1 1Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, 3041 East Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA.
2 2Canadian Partnership for Wildland Fire Science, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 751 General Services Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1 Canada.
3 3Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center, Southern Research Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA.
Surface water improvements associated with the COVID-19 economic slowdown illustrate environmental resiliency and societal control over urban water quality.