COVID-19 coverage 2020
The WaterWorld editorial team is dedicated to ongoing news reporting of COVID-19 and how it affects the water and wastewater industries. Check back here for the latest stories and subscribe to our newsletters.
WRF: Surveillance of COVID-19 indicators in wastewater
7/20/2020
WEF names Dr. Andrew Sanderson Chief Medical Officer
6/26/202
Suez to donate $1.75M to North American charities fighting COVID-19
6/24/2020
EXPERTS: Keep Flushing During the Pandemic
6/19/2020
Operational awareness for COVID-19
6/16/2020
APWA to Congress: Include infrastructure funding in future COVID-19 Aid Package
6/11/2020
WRF releases RFQ for SARS-CoV-2 study
6/8/2020
The Drop: Water Market Impacts from COVID-19
6/1/2020
The Drop: Balancing Investment and Risk Management Post-Coronavirus
5/26/2020
Xylem, UNICEF partner to provide COVID-19 relief and safe water families in vulnerable communities
5/18/2020
HEROES Act includes billions for utility, ratepayer assistance
5/15/2020
Water Research Foundation announces new COVID-19 research effort
5/13/2020
Spanish researchers develop method to detect coronavirus by analyzing wastewater
5/12/2020
AWWA: Water sector meeting pandemic challenge
5/12/2020
GoAigua detecting Coronavirus in communities through wastewater testing
5/8/2020
Helping Oklahoma industries hit hardest during COVID-19
5/7/2020
Federal Reserve revises COVID-19 municipal lending program
5/6/2020
EPA Officials provide update on COVID-19 response
5/5/2020
Xylem extends global community grants program to support COVID-19 response
4/30/2020
Expert panel formed to protect wastewater workers during COVID-19
4/28/2020
Water Week 2020 goes virtual
4/27/2020
Xylem partners with Americares for COVID-19 response and global health work
4/23/2020
Webinar - Business as Unusual: Keeping the Water Flowing in the Age of Coronavirus
Live event: 5/8/2020
WhatsApp initiative drives international COVID-19 collaboration
4/16/2020
COVID-19 and the Water Industry: The economic impact
4/13/2020
UCR scientists call for more research into COVID-19, water treatment
4/2/2020
Wastewater test could provide early warning of COVID-19
3/31/2020
EPA urges states to support water, wastewater operations during COVID-19
3/30/2020
EPA relaxes enforcement during COVID-19 pandemic
3/27/2020
US’s largest water supplier sequestering workers to limit transmission of COVID-19
3/26/2020
Worker at San Jose wastewater plant tests positive for COVID-19
3/26/2020
Utility coronavirus-related losses estimates to top $12.5B
3/26/2020
NGWA: Private water well services available during “shelter in place” orders
3/25/2020
SPECIAL REPORT: Critical Water Plant Workers Self-Isolate on Site
3/24/2020
Carlsbad Desalination plant staff shelter in place to limit effects of COVID-19
3/23/2020
EPA: Tap water safe during coronavirus outbreak
3/23/2020
SPECIAL REPORT: Supporting Employees During a Crisis
3/23/2020
SPECIAL REPORT: Water System Resiliency in the Wake of COVID-19
3/20/2020
AWWA’s COVID-19 response: Water sector preparation, vigilance crucial
3/19/2020
Coronavirus and Water: a message from George Hawkins and Andy Kricun
3/19/2020
Coronavirus message for our readers
3/18/2020
Cities suspend water shutoffs amid COVID-19 pandemic
3/18/2020
Major water associations: Tap water is safe during COVID-19 outbreak
3/18/2020
The Drop: SPECIAL EPISODE - WEF's Walt Marlowe Comments on COVID-19
3/16/2020
Water sector responds to Coronavirus fears *updated 3/26/2020
3/13/2020
Ongoing coverage of COVID-19 and how it is impacting the industrial water and wastewater market at Water Technology magazine.
Ongoing coverage of COVID-19 and how it affects the stormwater and erosion control industries at Stormwater magazine.
Additional COVID-19 resources:
- American WaterWorks Association: Resources on Coronavirus
- Water Environment Federation: Current Priority: Coronavirus
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration: COVID-19 Control and Prevention: Solid waste and wastewater management workers and employers
- World Health Organization: Water, sanitation, hygiene and waste management for COVID-19
- CDC info on Coronavirus: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html