EU Wastewater Observatory for Public Health (JRC)
European Commission JRC / HERA platform harmonizing wastewater-based epidemiology surveillance across European countries, with a public dashboard tracking pathogens (SARS-CoV-2, RSV, influenza) and an open data model for sewage surveillance data.
wastewater-observatory.jrc.ec.europa.eu
At a glance
- Region
- European Union (Europe)
- Coverage
- 11+ EU countries, 1M+ measurements
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
What's inside
- Wastewater Surveillance
- Sewage Monitoring
- Public Health
- Pathogen Concentrations
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.
Related water data
- UK Health Security Agency EMHP Wastewater MonitoringEurope | Free
- W-SPHERE Global Wastewater SARS-CoV-2 RepositoryGlobal | Free
- European Drought ObservatoryEurope | Free
- European Environment Agency WaterbaseEurope | Free
- European Flood Awareness System (EFAS)Europe | Registration Required
- Italy ISPRA Environmental DataEurope | Free
Find more water data
Search and compare 1,900+ water data sources by region, type and access.