The Americas Wastewater Treatment Facilities Industry Description Wastewater treatment is essentially a collection of waste streams from residential, commercial and industrial sources through sewer systems to municipal treatment facilities.
All communities generate either solid or liquid waste of some sort.
For example, solid waste often includes domestic trash, municipal refuse, construction debris, and other various hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. Liquid waste is used residential or commercial water that runs through a wastewater collection system, commonly known as a sewer system. It typically enters a collection system from a residential or commercial source and is then collected at a branch sewer. When gravity is not enough, the wastewater is pumped in to a pumping system. As a result, these treatment facilities are often located near rivers, waterways or undeveloped land.