wastewater
noun
waste·wa·ter
ˈwāst-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: water that has been used (as in a manufacturing process) : sewage
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Unlike homes connected to municipal wastewater services, where almost any toilet paper can be flushed, septic systems require particular attention to avoid issues.
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2025
In defense of this argument, the top executive wrote that a domed stadium in Missouri would utilize a Thermal Energy Network tied to heat from nearby wastewater infrastructure that would sharply reduce costs and unlock large federal clean energy incentives.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Groups have warned that enforcing the standard could have much broader impacts beyond the mining industry, because municipal wastewater treatment plants, paper mills, agricultural processing plants and other facilities also discharge sulfate.
—Dan Kraker, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
From November to December, wastewater concentrations of influenza type A rose 390% nationwide, according to data from WastewaterSCAN, an academic program through Stanford University in partnership with Emory University.
—Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Dec. 2025
In defense of this argument, the top executive wrote that a domed stadium in Missouri would utilize a Thermal Energy Network tied to heat from nearby wastewater infrastructure that would sharply reduce costs and unlock large federal clean energy incentives.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
Groups have warned that enforcing the standard could have much broader impacts beyond the mining industry, because municipal wastewater treatment plants, paper mills, agricultural processing plants and other facilities also discharge sulfate.
—Dan Kraker, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
From November to December, wastewater concentrations of influenza type A rose 390% nationwide, according to data from WastewaterSCAN, an academic program through Stanford University in partnership with Emory University.
—Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Wastewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wastewater. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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