Ran home from work today, 5.5-miles.

And...   Corona 19 Virus is presenting changes for us all.  I don't comment on "work" often, but as a wastewater operator, we are most likely (by accounts from CDC & WHO) being exposed a bit more than the average citizen to the virus.  

Last week, as we were informed by our governing body the WEF (Water Environment Federation) of the folliwng:

"...it was confirmed that the virus studies investigating persistence of coronavirus surrogates and SARS in wastewater highlight that in the absence of disinfection, the virus can survive in wastewater from hours to days."

Comparison chart between Coronavirus and SARS:

Etiology:                RNA virus from Coronaviridae family for Cononavirus and SARS

Source:                 Zoonotic                

Transmission:         Direct contact w/ infected person respiratory droplets.

Incubation period:   2 to 14 days for both.

Airborne:             Cononavirus:  Unknown SARS:  Yes

Detected in feces:   Cononavirus:  Yes SARS:  Yes

In wastewater:         Cononavirus:  Likely SARS:  Yes

We are going to do our best to be available over the next months.  We are taking precautions and splitting our staff up to minimize contact with each other.