MN COVID-19 wastewater surveillance
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| Submitted | May 6, 2022 |
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From: Betsy Ladyzhets
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) Any applications and/or related documents submitted by the Minnesota Department of Health to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) for funding to conduct COVID-19 surveillance in Minnesota wastewater/sewersheds.
2) For all sewersheds/wastewater treatment plants that are conducting COVID-19 surveillance in the state, all documentation that describes the endpoint of that information, e.g. a database, and all documentation about the layout of the database’s tables and fields, and that provides the definitions of any field names, codes, and abbreviations used in the database.
The Documenting COVID-19 project, housed at MuckRock, is a nonprofit organization working on behalf of news organizations, academics and other public bodies to provide clear, timely information for public dissemination. We have recently published our findings in The New York Times, The Washington Post and other publications.
This information is in the public interest as COVID-19 remains a threat to public health. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer than the required amount of time, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Betsy Ladyzhets
From: Minnesota Department of Health
Dear Ms. Ladyzhets:
This is to acknowledge receipt of your attached data request. It has been assigned # 22-099. Please use this number in any future correspondence regarding this request.
Your request will be forwarded to the relevant divisions or staff to determine whether the Minnesota Department of Health (“MDH”) has data responsive to your request. We will be in touch once we know more to discuss next steps.
Please be aware that response times are currently being impacted by the need to prioritize work related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the redeployment of MDH staff outside their normal roles to support the response to COVID.
Any future communications or inquiries about your request should be directed to Health.DataPracticesRequest@state.mn.us<mailto:Health.DataPracticesRequest@state.mn.us>.
Thank you.
MN Dept. of Health Data Practice Requests Team
From: Betsy Ladyzhets
Hello,
Thank you for the update on my request! Please let me know if you have any questions or require any additional information from me. In addition to this email, you can reach me at 860-805-4995.
Best,
Betsy
From: Minnesota Department of Health
Thank you for your inquiry. Please be aware that MDH has been receiving unusually large number of requests. Several requests are currently ahead of yours in the queue.
Feel free to contact us in a few weeks for a status update.
Best Regards,
MDH Data Practices Team
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From: Betsy Ladyzhets
Hello! Thank you for the update on my records/data request, # 22-099.
I'm writing to check in and ask if you have any questions or further updates for me about the request. If you have questions, you can reach me at 860-805-4995.
Best,
Betsy
From: Minnesota Department of Health
Thank you for your inquiry. Please be aware that MDH has been receiving unusually large number of requests. Several requests are currently ahead of yours in the queue.
Feel free to contact us in a few weeks for a status update.
Best Regards,
MDH Data Practices Team
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Minnesota Government Data Practices Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 6, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Minnesota Department of Health
Thank you for your inquiry. Please be aware that MDH has been receiving unusually large number of requests. Several requests are currently ahead of yours in the queue. Feel free to contact us in a few weeks for a status update.
Best Regards,
MDH Data Practices Team
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From: Betsy Ladyzhets
Hello,
I'm writing to check in about my records request, # 22-099. Please let me know if you have any further updates or questions for me.
Best,
Betsy
From: Minnesota Department of Health
Thank you for your inquiry. Your request was sent to the appropriate program to determine whether there is data responsive to your request. Several requests are currently ahead of yours in the queue. Feel free to contact us in a few weeks for a status update.
Best Regards,
MDH Data Practices Team
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~WRD0000
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Minnesota Government Data Practices Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 6, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Minnesota Department of Health
Thank you for your inquiry. Your request was sent to the appropriate program to determine whether there is data responsive to your request. Several requests are currently ahead of yours in the queue. Feel free to contact us in a few weeks for a status update.
Best Regards,
MDH Data Practices Team
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Minnesota Government Data Practices Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 6, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Minnesota Department of Health
Thank you for your patience. Your request was sent to the appropriate program to determine whether there is data responsive to your request. Several requests are currently ahead of yours in the queue. Feel free to contact us in a few weeks for a status update.
Best Regards,
MDH Data Practices Team
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~WRD0000
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Minnesota Government Data Practices Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 6, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Minnesota Government Data Practices Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 6, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Minnesota Department of Health
Good morning,
This is in response to your below data practices request to the Minnesota Department of Health (“MDH”), assigned request ID# 22-099. Your request was forwarded to the relevant program areas of the agency to identify and collect the relevant data. Please find attached the data MDH has responsive to item 1 of your request.
With respect to item 2 of your request, collection and testing of wastewater is being conducted by the Met Council and the University of Minnesota. The information and data regarding this testing are available online at COVID-19 Research - Metropolitan Council (metrocouncil.org)<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetrocouncil.org%2FWastewater-Water%2FServices%2FWastewater-Treatment%2FCOVID19-Research.aspx&data=05%7C01%7CMindy.Hexum%40state.mn.us%7C246800d6a37c47615f4808da400c1dde%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c2159828c%7C0%7C0%7C637892718068644479%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fBAQpwTwObIA0gsz9Hiz75oelySKUC3Wp0KfL6cbqis%3D&reserved=0>, and UMN Wastewater SARS-CoV2 Surveillance<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fexperience.arcgis.com%2Fexperience%2Fa8d269bd670a421e9fd45f967f23f13c&data=05%7C01%7CMindy.Hexum%40state.mn.us%7C246800d6a37c47615f4808da400c1dde%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c2159828c%7C0%7C0%7C637892718068644479%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lvj3QHUFBYbT%2F1LCN21lyMJC5JgICKRI%2FOkzez9iM%2B8%3D&reserved=0>. The Met Council and UMN are the best agencies to contact if you are looking for more information than what is provided online regarding wastewater collection and testing.
Thank you for your request,
MDH Data Practices Team
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From: Betsy Ladyzhets
Hi,
Thank you so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Betsy Ladyzhets
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