MSFD Descriptor 7: Desalination RO Plants

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This dataset provides the locations of reverse osmosis desalination plants across the Maltese Islands, mapped as part of Descriptor 7 under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. It identifies the three main facilities: the Cirkewwa Reverse Osmosis plant, the Pembroke Reverse Osmosis plant, and the Lapsi Reverse Osmosis plant. The data is published by the Planning Authority of Malta and made available via a WMS web mapping service, supporting spatial analysis of infrastructure relevant to coastal and marine environmental planning in Malta.'The dataset includes the location of desalination plants across the Maltese Islands. There are three main desalination plants: Cirkewwa Reverse Osmosis plant, Pembroke Reverse Osmosis plant and Lapsi Reverse Osmosis plant.

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Field	Type	Description
type	ReferenceType	Reference code indicating the type of facility.Reference code indicating the type of facility.
serviceHoursService hours	PT_FreeText_PropertyType	Free-text description of the plant's operating hours.Free-text description of the plant's operating hours.
status	ReferenceType	Reference code indicating the current operational status of the plant.Reference code indicating the current operational status of the plant.

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Record 1name: Lapsi Riverse Osmosis Plant · type: {"href":"http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/cod

{
  "name": "Lapsi Riverse Osmosis Plant",
  "type": {
    "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/EnvironmentalManagementFacilityTypeValue/installation"
  },
  "status": {
    "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/ConditionOfFacilityValue/functional"
  },
  "function": {
    "Function": {
      "input": {
        "href": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?TargetUrl=LST_NOM_DTL&StrNom=CPA_2008&StrLanguageCode=EN&IntPcKey=21000831&StrLayoutCode=HIERARCHIC"
      },
      "output": {
        "href": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?TargetUrl=LST_NOM_DTL&StrNom=CPA_2008&StrLanguageCode=EN&IntPcKey=21001037&StrLayoutCode=HIERARCHIC"
      },
      "activity": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/EconomicActivityNACEValue/E.36.00"
      }
    }
  },
  "inspireId": {
    "Identifier": {
      "localId": "installation_1",
      "namespace": "https://data.gov.mt/so/us/EnvironmentalManagementFacilities/MSFD_DESALINATION_PLANTS ",
      "versionId": "2020"
    }
  },
  "validFrom": true,
  "identifier": {
    "value": "https://data.gov.mt/so/us/EnvironmentalManagementFacilities/MSFD_DESALINATION_PLANTS/installation_1",
    "codeSpace": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/ids"
  },
  "beginLifespanVersion": "2020-04-30T22:00:00Z"
}

Record 2name: Cirkewwa Riverse Osmosis Plant · type: {"href":"http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/cod

{
  "name": "Cirkewwa Riverse Osmosis Plant",
  "type": {
    "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/EnvironmentalManagementFacilityTypeValue/installation"
  },
  "status": {
    "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/ConditionOfFacilityValue/functional"
  },
  "function": {
    "Function": {
      "input": {
        "href": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?TargetUrl=LST_NOM_DTL&StrNom=CPA_2008&StrLanguageCode=EN&IntPcKey=21000831&StrLayoutCode=HIERARCHIC"
      },
      "output": {
        "href": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?TargetUrl=LST_NOM_DTL&StrNom=CPA_2008&StrLanguageCode=EN&IntPcKey=21001037&StrLayoutCode=HIERARCHIC"
      },
      "activity": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/EconomicActivityNACEValue/E.36.00"
      }
    }
  },
  "inspireId": {
    "Identifier": {
      "localId": "installation_2",
      "namespace": "https://data.gov.mt/so/us/EnvironmentalManagementFacilities/MSFD_DESALINATION_PLANTS ",
      "versionId": "2020"
    }
  },
  "validFrom": true,
  "identifier": {
    "value": "https://data.gov.mt/so/us/EnvironmentalManagementFacilities/MSFD_DESALINATION_PLANTS/installation_2",
    "codeSpace": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/ids"
  },
  "beginLifespanVersion": "2020-04-30T22:00:00Z"
}

Record 3name: Pembroke Riverse Osmosis Plant · type: {"href":"http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/cod

{
  "name": "Pembroke Riverse Osmosis Plant",
  "type": {
    "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/EnvironmentalManagementFacilityTypeValue/installation"
  },
  "status": {
    "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/ConditionOfFacilityValue/functional"
  },
  "function": {
    "Function": {
      "input": {
        "href": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?TargetUrl=LST_NOM_DTL&StrNom=CPA_2008&StrLanguageCode=EN&IntPcKey=21000831&StrLayoutCode=HIERARCHIC"
      },
      "output": {
        "href": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?TargetUrl=LST_NOM_DTL&StrNom=CPA_2008&StrLanguageCode=EN&IntPcKey=21001037&StrLayoutCode=HIERARCHIC"
      },
      "activity": {
        "href": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/EconomicActivityNACEValue/E.36.00"
      }
    }
  },
  "inspireId": {
    "Identifier": {
      "localId": "installation_3",
      "namespace": "https://data.gov.mt/so/us/EnvironmentalManagementFacilities/MSFD_DESALINATION_PLANTS ",
      "versionId": "2020"
    }
  },
  "validFrom": true,
  "identifier": {
    "value": "https://data.gov.mt/so/us/EnvironmentalManagementFacilities/MSFD_DESALINATION_PLANTS/installation_3",
    "codeSpace": "http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/ids"
  },
  "beginLifespanVersion": "2020-04-30T22:00:00Z"
}

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