DC COVID-19 wastewater surveillance
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| Tracking # |
2022-FOIA-06208 |
| Submitted | May 6, 2022 |
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From: Betsy Ladyzhets
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) Any applications and/or related documents submitted by the District Of Columbia 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 Washington D.C. 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.
If you have any questions about this request, you can reach me at 860-805-4995.
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 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Betsy Ladyzhets
From: District Of Columbia Department Of Health
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From: District Of Columbia Department Of Health
This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Betsy Ladyzhets, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: Assigned for Processing Request ID: 2022-FOIA-06208 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:1) Any applications and/or related documents submitted by the District Of Columbia 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 Washington D.C. 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.If you have any questions about this request, you can reach me at 86-85-4995.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 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Betsy LadyzhetsUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Regards,
DC Government FOIA Portal
From: District Of Columbia Department Of Health
Mr. Ladyzshets,
The Department of Health’s final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request is shown in the first PDF. A responsive document is shown in the second and third PDFs.
If I may be of further assistance, please contact me.
Phillip L. Husband
General Counsel and Freedom of Information Officer
Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
District of Columbia Department of Health
O: 202-442-5970
M: 202-997-4943
899 North Capitol Street NE, 6th Fl, Washington, DC 20002
Phillip.Husband@dc.gov
dchealth.dc.gov
From: Betsy Ladyzhets
Hi Phillip,
Thank you for your help with this request! I wanted to just clarify one thing: the responsive document that you sent appears to be potentially incomplete, as it's only one page and does not include any data fields. Are there other pages missing here?
Sincerely,
Betsy Ladyzhets
From: District Of Columbia Department Of Health
This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Betsy Ladyzhets, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: Closed Request ID: 2022-FOIA-06208 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:1) Any applications and/or related documents submitted by the District Of Columbia 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 Washington D.C. 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.If you have any questions about this request, you can reach me at 860-805-4995.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 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Betsy LadyzhetsUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Regards,
DC Government FOIA Portal
From: Betsy Ladyzhets
Hi Phillip,
I'm writing to follow up on my clarification question about this request, # 2022-FOIA-06208. The responsive document that you sent appears to be potentially incomplete, as it's only one page and does not include any data fields. Are there other pages missing here?
Thank you for your help!
Best,
Betsy
From: District Of Columbia Department Of Health
You have the complete document. It is only one page.
Phillip L. Husband | Pronouns: He/Him/His
General Counsel
Office of the General Counsel
District of Columbia Department of Health
Phillip.Husband@dc.gov<mailto:Phillip.Husband@dc.gov>
Main: 202-442-5977
Direct: 202-442-5970
Cell: 202-997-4943
899 North Capitol Street NE, 6th Fl, Washington, DC 20002
dchealth.dc.gov
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