Rapid detection of pathogens in water is imperative for protection of our drinking water supplies. In general any level of human pathogens in drinking water is a level of concern. InnovaPrep is currently developing methods for concentration of large input volumes (e.g. greater than 10 Liters) of water into volumes as small as 100 microliters. The massive concentration factor and rapid processing times of the InnovaPrep make it the ideal system enabling rapid monitoring for pathogens in drinking water.