been met for the Protected Area, provide further explanation (which objectives have not been set, which standards have not been met, reasons, etc).</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="protectedAreaExemption" type="wfd:ExemptionType_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Report which type(s) of exemption(s) from the relevant Protected Area objectives or standards apply at surface water body level, or 'No exemption'. More than one exemption may apply. Provide further details in the RBMP and/or background documents. For more information see Section 0 (guidance).
Quality checks: Within-schema check: the option 'No exemption' is not compatible with any other.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="SWB">
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="countryCode" type="wfd:CountryCode_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Two-letter ISO country code .</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="euRBDCode" type="wfd:FeatureUniqueEUCodeType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Unique EU code of the River Basin District. Prefix the RBD's national, unique code with the Member State's 2-alpha character ISO country code. Quality checks: Element check: First 2 characters must be the Member State's 2-alpha character ISO country code. Cross-schema check: The reported euRBDCode must be consistent with the codes reported in RBDSUCA/RBD/euRBDCode. </xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="dcMetadata" type="wfd:dcMetadata" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/>
<xs:element name="SurfaceWaterBody" type="SurfaceWaterBody" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Table 2.2.3.2.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="SWChemicalExemptionType">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>This class (child of SWPrioritySubstance) is used to report exemptions at priority substance level. This class has to be reported for all substances listed in Directive 2008/105/EC and causing failure to reach good chemical status.
More than one exemption may apply to a priority substance and surface water body. The full class has to be reported once for each exemption applied.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="swChemicalExemptionType" type="wfd:ExemptionType_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Report which type(s) of exemption apply if good chemical status is not expected to be achieved by 2021 for the priority substance being reported. Exemptions do not need to be applied for the new substances added by Directive 2013/39/EU, which should not be taken into account in assessing chemical status.
Article 4(6) exemptions can be reported if relevant for chemical status (e.g. accidents).
Article 4(7) exemptions are not relevant for good chemical status and therefore cannot be reported.
Quality checks: Within-schema check: The option 'No exemption' is not compatible with any other option.
The options 'Article4(7) - New modification' and 'Article4(7) - Sustainable human development' are not valid options.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swChemicalExemptionPressure" type="wfd:SignificantPressureType_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. If any Article 4(4) or Article 4(5) exemptions apply to this surface water body for chemical status, report the significant pressure(s) that are causing failure in order to justify the exemption.
Quality checks: Conditional check: If swChemicalExemptionType is 'Article 4(4)...' or 'Article 4(5)...', at least one significant pressure type must be selected from the enumeration list.
Element check: The options 'No significant pressure' and 'Not applicable' are not valid. The option ‘Not applicable’ is valid if and only if swChemicalExemptionType is ‘No exemption’ or 'Article4(6)%'</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="SWEcologicalExemptionType">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>The following class (child of SurfaceWaterBody) is used to report exemptions at water body level and global ecological status level. Please note that this class has to be reported even if no exemptions are applied to the surface water body in question, as an option 'No exemption' is available in the enumeration list.
More than one exemption may apply to a surface water body. The full class has to be reported once for each exemption applied.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="swEcologicalExemptionType" type="wfd:ExemptionType_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Report which type(s) of exemption apply if good ecological status or potential is not expected to be achieved by 2021.
In case surfaceWaterBodyCategory is 'TeW', 'No exemption' should be reported and interpreted as 'Not applicable'.
Quality checks: Within-schema check: 'No exemption' is not compatible with any other option.
Within-schema check: If swEcologicalStatusOrPotentialExpectedAchievementDate is not '2021 or earlier' then the option 'No exemption' is not possible. One or more of the other options must be selected.
Within-schema check: if surfaceWaterBodyCategory is 'TeW' then 'No exemption' must be selected.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swEcologicalExemptionPressure" type="wfd:SignificantPressureType_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. If any Article 4(4), Article 4(5) and/or Article 4(7) exemptions apply to this surface water body for ecological status, report the significant pressure(s) that are causing failure in order to justify the exemption.
Quality checks: Conditional check: If swEcologicalExemptionType is 'Article 4(4)…' or ‘Article 4(5)…’ or ‘Article 4(7)…’, at least one significant pressure type must be selected from the enumeration list. (the options ‘No significant pressure’ and ‘Not applicable’ are not valid). If there is no exemption or exemption is 'Article4(6)%', it is mandatory to use the option ‘Not applicable’ in the associated pressure. If there is an exemption and it is not 'Article4(6)%, it is not valid to use the option ‘Not applicable’ in the associated pressure. </xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:complexType name="SWPrioritySubstance">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>The following class (child of SurfaceWaterBody) is used to report information about priority substances at water body level. Report all priority substances for which one or more of the following circumstances occur in the relevant water body:
- The substance is causing failure of chemical status due to exceedance of the relevant EQS (element swPrioritySubstanceCausingFailure and swPrioritySubstanceExceedanceType)
- The substance is one of the new substances added by Directive 2013/39/EU and is therefore not taken into account in the assessment of chemical status, but exceeds the relevant EQS (element swPrioritySubstanceCausingFailure and swPrioritySubstanceExceedanceType)
- The priority substance exceeds or is expected to exceed the EQS within a mixing zone (element swPrioritySubstanceExceedanceInMixingZone) </xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
<xs:sequence>
<xs:element name="swPrioritySubstanceCode" type="wfd:PS_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Select from the enumeration list each priority substance for which one or more of the following circumstances occur in the relevant water body:
- The substance is causing failure of chemical status due to exceedance of the relevant EQS
- The substance is one of the new substances added by Directive 2013/39/EU and is therefore not taken into account in the assessment of chemical status, but exceeds the relevant EQS
- The priority substance exceeds or is expected to exceed the EQS within a mixing zone</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swPrioritySubstanceCausingFailure" type="wfd:YesNoUnknownCode_Enum" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Required. Indicate if the priority substance is causing failure to achieve good chemical status. If the substance is one of the new substances added by Directive 2013/39/EU and is therefore not taken into account in the assessment of chemical status, but exceeds the relevant EQS, Member States should also report 'Yes'.
Information on exceedances from ubiquitous substances should be reported.
Quality checks: Within-schema check: If swChemicalStatusValue is '3', at least 1 substance should be reported as 'Yes'.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swPrioritySubstanceExceedanceType" type="wfd:EQStandardType_Enum" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="3">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. If the Priority Substance exceeds the EQS, indicate which EQS is/are exceeded. More than one option can be selected.
'AA EQS' = Annual Average Concentration.
'MAC EQS' = Maximum Allowable Concentration.
'Biota EQS' = Concentration in biota.
Quality checks: Conditional check: report if and only if 'swPrioritySubstanceCausingFailure' is 'Yes'</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="swPrioritySubstanceExceedanceInMixingZone" type="wfd:YesNoCode_Enum" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
<xs:annotation>
<xs:documentation>Conditional. Report whether the Priority Substance exceeds or is expected to exceed the EQS within a Mixing Zone in the surface water body.
Quality checks: Conditional check: Report if and only if 'swMixingZones' is 'Yes'.</xs:documentation>
</xs:annotation>
</xs:element>
<xs:element name="SWChemicalExemptionType" type="SWChemicalExemptionType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
</xs:sequence>
</xs:complexType>
</xs:schema>
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