Tools & Guidance

Toolkits

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Best Practices for Engaging and Retaining Wastewater Utility Partners

This document outlines best practices for health departments to consider when engaging with or to strengthen partnerships with wastewater utility partners.

Water Environment Federation (WEF) Utility Engagement Toolkits

WEF provides multiple utility engagement toolkits (Building Partnerships, Offering Support and Resources, and Communicating & Engaging) geared towards health departments and laboratories interested in building productive partnerships with wastewater utilities. Visit the WEF Utility Engagement Toolkit Webpage to learn more.

CDPH WWS Toolkit

The CDPH has created a wastewater surveillance toolkit for the general public which contains FAQs on the following topics.

WastewaterSCAN FAQs

WastewaterSCAN provides in depth information about monitoring, its program, and data. Visit the WastewaterSCAN FAQ Webpage to learn more.

CDC Resources

Visit the below CDC webpages for more information on COVID-19 data, the CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System, and other wastewater surveillance resources.

Resources