Human pathogenic viruses are responsible for a substantial portion of human morbidity and mortality. Woolhouse and Gaunt (2007) found that two-thirds of the 87 novel pathogens first detected between 1980 and 2005 were due to viruses. Viral prevalence in freshwater environments is a known path for human pathogen transport and infection due to public exposure through recreational activities and drinking water sources. Recreational waters and drinking water sources are susceptible to contamination by pathogenic viruses from multiple pathways, most commonly through undertreated or untreated wastewater discharge and surface runoff into receiving bodies containing human and animal fecal matter.