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Surface Water Quality 3.1

2.5 MB / 5+ Downloads / Rating 4.3 - 6 reviews


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Surface Water Quality, developed and published by Greta Andaker, has released its latest version, 3.1, on 2023-12-24. This app falls under the Education category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 500 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 4.3, based on 6 reviews.

Surface Water Quality APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 6.0+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.github.gretaand.surfacewaterqualityapp

Updated: 1 year ago

Developer Name: Greta Andaker

Category: Education

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing Surface Water Quality on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

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App Rating

4.3
Total 6 reviews

Reviews

1 ★, on 2019-10-06
Outdated test result at Miami

5 ★, on 2018-04-20
Surprisingly fast! Very robust. Some clearer explanation of why some areas are red would be nice.

5 ★, on 2018-02-02
Love how accessible this makes water data, making it easy to keep people well informed.

5 ★, on 2018-05-01
Fast app with good information.

5 ★, on 2018-01-13
Fantastic for seeing how the health of lakes/ocean I fish and play in, is doing, and how the water health had changed over time.

Previous Versions

Surface Water Quality 3.1
2023-12-24 / 2.5 MB / Android 6.0+

About this app

The Surface Water Quality application provides testing results for water monitored by state, federal, tribal and local agencies. The data is collected from the Water Quality Portal (WQP) which is a service sponsored by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Environmental Protection Services (EPA), and the National Water Quality Monitoring Council (NWQMC).

This application gathers data from the WQP, over the last 16 months, and compares the results against the National Recommended Water Quality Criteria, which are developed by the EPA under Section 304(a) of the Clean Water Act. These recommended criteria represent specific levels of chemicals or conditions in a water body that are expected to not cause adverse effects to human health. EPA provides recommendations for consumption of “water + organism” and “organism only” human health criteria; however, with this application, we only consider the less stringent "organism only" criteria to provide a reference for individuals who wish to use a body of water for recreational purposes (e.g. fishing and swimming).

Features:

- A map of monitoring stations
- Click on a monitoring station to get details about each monitoring station and a list of the most recent results for each chemical or condition
- Click on a result to get details about the recommended limit, if available and historical results for a chemical or condition

Warning: This application is designed only to present existing data provided through the WQP and is not intended to by a primary source for evaluating if a body of water is safe to use for fishing, swimming or other recreational purposes. It is also important to note that water quality can vary significant over time and in response to various events (e.g. storms, drought, temperature, etc.).

New features

Version 1.1, 1/23/2018
Added a search bar to search for locations and updated cluster marker coloring to depict the underlying marker colors.

App Permissions

Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.