wastewater plants

Municipal effluent facilities

Wastewater plants are facilities that treat sewage and contaminated water before releasing it back into the environment.

They remove pollutants, solids, and harmful microorganisms through physical, chemical, and biological processes: The city built a new wastewater plant to handle population growth.

Also called wastewater treatment plants or sewage treatment plants.

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water quality/purity function

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Facilities cleaning public supply

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water cycle position

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Bodies storing water supply

wells · natural springs

water system function

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Infrastructure distributing potable liquid

aquifers · springs · wells · catchment areas

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