Enteroviruses and gastroenteritis virusesin water, may lead to disease outbreaks around the contaminated area. The infections can result in severe clinical symptoms and complications in an immuno-compromised population as well as in children, whose immunity is not fully developed. Therefore, effective detection and monitoring of enteroviruses and gastroenteritis viruses from water sources is critical in the prevention and control of associated diseases caused by their infection. The current progress on virus enrichment methods and molecular/cellular based virus detection methods for water samples, including molecular and cell based assays, are reviewed in this paper. A better understanding of these methods will help us to build the standards for industry and laboratory standards.