wastewater
noun
waste·wa·ter
ˈwāst-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: water that has been used (as in a manufacturing process) : sewage
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But many, including carbon emissions standards for power plants and motor vehicles, wastewater limits for refineries and chemical plants, or air pollution standards, can only be revised in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, a federal law first passed in 1946.
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Stan Meiburg, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2025
Working with Scripps and UC San Diego, the region was among the first in the nation to conduct wastewater analysis which allowed early detection of increases in viral genetic material that signal an overall surge in infections before symptoms appear.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
That’s far behind the country’s driest two states: Nevada, which is recycling 85% of its wastewater, and Arizona, which is reusing 52%.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Colorado recycles less than 3.6% of municipal wastewater, while Wyoming recycles less than 3.3%, and Utah recycles less than 1%, the report found.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Stan Meiburg, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2025
Working with Scripps and UC San Diego, the region was among the first in the nation to conduct wastewater analysis which allowed early detection of increases in viral genetic material that signal an overall surge in infections before symptoms appear.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
That’s far behind the country’s driest two states: Nevada, which is recycling 85% of its wastewater, and Arizona, which is reusing 52%.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
Colorado recycles less than 3.6% of municipal wastewater, while Wyoming recycles less than 3.3%, and Utah recycles less than 1%, the report found.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Wastewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wastewater. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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