CDPHE Colorado Wastewater Surveillance Data

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) Colorado Wastewater Surveillance Data contains tabular data as displayed in the Colorado Wastewater Surveillance Data Dashboard. The CDPHE Wastewater Surveillance Program collaborates with wastewater utilities to test for infectious pathogens, including COVID-19, Influenza, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in wastewater. These pathogens may be shed in the wastewater before someone shows any symptoms, and individuals without symptoms can also shed virus particles. Testing wastewater provides complementary surveillance data to existing systems. The fields in this data table include: pcr_target: This column contains the pathogen name for the specific data record. utility: This column contains the names of the wastewater utilities participating in the wastewater surveillance program. measure_date: This column contains the date of sample collection. viral_raw_conc_LP1: This column contains the raw viral concentration of the sample (gene copies/Liter) using laboratory methods for lab phase 1. viral_raw_conc_LP2: This column contains the raw viral concentration of the sample (gene copies/Liter) using laboratory methods for lab phase 2. viral_raw_conc_LP3: This column contains the raw viral concentration of the sample (gene copies/Liter) using laboratory methods for lab phase 3. Lab_phase: This column contains the laboratory methods that were used during the period in which the sample was collected. Lab phase 1 refers to samples analyzed between August 1,2020 and July 13, 2023. Lab Phase 2 refers to samples analyzed between July 14, 2023 and September 29, 2024. Lab Phase 3 refers to samples analyzed on or after September 30, 2024.