We're excited to announce that OWP and the Sac State campus is reopening! OWP’s office will be open to the public during working hours starting September 7, 2021. We will continue to follow all applicable health and safety protocols. To keep the campus community safe, please wear face coverings in all indoor campus spaces and refrain from visiting the campus if you are ill. For more information, visit www.csus.edu/return-to-campus.

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 wastewater treatment plant. Also called sewage.