Water and Wastewater Terms Beginning W

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wastewater

A community's used water and water-carried solids (including used water from industrial processes) that flow to a water resource recovery facility. Stormwater, surface water, and groundwater infiltration also may be included in the wastewater that enters a facility. Also called sewage.