COVID-19 Wastewater Analysis Opportunity

AquaVitas, LLC, a wastewater analysis company, is looking for wastewater systems in Missouri that would be interested in joining a study for COVID-19 wastewater analysis. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are conducting this study to provide information for wastewater-based epidemiology efforts. Please refer to this website for more information about the project and sampling requirements. This study requires that participants ship one 24-hour influent sample to their laboratory for analysis. AquaVitas provides and funds all supplies.

If your community and treatment plant are interested in participating in this study, please reach out to AquaVitas as soon as possible and mention the HHS Project. They are currently recruiting participants for their Phase 2, in which “additional treatment plants will be enrolled to cover at least 30 percent of the US population and continue testing for an additional nine weeks.” They expect to reach their targeted number of samples by early February. Final decision for participation will be made by HHS.