wastewater

Early signs indicate a coronavirus rebound in sewersheds around NYC and some suburbs, which is noteworthy because a similar trend is yet to appear with traditional testing.

The $79 million project will replace decades-old equipment with more efficient alternatives.

In a talk at the American Museum of Natural History, DEP’s Jonathan Hoffman discussed the utility and challenges of testing sewers for infectious diseases.

Nearly three years into the city’s wastewater surveillance program, NYC has neither a local dashboard nor a clear strategy for how testing results are used.

Columbia University researchers identified coronavirus mutations that could be connected to higher cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

Studies have determined wastewater is an effective tool to track rising coronavirus levels, but it’s unclear if it can replace conventional testing in New York City.

Tracking coronavirus through the sewers will be more important after there’s a vaccine, DEP commissioner says.

DEP aims to trace any spike in the levels of COVID-19 in the wastewater back to the neighborhood it came from so that public health officials can contain the spread.

Good news: The "untreated" poop has stopped flowing into the Hudson. Bad news: The rivers and some beaches aren't really great for water activities.