Since the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been detected in wastewater, Waterkeeper Alliance recommends against fishing, surfing, or swimming in waters near communities with a COVID-19 outbreak, especially following a rainstorm. We will keep you posted as more information becomes available.
Using molecular methods, the virus that causes COVID-19 was detected in wastewater at a Dutch plant that treats the wastewater from the town where the first reported COVID-19 patient in the Netherlands lives.
