Environmental Molecular Biology Lab & SEWER Network

Collaborators: Ben Southwell, LSSU; Thu Nguyen, LSSU; Chippewa County Health Department, LMAS District Health Department, MI-DHHS, community wastewater treatment plant operators, and statewide network partners.

Project Technical Staff: Michelle Jarvie, LSSU; Deidre Furlich, LSSU

The State of Michigan SARS-CoV-2 Epidemiology – Wastewater Evaluation and Reporting Network (SEWER Network) was established in 2020 to apply state-of-the-art wastewater epidemiology techniques to protect public health during the Covid-19 pandemic. The SEWER Network is a global model for population level disease surveillance. Our lab operates the Eastern Upper Peninsula portion of the network, covering 5 counties and ~5600 mi².

Updated Covid-19 Monitoring Results

Note: To access our results, scroll down to Lake Superior State University and select the site you are interested in. The site works best on a computer.

https://gisportal.state.mi.us/portal/apps/insights/index.html#/view/52bbb104ed574887918f990af9f3debe