--- a/flys-backend/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/importer/parsers/MeasurementStationsParser.java	Wed Mar 27 11:46:00 2013 +0100
+++ b/flys-backend/src/main/java/de/intevation/flys/importer/parsers/MeasurementStationsParser.java	Wed Mar 27 11:47:56 2013 +0100
@@ -112,16 +112,15 @@
         }
     }
 
-    protected ImportRange getRange(String[] cols)
-        throws MeasurementStationParserException {
+    protected ImportRange getRange(String[] cols) {
         if (cols[4] == null || cols[4].length() == 0) {
-            throw new MeasurementStationParserException("invalid lower range '"
-                + cols[4] + "'");
+            log.warn("No upper value for range found in '" + cols[4] + "'");
+            return null;
         }
 
         if (cols[5] == null || cols[5].length() == 0) {
-            throw new MeasurementStationParserException("invalid lower range '"
-                + cols[5] + "'");
+            log.warn("No upper value for range found in '" + cols[5] + "'");
+            return null;
         }
 
         try {
@@ -131,8 +130,8 @@
             return new ImportRange(new BigDecimal(lower), new BigDecimal(upper));
         }
         catch (ParseException e) {
-            throw new MeasurementStationParserException(
-                "unable to parse range: " + e.getMessage());
+            log.warn("unable to parse range: " + e.getMessage());
+            return null;
         }
     }
 
@@ -150,21 +149,17 @@
         return cols[3];
     }
 
-    protected String getGauge(String[] cols)
-        throws MeasurementStationParserException {
+    protected String getGauge(String[] cols) {
         if (cols[6] == null || cols[6].length() == 0) {
-            throw new MeasurementStationParserException("invalid gauge '"
-                + cols[6] + "'");
+            log.warn("invalid gauge found: '" + cols[6] + "'");
         }
 
         return cols[6];
     }
 
-    protected ImportTimeInterval getObservationTimerange(String[] cols)
-        throws MeasurementStationParserException {
+    protected ImportTimeInterval getObservationTimerange(String[] cols) {
         if (cols[8] == null || cols[8].length() == 0) {
-            throw new MeasurementStationParserException(
-                "invalid observation time '" + cols[8] + "'");
+                log.warn("Found invalid observation time '" + cols[8] + "'");
         }
 
         try {
@@ -173,13 +168,13 @@
             if (date != null) {
                 return new ImportTimeInterval(date);
             }
-
-            throw new MeasurementStationParserException(
-                "invalid observation time '" + cols[8] + "'");
+            log.warn("Observation time date invalid: '" + cols[8] + "'");
         }
         catch (ParseException pe) {
-            throw new MeasurementStationParserException(pe.getMessage());
+            log.warn("Observation time date not parseable: '" + cols[8] + "'");
+            return null;
         }
+        return null;
     }
 
     protected String getOperator(String[] cols) {