wastewater
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of wastewater
1400–50; late Middle English waste watre
Example Sentences
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The FDA said two samples tested positive for cyclospora, one from a tank containing wastewater from the processing facility and another from a drainage ditch at a lettuce grower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Recent upgrades to the plants helped reduce that pollution, and the federal government has dedicated about $650 million to repair and replace aging wastewater infrastructure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Data centers also deploy efficient systems to recirculate wastewater, so they don’t affect the supply of drinking water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Residents in Denmark now consume 97 litres of water per person per day, according to Danva, the country's water and wastewater industry body.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Although a decontamination process could remove some of the radioactive isotopes from the water, it couldn’t clean all of it, so most of the wastewater was stored in tanks.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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