[biker1]

Treated water from the waste water treatment plants is not used for residential lawn irrigation north of 44. It is my understanding that it is/might be used for residential lawn irrigation south of 44.

Originally Posted by zonerboy

If viruses survived The Villages wastewater treatment and were present in irrigation water used in yards and on golf courses, I don’t think we’d have to worry about Covid-19. We would all be dead from HIV or from one of the many forms of viral hepatitis or from viral encephalitis, etc.

[blueash]

Originally Posted by zonerboy

If viruses survived The Villages wastewater treatment and were present in irrigation water used in yards and on golf courses, I don’t think we’d have to worry about Covid-19. We would all be dead from HIV or from one of the many forms of viral hepatitis or from viral encephalitis, etc.

What happens with one virus cannot be assumed to happen with a different virus. But more to the point you made. The prevalence of HIV is very low, the prevalence of viral encephalitis is even lower. Other than hepatitis A, the other hepatitis viruses are not spread by fecal transmission Thus the likelihood of those viruses being in wastewater is much lower than the likelihood of significant COVID.

I agree that it is extremely unlikely that infectious COVID is going to be spread by treated wastewater, I think it was an interesting question, and it is not ruled out by the absence of spread of HIV, Hepatitis, or encephalitis. In many cases of Hepatitis A which is fecal oral, the source is not determined. However it is worth pointing out that sewage workers do not have an increased risk of Hep A despite their potential exposure to even untreated sewage. Hep A survives up to months outside the body.

It's always good to learn new stuff.

[wisbad1]

Originally Posted by photo1902

Simply not true.

Village Community Development Districts

So turds are plugging my sprinkler heads? I knew it!

[ColdNoMore]

A lot of the poorer residents in the surrounding communities, view The Villages as a development primarily for... "the effluent."


I guess in a way...they are correct.

[ditka41]

It is strongly suggested that you hold your breath if you're close to a sprinkler anywhere in The Villages. Especially be on the alert for the lawn sprinkler that may be spraying into the street as you go by on your golf cart, bicycle, or skateboard. Naturally, secure the mask on your pooch. Please pass the foil...