Distribution and Support Policy for Hydrologic and Water Quality Models

Copyright Status

The United States (U.S.) Government retains a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to publish or reproduce these software products and associated documents, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes. These software products and documents may be freely distributed and used for non-commercial, scientific, and/or educational purposes. Commercial use of these software products and documents may be protected under the U.S. and Foreign Copyright Laws. Individual documents on this server may have different copyright conditions, and that will be noted in those documents.

Disclaimer of Liability

With respect to the software products and their documentation, neither the U.S. Government nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.

Disclaimer of Software Installation/Application

Execution of any installation program, and modification to system configuration files must be made at the user's own risk. Neither the U.S. EPA nor the program author(s) can assume responsibility for program modification, content, output, interpretation, or usage.

The installation programs have been extensively tested and verified. However, as for all complex software, these programs may not be completely free of errors and may not be applicable for all cases. In no event will the U.S. EPA be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use of the programs and/or associated documentation.