wastewater
noun
waste·wa·ter
ˈwāst-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: water that has been used (as in a manufacturing process) : sewage
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The fund gives grants and loans to cities and towns for work to improve wastewater treatment.
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Justin Doughty, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
The wastewater treatment plant would sent 850,000 gallons of effluent per day into Fellows Creek which flows through Canton and frequently floods, and would diminish existing water quality.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
The fire destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park's North Rim, along with employee housing and a wastewater treatment plant, park Superintendent Ed Keable said Sunday.
—CBS News, 15 July 2025
The fire destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park’s North Rim, along with employee housing and a wastewater treatment plant, park Superintendent Ed Keable said Sunday.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
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Justin Doughty, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
The wastewater treatment plant would sent 850,000 gallons of effluent per day into Fellows Creek which flows through Canton and frequently floods, and would diminish existing water quality.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
The fire destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park's North Rim, along with employee housing and a wastewater treatment plant, park Superintendent Ed Keable said Sunday.
—CBS News, 15 July 2025
The fire destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park’s North Rim, along with employee housing and a wastewater treatment plant, park Superintendent Ed Keable said Sunday.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 15 July 2025
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“Wastewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wastewater. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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