TESTING WASTEWATER FOR COVID-19
Members of the public have asked if the District is testing to detect the presence of COVID-19 in wastewater at our treatment facility. The answer is yes, as well as testing for other viruses. We are working with a group called CalSuwers, organized under the Department of Public Health, a state-wide entity created to monitor the detection of, or lack of viruses which is of concern to the community. Please note that while the testing of wastewater can show that a community has been exposed to a particular virus, testing does not identify specifically where the virus is in the community or where it came from.