Byron Shire Council’s award-winning West Byron Sewage Treatment Plant. Photo waterandcarbon.com.au
An ‘operational error’ has resulted in Byron Shire’s sewage surveillance results being unreported since the week ending December 5.
The tests are considered an addition to COVID-19 testing, as it only detects presence of the virus, including from those who have recovered.
Director North Coast Public Health, Paul Corben said in a statement, ‘Sewage testing is an extra COVID-19 surveillance mechanism in addition to testing of residents and visitors’.
‘Byron Bay is participating in the state’s sewage surveillance program; however, no results are available from the two Byron Shire testing locations since the week ending December 5.