Excess rainwater in sewer system "5 to 10 times the sewage volume"
One can guess what that's gonna do to Covid-19 virus concentration in wastewater treatment stations.
burnabynow.com/local-news/tax…
**Unless BC Wastewater Covid-19 concentration measurements are Normalized (like Ottawa, Sask).
But 'Normalization' was not mentioned in BC's wastewater data or by BCCDC situation report.
613covid.ca/wastewater/
BCCDC: "recent heavy snowmelt runoff and rain in Metro Vancouver may affect results in unpredictable ways."
Inflow and infiltration allowing rainwater or ground water getting into sewer pipes.

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Lulu Isld:
Dec 20: 47,219
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Jan 5: 332,835 (8x)
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