New York State Wastewater Surveillance Data

Note

All sewersheds serving a population of less than 3,000 people have been omitted for privacy. If this information is desired for official use, please submit a request to be reviewed.

File overview

nys-wws-sewersheds.csv

Variable name	Description
county	County in which the facility resides
county_names	ID consisting of state and county FIPS codes
region	Region of New York in which the facility resides
zipcode	ZIP code in which the facility resides
wwtp_name	Name of the permitted facility
sw_id	Facility ID consisting of state and county FIPS codes, SPDES permit number, and a collection of numbers and/or letters unique to each site
epaid	SPDES permit number for facility
cdc_id	Unique ID consisting of the SPDES permit number and a reference letter for sampling location, either wastewater treatment plant (A) or upstream (B, C, D, etc.)
site_id	See "cdc_id"
sample_location	Location within the sewershed where the sample is taken (i.e., wwtp or upstream)
sample_location_specify	Specific name of sampling location (see "sample_location")
method	Type of location where sample is taken with regard to flow (e.g., influent or upstream)
capacity_mgd	Average hydraulic flow the facility is designed to treat, in millions of gallons per day (mgd)
population_served	Estimated number of persons connected to the sampling point
institution_type	Clarification of health, academic, or other institutional-specific connections to the facility
reporting_jurisdiction	Jurisdiction in which the facility resides
wwtp_jurisdiction	See "reporting_jurisdiction"
wwtp_latitude	Latitude (decimal degrees)
wwtp_longitude	Longitude (decimal degrees)

sars2-concentration.csv

Variable name	Description
sample_collect_date	Date when sample was collected
date_received	Date when sample was received, if available
test_result_date	Date when results were quantified
date_reported	Date when results were reported
sample_id	ID consisting of sample collection date and sampling site ID
sw_id	Facility ID consisting of state and county FIPS codes, SPDES permit number, and a collection of numbers and/or letters unique to each site
site_id	Unique ID consisting of the SPDES permit number and a reference letter for sampling location, either wastewater treatment plant (A) or upstream (B, C, D, etc.)
pcr_lab	Name of receiving and processing lab
sars_pos	Number of tested sample replicates returning a measurement above the LOD (0-3)
ct	Ct value from RT-qPCR measurement
sars2_copies_ml	Ct values converted to concentration of SARS-CoV-2
hum_frac_mic_copies_ml	Measured concentration of endogenous control (crAssphage or PMMoV)
rec_eff_percent	Percentage of bovine coronavirus control recovered following sample processing and measurement
sample_temp_f	Temperature (Fahrenheit) of sample upon receipt, if available
sample_type	Method of wastewater sampling
flow_rate	Average hydraulic flow the facility is designed to treat, in millions of gallons per day (mgd)
flow_rate_flag	Quality control flag regarding recorded flow rate (see "flow_rate")
quadrant_sample_id	Sample ID used in processing lab
withheld	Indication of whether the results were reported or withheld

sars2-genetic-sequencing.csv

Variable name	Description
sample_id	ID consisting of sample collection date and sampling site ID
variant	SARS-CoV-2 variant detected in sample
variant_pct	Relative abundance of variant detected in sample