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Recreational and Surface Water Scheme

This scheme is suitable for laboratories that routinely monitor bathing beach, bathing pool and /or river, stream and lake waters for indicator organisms and pathogens.

Further information and a price list may be obtained by e-mail: foodeqa@hpa.org.uk

Julie Russell Scheme Coordinator

Peter Boyd Scheme Consultant

Registration Form

Registration form (PDF, 45 KB)

Sample Schedule

Sample Schedule (PDF, 21 KB)

Sample Instruction Sheets (Bathing Beach)

Bathing Beach Sample Instruction Sheet (English) (PDF, 33 KB)
Bathing Beach Sample Instruction Sheet (French) (PDF, 34 KB)
Bathing Beach Sample Instruction Sheet (German) (PDF, 34 KB)
Bathing Beach Sample Instruction Sheet (Greek) (PDF, 192 KB)

Bathing Beach Sample Instruction Sheet (Italian) (PDF, 34 KB)
Bathing Beach Sample Instruction Sheet (Portuguese) (PDF, 33 KB)
Bathing Beach Sample Instruction Sheet (Spanish) (PDF, 71 KB)

Sample Instruction Sheets (Bathing Pool)

Bathing pool Sample Instruction Sheet (English) (PDF, 32 KB)
Bathing Pool Sample Instruction Sheet (French) (PDF, 33 KB)
Bathing Pool Sample Instruction Sheet (German) (PDF, 33 KB)
Bathing Pool Sample Instruction Sheet (Italian) (PDF, 32 KB)
Bathing Pool Sample Instruction Sheet (Portuguese) (PDF, 51 KB)
Bathing Pool Sample Instruction Sheet (Spanish) (PDF, 33 KB)

Sample Instruction Sheets (Rivers, Streams and Lakes)

River, Lake and Stream Sample Instruction Sheet (English) (PDF, 33 KB)
River, Lake and Stream Sample Instruction Sheet (French) (PDF, 35 KB)
River, Lake and Stream Sample Instruction Sheet (German) (PDF, 35 KB)
River, Lake and Stream Sample Instruction Sheet (Italian) (PDF, 33 KB)
River, Lake and Stream Sample Instruction Sheet (Portuguese) (PDF, 34 KB)

River, Lake and Stream Sample Instruction Sheet (Spanish) (PDF, 33 KB)

Safety Data Sheet

Safety Data Sheet for Lenticules (English) (PDF, 43 KB)
Safety Data Sheet for Lenticules (French) (PDF, 29 KB)
Safety Data Sheet for Lenticules (German) (PDF, 29 KB)
Safety Data Sheet for Lenticules (Italian) (PDF, 28 KB)
Safety Data Sheet for Lenticules (Portuguese) (PDF, 22 KB)
Safety Data Sheet for Lenticules (Spanish) (PDF, 30 KB)

Current distribution

Request Report Form Sample No: S46A & S46B (Word Document, 761 KB)

Recreational and Surface Water EQA Recent Reports

Surface Water Distribution S45 report (PDF, 154 KB)

Surface Water Distribution S44 report (PDF, 97 KB)

Surface Water Distribution S43 report (PDF, 94 KB)

Surface Water Distribution S42 report (PDF, 117 KB)

Surface Water Distribution S41 report (PDF, 117 KB)

Surface Water Distribution S40 report (PDF, 150 KB)

Recent Intended results for Distribution

Intended results for distribution S46 (PDF, 26 KB)

Intended results for distribution S45 (PDF, 30 KB)

Intended results for distribution S44 (PDF, 28 KB)