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The experts tell us the coronavirus is here to stay. How do water reuse and professionals fine tune their treatment processes to better deactivate/remove virus to protect themselves and their community? Three experts in disinfection dive into the world of regulations, research and operations to explore what we know and what we are learning about the coronavirus and disinfection. Brian Bernados, a water reuse Technical Specialist with the State Water Board, reviews current regulations, what we know about deactivating viruses and the importance of meeting State permits. He touches on the disinfection technologies used in California. He covers in more detail chlorine and UV disinfection and ways to monitor the effectiveness of your system. Andy Salveson is the Water Reuse Practice Director for Carollo and covers what scientists know about virus removal in treatment systems. He provides an update on what researchers are learning. He also goes over important considerations for worker safety and how each stage in the treatment process is important to reducing risk. Ben Zwart is a Field Services Specialist for Trojan UV and reviews several important steps and practices operators need to keep in mind to ensure their UV system is running at maximum efficacy and efficiency. Contact hours are only provided to those that participated in the live webinar to see the slides and hear the audio.