March Monthly Update...

OSU Clean Water Showcase May 22, 2024.  You are invited to attend OSU’s 2024 Clean Water Showcase taking place at LaSell Stewart Center on the OSU Corvallis campus from 9 am to 5 pm on May 22nd.  The event is free but please RSVP at Showcase RSVP Link . Mark Bransom will be giving the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture the evening before, May 21st at 6 pm. The RSVP link for the Distinguished lecture is Distinguished Lecture RSVP Link. Options for both are in-person and virtual. 

“Dive into the future of clean water solutions …. Join us for inspiring keynotes on clean water technology for developing nations, the state of desalination, and securing Oregon’s water future. Explore cutting-edge research through lightning talks, presentations, panel discussions, and more, and engage in networking opportunities to learn about and help shape transformational approaches to clean water.” 

For more information including a list of speakers, visit https://engineering.oregonstate.edu/research/water/showcase#clean-water-showcase. 

 Flu/RSV Email Results Plot Redesign. We recently redesigned the flu and RSV plots that are embedded in each community’s weekly email results. The goal was to highlight the detected data points (in blue for combined flu A/flu B and green for RSV) and clearly indicate the non-detects (light grey) as a different metric. The sample dates are now easier to read and show seasonality, and gridlines were added to more easily read the viral concentration values. These plots more closely match the OHA Dashboard design. We hope that these changes make it easier to see trends in the data. The COVID email results plots are up next  

for a redesign this spring.  

Local Public Health Wastewater Surveillance Use Testimonials on WEF Network of Wastewater-Based Epidemiology (NWBE) Website.  

“There are dozens of wastewater surveillance programs across the United States, designed to address gaps in traditional public health surveillance efforts. While state health departments often manage these programs, the translation of wastewater data into direct public health actions typically occurs at the local health department or institutional level. The examples below showcase the diverse applications of wastewater data by health departments”

See the examples here: https://nwbe.org/?page_id=3861. 

If you would like to share how your health department is using wastewater data with the NWBE site, you can fill out their form at https://nwbe.org/?page_id=3861#form. 

One-day wastewater surveillance workshop run by WEF and the California CoE on June 5, 2024. Standford University in Redwood City, California. Some travel funds available. 

 WEF and California CoE Wastewater Surveillance workshop June 5, 2024. Oregon Utilities have been invited to attend a free one-day wastewater surveillance workshop run by WEF and the California CoE on June 5, 2024. The workshop is at Standford University in Redwood City, California. Some travel funds are available from WEF. If interested, see the attached flyer to register. 

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