wastewater

noun

waste·wa·ter ˈwāst-ˌwȯ-tər

-ˌwä-

: water that has been used (as in a manufacturing process) : sewage

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Critics have also called for Southern California to reduce reliance on water imported from Northern California and the Colorado River by investing in local efforts to boost supplies, such as recycling wastewater. —

Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024 Drugs being thrown overboard, since they are located so close to the Mexican border, agricultural runoff, or human wastewater could also be sources of the chemicals, Orbach said. —

Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024 Additionally, the hotel operates a wastewater treatment plant. —

Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024 Santa Clara County’s wastewater testing, which measures levels of the virus in local sewer sheds, shows the virus at low levels across the county. —

Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wastewater