By Rasha Maal-Bared, Senior Microbiologist at EPCOR and Chair of WEF’s Waterborne Infectious Disease Outbreak Control Subcommittee (WIDOC)
Covid-19 panic buying could lead to sewage blockages - WWT
A leading supply chain academic has warned that panic buying of toilet paper during the Covid-19 outbreak could lead to alternatives being used and the subsequent blockage of sewage systems.
Immediate Release – March 27, 2020 – NYRWA
Immediate Release – March 27, 2020 – NYRWA
COVID-19 - Information for WWTP Operators - NYS DEC
COVID-19 - Information for WWTP Operators
Immediate Release – March 23, 2020 – NYRWA
Essential Services:
On March 20, 2020, NYS Governor, Andrew Cuomo, signed Executive Order 202.6 “Essential Business”, which under item #2 Essential Infrastructure, lists Water and Wastewater Operations. Below is a direct link to the executive order for your review and dissemination.
Field Operations / Continuity of Operations & Critical Preparedness
Field Operations:
NYRWA Field Operations / NYWARN
March 18, 2020
Re: COVID– 19 Virus
March 16, 2020
COVID– 19 Virus
March 13, 2020
From: Jamie Herman, CEO
To: Our Valued System & Associate Members
Re: COVID– 19 Virus