CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS)
CDC's national wastewater surveillance program tracking SARS-CoV-2, mpox, influenza, RSV, and other pathogens across 1,400+ U.S. sampling sites with public dashboards and downloadable time-series data.
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At a glance
- Region
- United States (North America)
- Coverage
- National
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
What's inside
- Wastewater Surveillance
- Pathogens
- Public Health
- Time Series
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Coverage gaps
Find who lacks safe water or sanitation.
Because it has: Wastewater Surveillance
- 02
Benchmarking
Compare utilities on service and losses.
- 03
Investment
Prioritise where new plants and networks should go.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Failure prediction
Predict pipe bursts and plant failures before they happen.
- 02
Demand forecasts
Forecast daily demand for pumping and storage.
- 03
Document extraction
Pull numbers out of PDFs and reports automatically.
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