Wastewater Sampling Program
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater surveillance sampling program for infectious disease has increased. In March 2023, the facility started participating in a new wastewater surveillance program that pays to provide weekly samples of our solids. These samples are tested for six infectious diseases: COVID-19, Monkeypox, Influenza, RSV, Pneumonia, and Norovirus.
As you will see on the website, what is reported to the facility is the amount of the infectious disease detected. Even though we provide wastewater treatment for three municipalities, all wastewater enters the facility in one pipe. Therefore, we cannot trace back to what neighborhood or municipality has the infectious disease but simply the presence of it in the tri-town area. For more information on this project, contact Chelsea Mandigo, Water Quality Superintendent, chelsea@essexjunction.org.
