Wastewater treatment plant

Wastewater treatment plant also called wastewater treatment works can mean one of the following:

• Sewage treatment – treatment and disposal of human waste.
• Industrial wastewater treatment – the treatment of wet wastes from manufacturing industry and commerce including mining, quarrying and heavy industries.
• Agricultural wastewater treatment – treatment and disposal of liquid animal waste, pesticide residues etc. from agriculture.

See also

• Waste management – re-use, recycling and disposal of solid waste from manufacturing, commerce and domestic sources.