`rems` database no longer updated as of March 2026

⚠️ As of March 2026, the `rems` package (used in `wqbc`) is deprecated following the release of the new [B.C. Environmental Monitoring Data System (EnMoDs)](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/research-monitoring-reporting/monitoring/environmental-monitoring-data-system). Data accessible using `rems` is current to February 26, 2026. The EnMoDs database is accessible using a new package: (`renmods`)[https://github.com/bcgov/renmods].

**Some of the `wqbc` package functions may not work correctly with EnMoDs data. We are still testing potential impacts.**

There are no current plans to update the `wqbc` package. If you use regularly, please comment to let us know.

https://github.com/bcgov/rems/issues/82

Start with the issue body, the linked rems issue #82, and the renmods package linked there. Review which wqbc functions rely on rems data and the ongoing EnMoDs compatibility testing; the issue does not define a specific change or completion condition.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.