Wastewater

Word WASTEWATER
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Definitions and meanings of "Wastewater"

What do we mean by wastewater?

Water that has been used, as for washing, flushing, or in a manufacturing process, and so contains waste products; sewage. noun

Any water that has been used by some human domestic or industrial activity and, because of that, now contains waste products. noun

Water mixed with waste matter noun

Any water that has been used in some human domestic or industrial activity and, because of that, now contains waste products.

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The word "wastewater" in example sentences

Detection of significant toxic releases in wastewater prompted a proposal to bring coal ash management under the national law that regulates solid waste, the Resource Conservation and Recover Act (RCRA). ❋ Michele Swenson (2010)

But a growing concern over a host of other trace chemicals in wastewater has spurred interest in new technologies. ❋ Michael Totty (2010)

After several groups filed a formal protest this summer, the company behind the project - Arizona-based Tessera Solar - made several concessions, including promising to set aside 6,000 acres for the two species and to use wastewater from a nearby water-treatment plant for its operations. ❋ Juliet Eilperin (2010)

The revamped golf course (the first nine holes are scheduled to reopen in April 2008, and the next nine within 12 months) uses recycled wastewater from the town of Loreto in its state-of-the-art watering system. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Black water is the common term for wastewater from the toilets that needs to be treated in the septic tank. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The wastewater is treated before it is discharged into reservoirs, rivers or lakes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Read on for details on the three LEED-H criteria for water efficiency at home, plus some additional information on innovations in wastewater treatment and reuse. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The treated wastewater is then used in conjunction with meltwater and creekwater from surrounding areas to create snow. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Now let me turn your attention to how our wastewater is treated before it is discharged into our local streams, rivers and lakes. ❋ Unknown (2000)

Use electric currents to digest microbes in wastewater. ❋ Karin Kloosterman (2010)

While urine accounts for less than 1% of total wastewater volume, it contains 50 – 80% of all the nutrients in wastewater. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But DEP officials say one of the most worrisome contaminants in the wastewater is a gritty substance called Total Dissolved Solids, or TDS, a mixture of salt and other minerals that lie deep underground. ❋ ProPublica (2009)

Much of the wastewater is the byproduct of a drilling process called hydraulic fracturing [5], or fracking, which pumps at least a million gallons of water per well deep into the earth to break layers of rock and release gas. ❋ ProPublica (2009)

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