Wastewater Surveillance: Monitoring Community Health Through Utility Infrastructure

A FREE WPUI Members-only Event

November 18
12:00-1:00 p.m. Central

Online Event

Photo of Dagmara Antkiewicz of the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, wearing a dark teal v-neck sweater over a floral white and green button down collared shirt.

Dagmara Antkiewicz, Scientist III, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene

Wastewater systems can provide valuable insights into community health. Through wastewater surveillance, scientists can detect pathogens and other health indicators in a community’s wastewater, often providing early information about disease presence or trends before those data appear in clinical reporting.

Join expert Dagmara Antkiewicz from the UW–Madison Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene for an overview of Wisconsin’s Wastewater Monitoring Program. Antkiewicz will discuss how wastewater samples are collected and analyzed, what type of data is collected, how the data re reported, and how wastewater monitoring has evolved from a COVID-era response tool into an important public health resource.

Learn how wastewater monitoring information can be used by local and state public health officials and other stakeholders, how the role of utilities in supporting these efforts, and how emerging applications that may help communities identify and respond to future health threats. The session will also explore broader lessons about data-driven decision making, cross-sector partnerships, and the role of utility infrastructure in advancing community resilience.

Registration is required.

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