ABSTRACT
While virus effluent limits are yet to be promulgated through wastewater discharge permits, consideration for regulations and their resulting impact on current and future wastewater disinfection systems have long preceded the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Further, the pandemic has prompted significant pubic interested in the presence and threat of pathogens in waterways. The wastewater industry has proven its adaptability through the implementation of influent monitoring to predict coronavirus outbreaks and the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has ushered in a new perspective on both virus monitoring and potential regulation. As a result, disinfection projects occurring during the pandemic have been privy to the influence of virus-based control considerations, irrespective of official discharge regulations impacting the UV design dose for secondary effluent applications. Copyright © 2022 Water Environment Federation.