From 593f4202e8ba59e11659dc34660d6cf6c72197b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elise Hinman <121896266+ehinman@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2024 08:37:34 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add warning message for qw data queries (#134)

* add warning message for qw data queries

---------

Co-authored-by: Timothy Hodson <34148978+thodson-usgs@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 dataretrieval/nwis.py | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
 dataretrieval/wqp.py  |  4 ++--
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dataretrieval/nwis.py b/dataretrieval/nwis.py
index 8134a26..1c72714 100644
--- a/dataretrieval/nwis.py
+++ b/dataretrieval/nwis.py
@@ -126,12 +126,14 @@ def get_qwdata(
 
     .. warning::
 
-        WARNING: Beginning in February 2024 the NWIS qw data endpoint will not deliver new data or updates to existing data.
+        WARNING: Beginning in March 2024 the NWIS qw data endpoint will
+        not deliver new data or updates to existing data.
         Eventually the endpoint will be retired. For updated information visit:
         https://waterdata.usgs.gov.nwis/qwdata
         For additional details, see the R package vignette:
         https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/articles/Status.html
-        If you have additional questions about the qw data service, email CompTools@usgs.gov.
+        If you have additional questions about the qw data service,
+        email CompTools@usgs.gov.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
@@ -175,6 +177,12 @@ def get_qwdata(
         ... )
 
     """
+    warnings.warn(('WARNING: Starting in March 2024, the NWIS qw data endpoint is '
+                       'retiring and no longer receives updates. For more information, '
+                       'refer to https://waterdata.usgs.gov.nwis/qwdata and '
+                       'https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/articles/Status.html '
+                       'or email CompTools@usgs.gov.'))
+
     _check_sites_value_types(sites)
 
     kwargs['site_no'] = kwargs.pop('site_no', sites)
@@ -758,6 +766,12 @@ def get_info(ssl_check: bool = True, **kwargs) -> Tuple[pd.DataFrame, BaseMetada
     """
     seriesCatalogOutput = kwargs.pop('seriesCatalogOutput', None)
     if seriesCatalogOutput in ['True', 'TRUE', 'true', True]:
+
+        warnings.warn(('WARNING: Starting in March 2024, the NWIS qw data endpoint is '
+                       'retiring and no longer receives updates. For more information, '
+                       'refer to https://waterdata.usgs.gov.nwis/qwdata and '
+                       'https://doi-usgs.github.io/dataRetrieval/articles/Status.html '
+                       'or email CompTools@usgs.gov.'))
         # convert bool to string if necessary
         kwargs['seriesCatalogOutput'] = 'True'
     else:
diff --git a/dataretrieval/wqp.py b/dataretrieval/wqp.py
index a352ef8..051b299 100644
--- a/dataretrieval/wqp.py
+++ b/dataretrieval/wqp.py
@@ -491,8 +491,8 @@ def _warn_v3_profiles_outage():
     """Private function for warning message about WQX 3.0 profiles
     """
 
-    warnings.warn(('NEWS: USGS discrete water quality data availability '
-                   'and format are changing. Beginning in February 2024 '
+    warnings.warn(('USGS discrete water quality data availability '
+                   'and format are changing. Beginning in March 2024 '
                    'the data obtained from legacy profiles will not '
                    'include new USGS data or recent updates to existing '
                    'data. To view the status of changes in data '