SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Metrics with Location and Detection Data

NWSS Public SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Metric Data provides a complete time history of metrics calculated from wastewater concentrations. The dataset is archived as of September 12, 2025, and remains available for historical reference. It originates from data.cdc.gov and includes columns for sample location, jurisdiction, and detection proportions.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in virus detection using date_start, date_end, and ptc_15d columns.
• Compare detection proportions across jurisdictions using detect_prop_15d and reporting_jurisdiction columns.
• Map wastewater sampling coverage geographically using county_names, county_fips, and sample_location columns.
• Assess data representativeness by population served using population_served and wwtp_jurisdiction columns.

Strengths

• Provides a complete time history of metrics, as stated in the description.
• Includes 16 columns covering location, time, jurisdiction, and detection metrics.
• Data is archived and stable for historical analysis as of September 12, 2025.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Dataset is archived; no new data will be added after September 12, 2025.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.cdc.gov

Collection Method

Metrics calculated using SARS-CoV-2 concentrations in wastewater.

Time Range

A complete time history is provided; specific start and end dates are not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-09-12 15:16:52; dataset is archived.

Geography

Columns suggest coverage includes multiple U.S. counties and jurisdictions (county_names, county_fips, reporting_jurisdiction).