Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Disease Pathogens

Updated Dec. 19, 2025

Available languages: Español

Announcements:

We have updated our public dashboard to include a new sentinel site and SARS-CoV-2 lineage abundance data. You can also now view measles wastewater surveillance data.
Historical data is available on the CDPHE Colorado Wastewater Surveillance Data webpage.
NEW! About the wastewater program webpage.

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Receive updates about Colorado’s Wastewater Surveillance Program! Updates will include news about our dashboard, data, lab methods, and other programmatic developments.

Wastewater Surveillance Dashboard

Includes data for SARS-CoV-2, Influenza, RSV, EV-D68, Mpox, and Measles.

About Us NEW!

Learn more information about wastewater surveillance including what it is, the benefits and limitations, how testing works, what we test for, and information about Colorado’s program!

FAQ | Español

Check out our Frequently Asked Questions!

Sentinel Site Surveillance (SSS) Information

Learn more about our transition to a Sentinel Surveillance Site system for wastewater surveillance.

Colorado National Wastewater Surveillance System Center of Excellence

The Colorado National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) Center of Excellence (CoE) is a collaboration between the University of Denver (DU) and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE).

Data Download

Data is available for download on the CDPHE Open Data Portal.

Dashboard resources

Includes links to lab phase details, viral respiratory clinical data, COVID-19 trend table, omicron variant heatmap, EV-D68 background information, and Mpox background information.

View the latest wastewater sample data and learn more about the science in our FAQ.

Announcements:

Table of contents

Dashboard resources

Wastewater and COVID-19 video

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