wastewater
noun
waste·wa·ter
| \ ˈwāst-ˌwȯ-tər
, -ˌwä-\
, -ˌwä-\
Definition of wastewater
: water that has been used (as in a manufacturing process) : sewage
Examples of wastewater in a Sentence
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Washington state officials are worried that the Trump administration wants to reclassify millions of gallons of wastewater from high-level radioactive to low-level, which could reduce cleanup standards and costs. — Dan Elliott, BostonGlobe.com, "Wildlife now roam where US once forged its deadliest weapons," 18 Aug. 2019 Washington state officials are worried that the Trump administration wants to reclassify millions of gallons of wastewater from high-level radioactive to low-level, which could reduce cleanup standards and costs. — oregonlive.com, "Wildlife now roam where US once forged its deadliest weapons," 18 Aug. 2019 Washington state officials are worried that the Trump administration wants to reclassify millions of gallons of wastewater at Hanford from high-level radioactive to low-level, which could reduce cleanup standards and cut costs. — Dan Elliott, The Denver Post, "Heavily polluted U.S. weapons sites — including Rocky Flats and Rocky Mountain Arsenal — are now home to wildlife," 18 Aug. 2019 Olivenhain produces recycled water by collecting wastewater from the 4S Ranch and Rancho Cielo areas, and processing it at the 4S Ranch Water Reclamation Facility in San Diego, the district states. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Olivenhain water district offers free recycled water," 5 Aug. 2019 Thousands of earthquakes in Oklahoma in recent years have been linked to the underground injection of wastewater from oil and gas production. — USA TODAY, "Leaping frogs, spiny lobsters, hostile roosters: News from around our 50 states," 26 July 2019 Houston oilfield waste disposal company Milestone Environmental Services is expanding the company's wastewater disposal services near the Permian Basin town of Big Spring. — Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, "Milestone to expand oilfield wastewater disposal services in Permian Basin," 26 June 2019 Known as a zero liquid discharge system, the technology eliminates wastewater from its manufacturing processes by distilling the water and allowing the company to recycle the water for re-use. — Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Foxconn announces plans to sharply limit water use at its plant in Mount Pleasant," 19 June 2018 Houston oilfield water company H2O Midstream has entered into a deal to buy all the oilfield wastewater assets beling to Corpus Christi exploration and production company Sabalo Energy. — Sergio Chapa, Houston Chronicle, "H2O Midstream buys Sabalo Energy's produced water assets," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wastewater.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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