wastewater
noun
waste·wa·ter
ˈwāst-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: water that has been used (as in a manufacturing process) : sewage
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While other wastewater testing services will still be available, San Diego County’s effort provided more information on the types of viruses circulating in the community.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The upper basin states collectively recycled under five percent of their wastewater, according to the findings.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Pollution and water quality have long been an issue in Biscayne Bay, where stinky fish kills have become a summer norm, and every heavy rain washes a cocktail of oil, fertilizer, and wastewater into Biscayne Bay and its canals.
—Courtney Heath, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
The work includes relining sewer pipes, major improvements at the treatment plant, repairing and replacing old lift stations and installing a northside interceptor to handle wastewater from the city’s north side.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
The upper basin states collectively recycled under five percent of their wastewater, according to the findings.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Pollution and water quality have long been an issue in Biscayne Bay, where stinky fish kills have become a summer norm, and every heavy rain washes a cocktail of oil, fertilizer, and wastewater into Biscayne Bay and its canals.
—Courtney Heath, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
The work includes relining sewer pipes, major improvements at the treatment plant, repairing and replacing old lift stations and installing a northside interceptor to handle wastewater from the city’s north side.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Wastewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wastewater. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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