On May 22, Wisconsin celebrated Wastewater Professionals Appreciation Day.It was the second year in which Gov. Tony Evers issued a proclamation to recognize men and women whose work helps keep the state’s communities and environment healthy and safe.The special day grew out of an idea from the Wisconsin Wastewater Surveillance Program, started during the COVID pandemic to test wastewater for pathogens including the SARS-CoV-2 virus. That’s according to Dr. Dagmara Antkiewicz, scientist for the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, which works closely with the state Department of Health Services on wastewater disease surveillance.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control invited the
