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PASS 1: Contextual Framework

Case 8: Balancing Client Directives and Public Welfare: Stormwater Management Dilemma

Roles
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Classes
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Individuals
States
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Classes
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Individuals
Resources
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Classes
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Individuals

Extracted Ontology Entities

17 RDF entities extracted organized by concept type

Roles Extraction

New Roles Classes
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1 Classes
Class Label Definition Properties & Relations Source
Stormwater Control Design Specialist Committed
rdfs:subClassOf Roles 		A licensed professional engineer specializing in the design and management of stormwater control systems to prevent flooding and protect water resources
Definition: A licensed professional engineer specializing in the design and management of stormwater control systems to prevent flooding and protect water resources
Professional Scope: Design of stormwater management systems, watershed impact assessment, drinking water source protection, hydrological risk analysis
Distinguishing Feature:
  • • Specialized expertise in hydrology and stormwater management
  • • Focus on watershed protection
  • • Risk assessment for water resource impacts
Typical Qualification:
  • • Professional engineering license
  • • Extensive experience in stormwater control design
  • • Knowledge of local environmental standards
  • • Expertise in watershed management
Generates Obligation:
  • • Protect public water sources
  • • Assess and communicate environmental risks
  • • Ensure compliance with environmental standards
  • • Design systems that safeguard community resources
Associated Virtue:
  • • Environmental stewardship
  • • Public safety consciousness
  • • Technical competence
  • • Professional integrity
Relationship Type: Provider-Client
Domain Context: Engineering
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:25.162596
Case Example:
  • • Engineer L is contracted to design a stormwater management system
  • • Part of Engineer L's scope includes ensuring stormwater will not impact primary drinking water source
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Roles Individuals
Individuals to Add to proethica-case-8
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2 Individuals
Individual rdf:type Properties & Relations Source
Client X Committed
Individual Instance 		StakeholderRole
Entity Type: private development entity
Financial Status: experiencing financial setbacks and budget limitations
Case Involvement: Contracted Engineer L for stormwater system design, suspended work due to financial issues, hesitant to invest in protective measures despite identified risks
Active Obligation:
  • • Fund development project
  • • Comply with environmental standards
  • • Protect community water sources
Ethical Tension: Conflict bewudgsravmp
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:25.162596
Contracts: Engineer L
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Engineer L Committed
Individual Instance 		StormwaterControlDesignSpecialist
Title: Engineer
License: licensed professional engineer
Specialization: stormwater control design
Experience: many years of experience in stormwater control design
Case Involvement: Contracted to design stormwater management system for development, identified risks to community water source, advised client on needed protective measures
Active Obligation:
  • • Design stormwater management system
  • • Ensure stormwater will not impact community drinking water source
  • • Assess risk of impact to water resources
  • • Advise client on protective measures
Ethical Tension: Conflict bew'sudgmapry;hvk
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:25.162596
Contracted_By: Client X
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States Extraction

New States Classes
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3 Classes
Class Label Definition Properties & Relations Source
Suspended Work State Committed
rdfs:subClassOf States 		A professional state where contracted work is temporarily halted due to client circumstances, creating uncertainty about ongoing professional obligations
Activation Condition:
  • • Client requests work suspension
  • • Financial constraints force project pause
  • • Formal suspension of contract
Termination Condition:
  • • Client requests work resumption
  • • Contract termination
  • • New contract established
Persistence Type: inertial
Temporal Properties: Persists from suspension request until formal resumption or termination
Domain Context: Engineering
Affects Obligation:
  • • Duty to communicate known risks
  • • Obligation to maintain professional records
  • • Responsibility for incomplete assessments
Example: Engineer L's work suspended due to Client X's financial setbacks
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:50.086897
Confidence Score: 0.9
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Unquantified Risk Awareness State Committed
rdfs:subClassOf States 		A professional state where an engineer is aware of potential risks but lacks sufficient data or analysis to quantify them precisely
Activation Condition:
  • • Initial risk indicators observed
  • • Preliminary concerns identified
  • • Incomplete assessment reveals potential hazards
Termination Condition:
  • • Risk fully quantified
  • • Additional studies completed
  • • Risk assessment finalized
Persistence Type: inertial
Temporal Properties: Persists until risk is either quantified or dismissed through proper analysis
Domain Context: Engineering
Affects Obligation:
  • • Duty to investigate further
  • • Obligation to communicate preliminary concerns
  • • Responsibility to advise caution
Example: Engineer L concerned about drinking water impact before quantification
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:50.086897
Confidence Score: 0.85
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Client Budget Constraint State Committed
rdfs:subClassOf States 		A state where a client's financial limitations actively constrain implementation of recommended safety or compliance measures
Activation Condition:
  • • Client cites budget limitations
  • • Client refuses recommended measures due to cost
  • • Financial setbacks affect project scope
Termination Condition:
  • • Budget restored
  • • Alternative funding secured
  • • Client accepts recommendations despite cost
Persistence Type: inertial
Temporal Properties: Persists while financial constraints actively limit project decisions
Domain Context: Engineering
Affects Obligation:
  • • Engineer's duty to ensure safety
  • • Obligation to meet standards
  • • Responsibility to document client decisions
Example: Client X hesitant to invest in protective measures due to continuing budget limitations
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:50.086897
Confidence Score: 0.88
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States Individuals
Individuals to Add to proethica-case-8
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5 Individuals
Individual rdf:type Properties & Relations Source
EngineerL_SuspendedWork_ClientX_Phase1 Committed
Individual Instance 		SuspendedWorkState
Subject: Engineer L
Initiated By: Client X's unexpected financial setbacks and suspension request
Initiated At: During preliminary design phase after initial concerns identified
Terminated By: Client X's financial situation improvement and work resumption request
Terminated At: Several months later when Client X requested resumption
Urgency Level: medium
Affects Obligation:
  • • Duty to communicate water source impact concerns
  • • Obligation to complete risk assessment
Related Party:
  • • Client X
  • • nearby community
Case Involvement:
  • • Engineer L did not mention potential risks during suspension communications
  • • Engineer L did not mention potential risks during suspension communications
Confidence Score: 0.92
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:50.086897
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ClientX_BudgetConstraint_InitialSetback Committed
Individual Instance 		ClientBudgetConstraintState
Subject: Client X
Initiated By: Unexpected financial setbacks encountered by Client X
Initiated At: During preliminary design phase
Terminated By: Not terminated - continues with limitations
Terminated At: Not applicable - ongoing
Urgency Level: high
Affects Obligation:
  • • Client's ability to fund complete design
  • • Implementation of safety measures
Related Party:
  • • Engineer L
  • • development project
Case Involvement:
  • • Led to work suspension and later resistance to protective measures
  • • Led to work suspension and later resistance to protective measures
Confidence Score: 0.9
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:50.086897
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EngineerL_UnquantifiedRisk_WaterSource_Initial Committed
Individual Instance 		UnquantifiedRiskAwarenessState
Subject: Engineer L
Initiated By: Preliminary design phase analysis showing potential water source impact
Initiated At: During preliminary design phase
Terminated By: Additional studies conducted after work resumption
Terminated At: After historic rainfall event when qualitative estimates completed
Urgency Level: high
Affects Obligation:
  • • Duty to investigate risk thoroughly
  • • Obligation to warn of potential hazards
Related Party:
  • • Client X
  • • community relying on water source
Case Involvement:
  • • Engineer L unable to quantify risk before work suspension
  • • Engineer L unable to quantify risk before work suspension
Confidence Score: 0.88
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:50.086897
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ClientX_BudgetConstraint_PostResumption Committed
Individual Instance 		ClientBudgetConstraintState
Subject: Client X
Initiated By: Continuing budget limitations despite improved financial situation
Initiated At: When work resumed after several months
Terminated By: Not terminated in case narrative
Terminated At: Not applicable - ongoing at case end
Urgency Level: critical
Affects Obligation:
  • • Implementation of additional protective measures
  • • Compliance with environmental standards
Related Party:
  • • Engineer L
  • • community water source
Case Involvement:
  • • Client X refuses additional safeguards, insists on proceeding without them
  • • Client X refuses additional safeguards, insists on proceeding without them
Confidence Score: 0.91
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:50.086897
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Community_PublicHealthRisk_Watershed Committed
Individual Instance 		PublicHealthRiskState
Subject: Small community near development
Initiated By: Development project near primary drinking water source
Initiated At: When development project began
Terminated By: Not terminated - risk continues unmitigated
Terminated At: Not applicable - ongoing
Urgency Level: critical after historic rainfall
Affects Obligation:
  • • Engineer L's duty to protect public welfare
  • • Client X's responsibility for environmental compliance
Related Party:
  • • Engineer L
  • • Client X
  • • watershed
Case Involvement:
  • • Community's water source at risk from stormwater runoff
  • • Community's water source at risk from stormwater runoff
Confidence Score: 0.87
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:50.086897
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Resources Extraction

New Resources Classes
Classes to Add to proethica-intermediate
These are new resources types not currently in the ontology
3 Classes
Class Label Definition Properties & Relations Source
Stormwater Management Design Guidelines Committed
rdfs:subClassOf Resources 		Technical guidelines and best practices for designing stormwater control and management systems
Resource Type: technical_guideline
Accessibility:
  • • professional
  • • industry_standard
Authority Source: Professional engineering organizations and regulatory bodies
Typical Usage: Guiding the design and implementation of stormwater management systems to meet safety and environmental requirements
Domain Context: Civil/Environmental Engineering
Confidence Score: 0.75
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:32.667714
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Risk Assessment Study Committed
rdfs:subClassOf Resources 		Technical analysis document that quantifies or qualitatively estimates risks associated with engineering projects
Resource Type: technical_document
Accessibility:
  • • project_specific
  • • client_proprietary
Authority Source: Licensed professional engineers conducting project analysis
Typical Usage: Identifying, analyzing, and communicating project risks to stakeholders for informed decision-making
Domain Context: Engineering Risk Management
Confidence Score: 0.85
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:32.667714
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Environmental Protection Standards Committed
rdfs:subClassOf Resources 		Regulatory standards and requirements specifically focused on protecting environmental resources including water sources, air quality, and ecosystems
Resource Type: regulatory_standard
Accessibility:
  • • public
  • • official
Authority Source: Environmental Protection Agencies (local/state/federal)
Typical Usage: Ensuring compliance with environmental protection requirements and safeguarding public resources
Domain Context: Environmental Engineering
Confidence Score: 0.9
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:32.667714
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Resources Individuals
Individuals to Add to proethica-case-8
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3 Individuals
Individual rdf:type Properties & Relations Source
Local_Environmental_Standards_Water_Protection Committed
Individual Instance 		EnvironmentalProtectionStandards
Document Title: Local environmental standards for public water source protection
Created By: Local environmental regulatory authority
Used By: Engineer L
Used In Context: Referenced when advising Client X about required protective measures
Confidence Score: 0.9
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:32.667714
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Engineer_L_Risk_Assessment_Study Committed
Individual Instance 		RiskAssessmentStudy
Document Title: Stormwater runoff risk assessment for Client X development
Created By: Engineer L
Created At: After work resumption following historic rainfall
Used By: Engineer L
Used In Context: Qualitatively estimated risk of stormwater reaching watershed and drinking water source
Confidence Score: 0.85
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:32.667714
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Original_Contract_Scope Committed
Individual Instance 		LegalResource
Document Title: Original contract between Engineer L and Client X
Created By: Client X and Engineer L
Created At: Beginning of project
Used By: Engineer L and Client X
Used In Context: Defined scope of work including ensuring stormwater won't impact drinking water source
Confidence Score: 0.95
Generated At Time: 2025-09-29T00:42:32.667714
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