Although wastewater has been monitored for viruses and pollutants for years, the practice rose to prominence sharply during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies have shown that environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 signals, or biomarkers (typically RNA), helps determine both the prevalence of disease and the overall health of a community. As such, it could act as a low-cost early warning system to monitor resurgences or reimportations of disease into communities as a complementary tool to medical testing.
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The monitoring of wastewater is important for a variety of health and environmental reasons. For example, it helps us increase freshwater supplies to combat water scarcity, enhance operational efficiencies and address sources of pollutants.
Allowing data from different systems to appear in one dashboard without manual work. That is the challenge that Angela van den Berg, Information Architect at Oasen, in The Netherlands, is taking up with the WaterWorX team from the Indonesian partner water company Perumda Sragen.
The project kicked off to a good start at the beginning of 2020 during a company visit by van den Berg in Indonesia. Unfortunately, the Coronavirus threw a spanner in the works and the follow-up had to continue online.
Addressing water utilities’ growing liquidity challenges to ensure inclusive service continuity through the coronavirus pandemic
TUESDAY , AUGUST 11, 2020
13.30 - 15.00 CEST
Most water and sanitation operators were not prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic. While some have been able to rapidly mobilize resources, draw on expertise and respond effectively, most have faced challenging keeping staff safe, maintaining service quality, and ensuring services for vulnerable communities. These were the key findings of two successive webinars organized by the UN-Habitat-led Global Water Operators’ Partnerships Alliance.
Water & Sanitation Services Company Mingora (WSSC) Swat is responsible for the provision of clean drinking water and Sanitations Services to the over 330,000 residents of Mingora, Swat, Pakistan.
Maintaining and provision of Sanitation Services during Current situation has been a challenging task, especially with very limited resources in hand. However, the Company has been coping the challenge successfully.WSSC Swat shares with the GWOPA the measures taken to address the crisis.
Coronavirus crisis reminds us how important access to water for all is. In times of a global pandemic that hits everyone, everywhere, collaboration and exchange of knowledge between water and sanitation operators, who are at the frontline in the fight against COVID-19, are more essential than ever.