water treatment

American  

noun

1. the act or process of making water more potable or useful, as by purifying, clarifying, softening, or deodorizing it.

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Etymology

Origin of water treatment

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

I’ve been in industrial water treatment for 22 years, mostly municipal but some pharma work.

From MarketWatch

Water had been restored to almost all the households across Kent and East Sussex by Thursday evening - six days after supply issues began due to a problem at a water treatment works.

From BBC

In January, a power cut caused a shutdown of the company's water treatment works, which supplies 5,000 households in Sevenoaks, Hildenborough, Bidborough and Tonbridge.

From BBC

SEW blamed a "bad chemical batch" at its Pembury Water Treatment Works as the cause of the disruption.

From BBC

Its head of water quality, Dr Neil Hudson, said after recharging their network in Tunbridge Wells they saw a "recurrence of the water quality issues" which caused the initial shutdown of the water treatment works in Pembury.

From BBC