Virus on golf courses?
 

The villages waste water treatment plants discharge their effluent to storage ponds on our golf courses and then re-use that water via spray irrigation. Question: Are the corona viruses surviving the treatment and disinfection processes and then being distributed via aerosol spray irrigation? The Villages should be testing all effluent for Corona Virus before any further spray irrigation.

Sounds prudent to me. But if the virus was spread that way shouldn’t we have way more people infected?

I was wrong. Here it says that the wastewater used for irrigation is treated to meet certain standards. I don't know what the standards are.

Village Community Development Districts

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Studies show 68.4% of UFOs that land on golf courses carry Covid-19 as well

From the VCDD website
Golf Course Irrigation:

North of CR 466, golf courses are irrigated with a combination of reclaimed wastewater, storm water runoff that is collected in water retention areas, and groundwater (some upper Floridan and some Lower Floridan, depending on the specific course).
South of CR 466 all golf courses are irrigated with a combination of reclaimed wastewater and lower Floridan groundwater.

Wrong. Treated water from the waste water treatment plants is used for irrigating the golf courses, along with water from retention ponds and other sources. However, treated water is not used for residential irrigation north of 44. How do I know this? I asked.

wastewater virus potential
 

You are mistaken. Almost ALL of the effluent from Villages treatment plants is used to irrigate golf courses and some public areas.

I was wrong. Here it says that the wastewater used for irrigation is treated to meet certain standards. I don't know what the standards are.

Village Community Development Districts

Simply not true.

Village Community Development Districts

Yes. The state has standards for treatment of waste water. But as far as I know it does NOT include any requirements to eliminate virus from the effluent. That is my question - is the treatment plant operator testing the water to confirm that there are no viruses being spread atmospherically via the spray irrigation systems?

CDC

CDC is reviewing all data on COVID-19 transmission as information becomes available. At this time, the risk of transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 through sewerage systems is thought to be low. Although transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19 through sewage may be possible, there is no evidence to date that this has occurred. This guidance will be updated as necessary as new evidence is assessed.
SARS, a similar coronavirus, has been detected in untreated sewage for up to 14 days.

In the 2003 SARS outbreak, there was documented transmission associated with sewage aerosols. The available information suggests that standard municipal wastewater system chlorination practices may be sufficient to inactivate coronaviruses, as long as utilities monitor free available chlorine during treatment to ensure it has not been depleted.

Wastewater and sewage workers should use standard practices, practice basic hygiene precautions, and wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as prescribed for current work tasks.

Water Transmission and COVID-19: Questions and Answers

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:oops: Now you've done it...... people will be hoarding tin foil to make hats. :icon_wink:

Contact information, give them a call.....
VCDD Utilities/Amenities

Id be more worried about e coli