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Sewage treatment (or domestic wastewater treatment, municipal wastewater treatment) is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable to discharge to the surrounding environment or an intended reuse application, thereby preventing water pollution from raw sewage discharges. [2]
Western Treatment Plant: Melbourne Australia: 1897 485 000 105 [26] Jebel Ali Wastewater Treatment Plant Dubai UAE: 2019 375 000 [27] 6.7 Dasherkandi Sewage Treatment Plant Dhaka Bangladesh: 2023 350 000 500 000 0.26 Largest sewage treatment plan in South Asia. [28] McAlpine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Charlotte, N.C. USA: 1966 290,950
Sewage treatment plants in Washington (state) (5 P) Pages in category "Sewage treatment plants in the United States" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
This is a list of Superfund sites in Ohio designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law.The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
From the 1950s through the early 2000s, 3M disposed of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances produced during the manufacturing process of various industrial products in four dumping sites in Minnesota. [1]
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (also known as ALCOSAN) is a municipal authority in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania that provides wastewater treatment services to 83 communities, including the city of Pittsburgh. [1] Its principal sewage treatment plant is along the Ohio River downstream from Pittsburgh (see satellite photo). (map of service ...
It is located at the tip of West Point, near the West Point Lighthouse. Operated by King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD), the plant handles signifcant wastewater and stormwater flows from the City of Seattle and other nearby communities. [1] In 2017, the plant suffered a catastrophic flood that disabled it for months.
"When domestic wastewater is treated, a solid by-product accumulates in the wastewater treatment plant and must be removed periodically to keep the plant operating properly. The collected material, called biosolids or more commonly "sewage sludge," is high in organic content, and contains moderate amounts of nutrients that are needed by plants.