Wastewater Update - [Mar. 13, 2026]

Analysis
Current TrendNo. of LocationsNo. Changed
up greatly03 removed
up moderately03 removed
up marginally16 removed
Steady31 removed
down marginally1412 added
down moderately52 added
down greatly0(no change)
Out of Date71 removed

Olympic Peninsula & Northwest Wash.

CountyIDDateTrendApprox.Service Area
JeffersonPT & 2044Mar-02DOWN- 40%City of Port Townsend
SkagitMV & 2055Mar-03DOWN- 30%City of Mount Vernon

North Puget Sound [1 of 2]

CountyIDDateTrendApprox.Service Area
IslandCOUPFeb-23n/a--Town of Coupeville
IslandOH & 2042Mar-02DOWN- 60%City of Oak Harbor
SnohomishAPP & 205Mar-03DOWN- 50%City of Lynnwood
SnohomishARLFeb-24n/a--City of Arlington
SnohomishEVR & 2059Mar-02DOWN- 20%City of Everett
SnohomishSTAN & 206Mar-02STEADY± 0-9%City of Stanwood
Snohomish256Mar-06DOWN- 30%City of Snohomish

North Puget Sound [2 of 2]

CountyIDDateTrendApprox.Service Area
KingBWT & 205Mar-02DOWN- 30%Bothell, Mill Creek, Redmond, Woodinville, Overflow from King County South and West Point Treatment Plants
KingKCS & 2045Mar-02UP+ 30%Auburn, Bellevue, Issaquah, Kent, Renton, Sammamish
KingWSPT & 2046Mar-01DOWN- 50%Seattle, Shoreline, north King County, north Lake Wash., parts of south Snohomish

South Puget Sound & Southwest Wash.

CountyIDDateTrendApprox.Service Area
ClarkMRPK & 2037Mar-02DOWN- 40%City of Vancouver
ClarkSNCKFeb-24n/a--Battle Ground, Ridgefield
ClarkVWS & 2039Mar-02DOWN- 40%City of Vancouver, Westside
PierceCC & 2052Feb-27DOWN- 60%Browns Point, Dash Point, Dupont, Fife, Fife Heights, Frederickson, Graham, Lakewood, Milton, Orting, Parkland, South Hill, Spanaway, University Place
PiercePU & 2053Mar-02DOWN- 60%City of Puyallup
PierceTCFeb-23n/a--Tacoma Central
ThurstonLOT & 2064Mar-01STEADY± 0-9%Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater

North & South Central Wash.

CountyIDDateTrendApprox.Service Area
BentonWRCHFeb-19n/a--City of West Richland
ChelanWEN & 2035Mar-02DOWN- 50%City of Wenatchee
GrantEPHFeb-18n/a--City of Ephrata
KittitasELL & 2047Mar-02STEADY± 0-9%City of Ellensburg
OkanoganBRWFeb-23n/a--City of Brewster
YakimaYAK & 2068Mar-02DOWN- 20%City of Yakima

Northeast & Southeast Wash.

CountyIDDateTrendApprox.Service Area
FranklinPAS & 204Feb-27DOWN- 40%City of Pasco
SpokaneRP & 206Mar-02DOWN- 40%City of Spokane
SpokaneSPK & 206Mar-02DOWN- 60%Spokane Valley
Walla WallaWALLA & 2065Mar-02DOWN- 50%City of Walla Walla
WhitmanPLM & 2067Mar-02DOWN- 50%City of Pullman

Notes:

Images with ALT text can be found at @zantie.bsky.social

Charts are primarily generated from data provided by the Washington State Department of Health (WADoH) on y-axis as (WADoH) copies/population, and WastewaterSCAN (Verily/WWS) on y-axis as (Verily) SARS/PMMoV.

White diamond dots are from most recent CDC (Ref. (2) ) data scaled to supplement missing data when available.

Because each of these agencies use different normalization methods, different smoothing methods, and different averaging/location identifiers, the concentration of virus is not comparable between locations. See reference links at the bottom of this post for more details.

There are 30 sewersheds distributed across 6 charts initially grouped by geographic region then alphabetized by county and sewershed. The data shown is a compilation from WADoH and WWS (3). Tables include County, sewershed abbreviation (ID), Date last sampled, Trend, and Service Area.

All data presented are smoothed in some degree to even out inconsistent sampling dates and extreme highs and lows. Most sewersheds are sampled 1-3 times a week and are published within a week, however sometimes locations are "late" by 10 days or more so be sure to note your sewershed's "Date" in the table or chart. Locations that are more than two weeks old are considered out of date.

For further information on the many variables that affect virus concentrations in WADoH generated data please refer to the "Learn More" link on the Washington State Department of Health Wastewater Dashboard.

References with links to details on y-axis units, normalization protocols, data limitations, and sampling methods:

Posted Mar 14, 2026, 12:16 AM UTC

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