Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Interim Executive Director
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Interlocal Agreement
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Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Winchester Country Regional Sewage Authority
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an interlocal agreement with Winchester Country Regional Sewage Authority to exchange wastewater surveillance data and all related appurtenances for the wastewater based epidemiology (WBE) program.
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Background and Discussion:
The purpose of this Agreement is to describe each Party's role for the coordination of wastewater testing, analysis, and subsequent exchange of information between the Parties through the WBE program, a program developed by Harris County Public Health designed to test and analyze wastewater data.
Expected Impact:
Wastewater surveillance provides early detection of emerging diseases to improve public health interventions. When combined with other surveillance data including clinical cases, hospital bed utilization, and laboratory testing, wastewater surveillance data can give a broader scope of disease surveillance to public health departments.
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There are no alternative options.
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