Clayton Weingartner
3:00 - 3:24
"Samples are collected from the wastewater treatment plant. We also can sample from other locations, but at the wastewater treatment plant, they're already sampling and for their routine wastewater discharge permit requirements, so it's really easy for us to kind of just take a slice of that wastewater. This testing provides information about the community as a whole and does not identify individuals."
“Samples are collected from the wastewater treatment plant. We also can sample from other locations, but at the wastewater treatment plant, they're already sampling and for their routine wastewater discharge permit requirements, so it's really easy for us to kind of just take a slice of that wastewater. This testing provides information about the community as a whole and does not identify individuals.”
- Speaker
- Clayton Weingartner
- Timestamp
- 3:00 – 3:24
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kenai
- Captured at
- June 17, 2026
From the transcript
It helps us understand what illnesses could be present in a community. Samples are collected from the wastewater treatment plant. We also can sample from other locations, but at the wastewater treatment plant, they're already sampling and for their routine wastewater discharge permit requirements, so it's really easy for us to kind of just take a slice of that wastewater. This testing provides information about the community as a whole and does not identify individuals. Thank you.
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