[Owtsinfo] Wastewater and COVID-19: What are the risks?

[Onsite Wastewater Treatment System]

This information was sent to the DEM OWTS Program by Michelle Jenkins NEIWPCC's Information Officer for Wastewater and Onsite Programs.

Please take some time to review what we know about this emerging topic and learn how wastewater professionals can protect themselves as they conduct their work.

See the attached publication and additional links shown below.



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Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Office of Water Resources – Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS) Program

235 Promenade Street, Providence RI 02908

Website Address: www.dem.ri.gov/septic<http://www.dem.ri.gov/septic>;

OWTS Phone Line: 401.222.3961;

OWTS General Information Email Address: DEM.OWTS at dem.ri.gov<mailto:DEM.OWTS at dem.ri.gov>



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Sara Heger, Research Engineer and Adjunct Assistant Professor, UMN, recently published Wastewater and COVID-19: What are the risks? A copy of that publication is attached.

OSHA recently updated their website regarding measures for protecting workers from exposure to, and infection with, COVID-19.  That can be found here [osha.gov]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.osha.gov_SLTC_covid-2D19_controlprevention.html-23solidwaste&d=DwMF-g&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=A89JQMaDiupREqKT9N_wvdIZIsWMWCNCreC08TKNc7g&m=Oaou_KYHtE4lERkxz5_ZsL3M7xYNOsGMPFaKMq5zbro&s=Wf55Ywonxk3qjuBP8qbfcH7o58hghtjf1M_0OBwrd1o&e=>.

The CDC updated their wastewater/COVID-19 site here [cdc.gov]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cdc.gov_coronavirus_2019-2Dncov_php_water.html&d=DwMF-g&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=A89JQMaDiupREqKT9N_wvdIZIsWMWCNCreC08TKNc7g&m=Oaou_KYHtE4lERkxz5_ZsL3M7xYNOsGMPFaKMq5zbro&s=5HBo0qvjE8G8mKFZuVNXwJO76EkvY_eyTlGn2KKF4Jw&e=>.


Michelle Jenkins

Information Officer

Wastewater and Onsite Programs

NEIWPCC

650 Suffolk Street, Suite 410, Lowell, MA 01854

p: 978-349-2516

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mjenkins at neiwpcc.org<mailto:mjenkins at neiwpcc.org>

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