wastewater
noun
waste·wa·ter
ˈwāst-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: water that has been used (as in a manufacturing process) : sewage
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All wastewater is treated in cooperation with the industrial park, but the mill aims to have a closed-loop wastewater system by the end of 2025.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Mining and geothermal operations release wastewater containing valuable elements such as cobalt, but current extraction methods are too costly.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
An employee error led to the wastewater leak at the South Shore Water Reclamation Facility in Oak Creek earlier this month.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, water and wastewater operators at over 50,000 public water systems across the United States are already burdened by the complex, technical and constantly changing job of making sure their cities and towns are supplied with clean water.
—Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Mining and geothermal operations release wastewater containing valuable elements such as cobalt, but current extraction methods are too costly.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
An employee error led to the wastewater leak at the South Shore Water Reclamation Facility in Oak Creek earlier this month.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, water and wastewater operators at over 50,000 public water systems across the United States are already burdened by the complex, technical and constantly changing job of making sure their cities and towns are supplied with clean water.
—Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Wastewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wastewater. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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