Wastewater Monitoring Centers of Excellence

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What to know

  • CDC's Wastewater Monitoring Centers of Excellence serve as regional leaders in wastewater monitoring implementation and coordination.
  • They foster innovation, develop and conduct trainings, and provide technical assistance to jurisdictions.
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About Centers of Excellence

Public health departments lead the Wastewater Monitoring Centers of Excellence, which are located in California, Colorado, Houston, New York, North Carolina, and Wisconsin.

The Centers of Excellence advance their mission through collaborative partnerships with academic and utility partners. The Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for the Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ELC) cooperative agreement competitively selected and funded the sites.

Locations

California

The California Department of Public Health leads the California Center of Excellence in partnership with Stanford University and Emory University.

They support the following states and territories: Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Marshall Islands, Nevada, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Palau, and Washington.

For more information about California's work, visit COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance (ca.gov).

Colorado

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment leads the Colorado Center of Excellence in partnership with the University of Denver.

They support the following states: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Utah, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

For more information about Colorado's work, visit Colorado National Wastewater Surveillance System Center of Excellence.

Spotlight

The Colorado Center of Excellence conducted an evaluation of wastewater monitoring data to monitor enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), a virus that typically causes respiratory illness, ranging from mild (like a common cold) to much more severe. Wastewater monitoring served as an early warning system, detecting infections up to a month before clinical testing. The Colorado Center of Excellence is using this data to prepare healthcare facilities for potential surges during the respiratory virus season.

Houston

The Houston Health Department leads the Houston Center of Excellence in partnership with Rice University.

They support the following states and localities: Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Chicago, Houston, Louisiana, Los Angeles County, Maricopa County, New Mexico, New York City, Oklahoma, Philadelphia, and Texas.

For more information about Houston's work, visit Houston Wastewater Epidemiology.

Spotlight

The Houston Center of Excellence is empowering K-12 school staff, students, and families to make data-informed decisions by providing school-level wastewater monitoring data via text. This helps public health officials and individuals know whether COVID-19, influenza, and/or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are circulating within a school. Health and school officials have used this information to plan vaccination clinics at the school, which have also offered opportunities for students to catch up on other missed vaccinations.

New York

The New York Health Department leads the New York Center of Excellence in partnership with Syracuse University.

They support the following states and territories: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Vermont.

For more information about New York’s work, visit NYS Wastewater Surveillance CoE and New York State Wastewater Surveillance.

North Carolina

The North Carolina Health Department leads the North Carolina Center of Excellence in partnership with University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

They support the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services leads the Wisconsin Center of Excellence in partnership with the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

They support the following states: Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.

For more information about Wisconsin's work, visit Wisconsin Wastewater Monitoring Program.

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National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)