wastewater

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The project is part of an integrated plan to treat Lima's wastewater and will treat approximately 60\% of the city's wastewater, which is currently disposed of without any treatment into the sea and the Rímac river.

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

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  • For the wastewater-related charges, Suncor and Compass Group will give $300,000 to the Alberta Waste and Waste Water Operators Association, which will use funds to update training and course materials and finance a new scholarship. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • It is important to remember that waste is not just trash, waste issues encompass inefficient energy use, wastewater, air emissions, labor, and a host of other components that are too often overlooked when thinking about waste management. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • The discharge levels are all indicators of the presence of organisms in the wastewater, according to the DEP. —  News/local from www.dailyamerican.com
  • It's wastewater, too, albeit a little bit different than what one might consider "wastewater". —  Waynesville Daily Guide Homepage RSS
  • The UAC also supported staff recommendations to lower the city's natural gas rates by 10 percent in July, and raise water and wastewater (sewer line) rates by 5 percent.
 

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