--- a/backend/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/river/importer/parsers/MeasurementStationsParser.java	Fri Mar 27 17:42:27 2015 +0100
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/org/dive4elements/river/importer/parsers/MeasurementStationsParser.java	Fri Mar 27 18:54:03 2015 +0100
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 
     public static final int MAX_COMMENT_LENGTH = 512;
 
+    public static final String MEASUREMENT_TYPE_BEDLOAD = "Geschiebe";
+    public static final String MEASUREMENT_TYPE_SUSP = "Schwebstoff";
+
     private static final Logger log = Logger
         .getLogger(MeasurementStationsParser.class);
 
@@ -140,12 +143,14 @@
 
     protected String getMeasurementType(String[] cols, int lineNum)
         throws MeasurementStationParserException {
-        if (cols[2] == null || cols[2].length() == 0) {
+        String mtype = cols[2].trim();
+        if (!(MEASUREMENT_TYPE_BEDLOAD.equals(mtype) ||
+                MEASUREMENT_TYPE_SUSP.equals(mtype))) {
             throw new MeasurementStationParserException(
                 "invalid measurement type in line " + lineNum);
         }
 
-        return cols[2];
+        return mtype;
     }
 
     protected String getRiverside(String[] cols, int lineNum) {