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wastewater
[ weyst-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
noun
- water that has been used in washing, flushing, manufacturing, etc.; sewage.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of wastewater1
1400–50; late Middle English waste watre
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Example Sentences
The allegation concerns hydrocarbon releases from the wastewater system at the unloading facility.
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A lot of older cities have sewer systems that take rainwater, sewage, and industrial wastewater in the same pipe.
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Using proven wastewater recycling technology will solve this problem; Israel already recycles 85 percent of its wastewater.
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Let's dispose of the most intact system first: the water and wastewater programs.
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They determined that every area from aviation to roads to wastewater needed serious attention.
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