{"id":4541,"date":"2025-08-22T13:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T13:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/castco.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=4541"},"modified":"2025-08-22T13:07:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T13:07:03","slug":"guidance-report-cards","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/castco.org\/knowledge-base\/guidance-report-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidance: Report Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Report Cards should follow best practices as outlined in the <a href=\"https:\/\/castco.org\/knowledge-base\/guidance-data-visualisation\/\">data visualisation overview<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> Provide a consistent, transparent way to summarise monitoring results (across a few indicators) into clear grades that drive action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who this is for:<\/strong> Catchment partnerships, NGOs, councils, and water companies who need simple, defensible summaries for decisions and communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use when:<\/strong> You must prioritise places for investigation or investment, brief non\u2011specialists, or track outcomes over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Avoid when:<\/strong> Data are extremely sparse\/patchy; the audience needs raw values; or single\u2011indicator thresholds alone answer the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before you start<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Purpose &amp; audience:<\/strong> What decision will the grade inform? Who needs to trust it?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scope:<\/strong> Sites, sub\u2011catchments, or water bodies? Which time window (e.g., last 12 months)?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Data sufficiency:<\/strong> Minimum samples per indicator (e.g., \u22656 per year) and a recency rule (e.g., data within the last 15 months).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Governance:<\/strong> Who owns the rules; how often will you refresh; how will changes be logged?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step\u2011by\u2011step design<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1) Choose indicators (examples)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Water chemistry:<\/strong> Phosphate (as P), Nitrate (as N), Ammonia, Dissolved Oxygen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Microbiology:<\/strong> <em>E. coli<\/em> \/ Intestinal enterococci.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Biological:<\/strong> Riverfly\/ARMI, BMWP\/ASPT.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Physical\/visual:<\/strong> Outfall severity, gross solids \/ sewage fungus incidents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep 3\u20136 total; more dilutes the message.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2) Define thresholds<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Use nationally published standards where they exist. If using locally agreed thresholds, record <strong>why<\/strong> and <strong>how<\/strong> chosen. Provide bands (Good\/Fair\/Poor) with units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Example only<\/em> (replace with locally agreed values):<br>Phosphate (mg\/L as P): Good &lt;0.05 \u2022 Fair 0.05\u20130.10 \u2022 Poor &gt;0.10<br>Nitrate (mg\/L as N): Good &lt;2.5 \u2022 Fair 2.5\u20135 \u2022 Poor &gt;5<br><em>E. coli<\/em> (cfu\/100 mL): Good &lt;500 \u2022 Fair 500\u20131000 \u2022 Poor &gt;1000<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3) Scoring rules<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Convert each indicator band to a score: <strong>Good=3<\/strong>, <strong>Fair=2<\/strong>, <strong>Poor=1<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For indicators where <strong>higher is better<\/strong> (e.g., DO), flip the logic accordingly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Handle <strong>below detection limit (BDL)<\/strong> explicitly (e.g., treat as value = 0.5\u00d7LoD, or assign Good with a footnote).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4) Weighting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Default to <strong>equal weights<\/strong> unless there\u2019s a clear, documented reason to weight (e.g., health risks from bacteria).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Publish the weights alongside the indicators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5) Aggregate to an index<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Weighted mean<\/strong> of indicator scores is simple and explainable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Map the index to grades, e.g.:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A<\/strong> \u2265 2.6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B<\/strong> 2.2\u20132.59<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C<\/strong> 1.8\u20132.19<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D<\/strong> &lt; 1.8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternative: map directly to <strong>Red\/Amber\/Green<\/strong> bands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6) Guardrails &amp; edge cases<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Minimum n:<\/strong> Do not grade if samples &lt; minimum; show \u201cInsufficient data\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Recency window:<\/strong> Exclude or down\u2011weight samples older than your window (e.g., &gt;15 months).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Seasonality:<\/strong> Use comparable periods (e.g., only May\u2013Sept for bathing bacteria) or state the caveat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Outliers\/events:<\/strong> Flag and annotate rather than delete; consider parallel \u201cincident count\u201d indicator.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Site changes:<\/strong> If a site moves materially, treat as a new site and reset the window.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7) Explainability &amp; confidence<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside the grade, show:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Component table<\/strong> (indicator \u2192 band\/score, sample count, last sample date).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Confidence statement<\/strong> (e.g., <em>Moderate: 9 samples, 2 BDL; flows above seasonal average in May\u2013June<\/em>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Top drivers<\/strong> (e.g., <em>High phosphate at sites 3 &amp; 5 drove the C grade<\/em>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Actions<\/strong> (e.g., <em>Survey misconnections; resample after dry weather<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visual patterns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Traffic\u2011light map<\/strong> with clickable sites\/sub\u2011catchments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ranked list<\/strong> (top to bottom performers) with arrows for change since last period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Card grid<\/strong>: Grade badge + sparkline + \u201clast updated\u201d + link to full site page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>One\u2011page PDF<\/strong> per area for councillors\/press (keep &lt;2 MB; include method link).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accessibility:<\/strong> Colour\u2011blind\u2011safe palettes; reinforce with icons\/labels; large, plain\u2011language titles; alt text; clear units\/time windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Implementation options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fast\/no\u2011code<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Google Sheets \/ Excel<\/strong> \u2013 Use a thresholds table + <code>VLOOKUP\/XLOOKUP<\/code> to assign bands, then a weighted average to form the index. Conditional formatting for RAG; use pivot tables for summaries. Export CSV\/PNG\/PDF.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Datawrapper \/ Flourish<\/strong> \u2013 Build the ranked lists, small multiples, and printable charts. Host online and embed on your site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Canva \/ Word<\/strong> \u2013 Lay out one\u2011pagers using exported charts; maintain accessibility (styles, alt text, reading order).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GIS &amp; dashboards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>QGIS<\/strong> \u2013 Join grades to site layers; style with a RAG <code>.qml<\/code>; export map tiles\/PNGs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ArcGIS Online \/ Dashboards<\/strong> \u2013 Publish interactive maps with filters and indicator cards; control permissions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reproducible pipelines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>R<\/strong> (tidyverse\/ggplot2) or <strong>Python<\/strong> (pandas\/altair\/plotly) \u2013 Script scoring and visuals; schedule updates; write out CSV\/PNG\/SVG and a simple HTML report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Template: scoring table (example structure)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Indicator<\/th><th>Unit<\/th><th>Good<\/th><th>Fair<\/th><th>Poor<\/th><th>Weight<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Phosphate (as P)<\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td>&lt;0.05<\/td><td>0.05\u20130.10<\/td><td>&gt;0.10<\/td><td>0.33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nitrate (as N)<\/td><td>mg\/L<\/td><td>&lt;2.5<\/td><td>2.5\u20135<\/td><td>&gt;5<\/td><td>0.33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>E. coli<\/em><\/td><td>cfu\/100 mL<\/td><td>&lt;500<\/td><td>500\u20131000<\/td><td>&gt;1000<\/td><td>0.34<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Scoring rule:<\/strong> Good=3, Fair=2, Poor=1. <strong>Index:<\/strong> weighted mean of scores. <strong>Grade mapping:<\/strong> A \u22652.6; B 2.2\u20132.59; C 1.8\u20132.19; D &lt;1.8. <em>(Adjust to your context.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Template: data dictionary (fields you\u2019ll need)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Site ID \u2022 Site name \u2022 Water body code \u2022 Coordinates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parameter \u2022 Unit \u2022 Value \u2022 Detection limit \u2022 Method<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sample date\/time \u2022 Sampler \u2022 QA\/QC flags<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Source platform (e.g., Water Rangers, Cartographer) \u2022 Licence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microcopy you can reuse<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What this shows:<\/strong> \u201cA composite score using phosphate, nitrate, and <em>E. coli<\/em> from the last 12 months.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Confidence:<\/strong> \u201cModerate\u20149 samples; two below detection limit; high flows in May-June.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Action:<\/strong> \u201cPrioritise misconnections survey; repeat bacteria sampling after dry weather.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Insufficient data:<\/strong> \u201cFewer than 6 samples in the last 12 months\u2014no grade shown.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Governance &amp; change control<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Owner:<\/strong> Name a person\/role responsible for rules and updates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cadence:<\/strong> e.g., Quarterly refresh (Mar\/Jun\/Sep\/Dec).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Change log:<\/strong> Record rule\/threshold changes, with date and rationale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Versioning:<\/strong> Keep dated copies of the thresholds table and a frozen PDF of each report release.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Disclaimers:<\/strong> Note limitations (methods, coverage, seasonality) in plain language.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cross\u2011links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Visualise your data<\/strong> (principles, patterns, tools)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use your monitoring data<\/strong> (data\u2011to\u2011decision workflows)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Data quality &amp; validation<\/strong> (sampling, QA\/QC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open Data Hub<\/strong> (publish &amp; discover)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We are starting to create a store of examples such as those below. More resources and templates for data visualisation are under development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"732\" data-src=\"https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-732 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-6.png 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"727\" data-src=\"https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-727 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-1280x720.png 1280w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1.png 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">West Country scorecards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/River-Guardians-Scorecard.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1414\" data-id=\"3954\" data-src=\"https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/River-Guardians-Scorecard.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3954 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/River-Guardians-Scorecard.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/River-Guardians-Scorecard-640x452.jpg 640w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/River-Guardians-Scorecard-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/River-Guardians-Scorecard-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/River-Guardians-Scorecard-50x35.jpg 50w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/River-Guardians-Scorecard-1536x1086.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/River-Guardians-Scorecard-1280x905.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/River-Guardians-Scorecard-1600x1131.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/castco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/River-Guardians-Scorecard-1920x1357.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2000\/1414;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report Cards should follow best practices as outlined in the data visualisation overview. 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