NowCast
NowCast predicts water quality conditions at select swimming areas. NowCast estimates conditions similar to a weather forecast, by merging environment and climate data with variables measured at a swimming area by 8 AM each morning and entering them into a computer program. The program provides a probability from 1 to 100 as to whether or not the swimming area has exceeded the bathing-water standard of 235 colony forming units of E. coli.
URL: https://ny.water.usgs.gov/maps/nowcast/
This software is preliminary or provisional and is subject to revision. It is being provided to meet the need for timely best science. The software has not received final approval by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). No warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS or the U.S. Government as to the functionality of the software and related material nor shall the fact of release constitute any such warranty. The software is provided on the condition that neither the USGS nor the U.S. Government shall be held liable for any damages resulting from the authorized or unauthorized use of the software.
The software can be used, copied, modified, and distributed without any fee or cost. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.