What is Wastewater?
Wastewater is the name given to used water and its constituents, which is drained or flushed into The City’s sanitary sewer system. This sanitary system is connected to every building in the city –including houses, high rises, office buildings, hospitals, shopping malls and manufacturing plants. Eventually all wastewater reaches Calgary’s wastewater treatment plants. The City also operates a completely separate storm drainage system directing surface runoff is to nearby rivers and streams.
Wastewater is used water, generated by homes, industry, schools and businesses. On average, each person in the United States contributes 50 to 100 gallons of wastewater everyday. If you turn your faucet on and wash your hands, run the garbage disposal, take a shower, or flush the toilet, once its in the drainpipe, it becomes wastewater, which is also called sewage.
Wastewater is a term applied to any type of water that has been utilized in some capacity that negatively impacts the quality of the water. Common examples of wastewater include water that is discharged from households, office and retail buildings, and manufacturing plants. Wastewater may also refer to any water that is utilized in an agricultural facility and is no longer considered fit for human consumption. The most common example of wastewater is liquid sewage. Discharged from homes and businesses alike, sewage usually contains a mixture of human waste, food remnants, water used in washing machines, and any other items that may have found their way into the sewage system. Many municipalities operate wastewater treatment plants that help to purify the sewage and recycle the water for other uses, such as watering lawns. The plant may employ many different devices to recycle the wastewater, including filters and chemical treatments. Wastewater can also refer to groundwater that is con
Every time you run water down an inside drain or flush the toilet, MUD is at work making sure everything works. And once it arrives at our plant, wastewater is treated to ensure that any water that is emptied into the Delta meets the highest standards to protect our environment. Wastewater travels from your pipes through main sewer lines, to the Regional Wastewater Facility Plant. This is called a “collection system.” The collection systems operators maintain 900 miles of sanitary lines and over 38,000 sewer connections, as well as all of the storm lines.
