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Confirming a Trigger Level Breach

If you’ve just completed a first sample and received a message stating there was an Unconfirmed Trigger Level Breach, standard protocol is to revisit the site within 48 hours to do a second sample to confirm the breach.

Video Guide#

The video below walks you through submitting a second sample to Cartographer. If you’d prefer a written guide, continue reading below the video:

Written Guide#

You’ll record the results for your second sample on a new survey form. Return to the Riverfly Partnership workspace home page and click the (+) button for the relevant Riverfly survey. Always perform the same type of survey as you did for the first sample:

The bulk of the questions on your new form will be the same as for your first sample. Be sure to select a Sample Type of “Second Sample” to indicate you’re confirming a breach:

Confirmed Breaches#

If the total ARMI Score for the 8 core ARMI species in your second sample equals or exceeds the trigger level for the site, you will see a green box titled Trigger Level OK. Fill out any additional notes and click Save to save your survey (see below):

If, on the other hand, the total ARMI Score is less than the trigger level, you see a yellow box entitled Confirmed ARMI Trigger Level Breach. Follow the on-screen instructions to report the confirmed breach to your hub coordinator and/or to an incident hotline:

Finishing the Form#

The remainder of the survey form is the same as for the first sample:

  • If you encountered a trigger level breach, a field will appear allowing you to upload photographs of any pollution evidence.
  • The final field is a general Notes area where you can record any other relevant information to help later analysis.

Saving the Form#

Regardless of the outcome of the trigger level breach, always finish by saving your form. Click Save at the top right of the page. You will see a popup containing two options:

  • Choose Save as Draft if you aren’t finished yet but you need to step away from your computer for a moment.
  • Choose Save as Complete if the survey form is complete and you’d like to submit it for review by a coordinator.

See Saving Surveys for more information about these status codes and how surveys are approved.

Acknowledgements#

This guide was developed in collaboration with Jess Andrews from the Environment Agency and Julie Wozniczka from Trent Rivers Trust.