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Join us for our Community of Practice (CoP) & Utility Engagement Meeting on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 11:00 AM. VDH will be using this CoP to keep utilities, analytical laboratories, researchers, and additional partners up to date with our needs to improve wastewater surveillance in the State of Virginia.
Presentation topic: “Virginia Wastewater Surveillance Program Overview”
Speaker: Virginia Wastewater Surveillance Team
Join the Webex meeting using this link and the following details:
Meeting number (access code): Meeting number (access code): 132 530 7948
Meeting password: VfAU3e8U4EX
Toll-free dial-in (US): 1-844-992-4726
Presentations for prior Community of Practice meetings Meeting slides for the May 2021 CoP are available here. Meeting slides for the June 2021 CoP are available here. Meeting slides for the July 2021 CoP are available here. Meeting slides for the August 2021 CoP are available here. Meeting slides for the September 2021 CoP are available here. Meeting slides for the October 2021 CoP are available here. Meeting slides for the November/December 2021 CoP are available here. Meeting slides for the January 2022 CoP are available here. Meeting slides for the February 2022 CoP are available here. Meeting slides for the April 2022 CoP are available here. Meeting slides for the June 2022 CoP are available here. Meeting slides for the October 2022 CoP are available here. Meeting slides for the January 2023 CoP are available here. Meeting slides for the April 2023 CoP are available here Localized Projects Application: The Virginia Department of Health’s Wastewater Surveillance (WWS) Team has received CDC BP3 grant funding to invest in localized WWS monitoring projects for SARS-CoV-2. These Localized Projects can assist local health departments in assessing the COVID-19 disease burden and variant prevalence in their community. WWS is a collaborative process that integrates stakeholders from the entire community, including wastewater utilities, research, policy, government, and more. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions at rekha.singh@vdh.virginia.gov. Total funds are estimated to support a cumulative 600 samples, which must be applied toward any number of specific Localized Projects. Any group in Virginia can apply for any number of sample funding. Funding for these projects may partially or fully cover expenses for sample laboratory analysis and shipping, but generally does not include the labor and time costs for sample collection. Please complete an application for each project to be considered using the Microsoft Form available at this link. Please reach out if you have any questions at rekha.singh@vdh.virginia.gov. As part of their cooperative agreement with CDC, WEF is providing autosamplers at no cost to at least 225 small utilities, including those in rural and tribal regions. Please see the program invitation (attached) for more information and instructions on how to submit an application. Please contact Lisa McFadden (lmcfadden@wef.org) with any questions. CDC Commercial Contract: CDC has contracted with a commercial laboratory to initiate monitoring for SARS-CoV-2 at wastewater treatment plants not currently involved in a state monitoring program. If you are interested, please contact Verily. WEF Guidance on WASTEWATER SURVEILLANCE for Poliovirus: https://www.wef.org/globalassets/assets-wef/3—resources/topics/o-z/wastewater-treatment/wef-poliovirus-wastewater-surveillance-guidance—final—092722.pdf WEF Autosampler Flow-Meter Invitation: Apply for a free autosampler and flow meter package from the Water Environment Federation. If you or one of your utilities is interested, please see the initiation to apply here: WEF-autosampler-flow-meter-invitation-2-6-23.pdf (nwbe.org) For more information on COVID and Wastewater Surveillance, please visit the following pages: VDH SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater Dashboard CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) CDC COVID Data Tracker: Wastewater Surveillance