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effluent 1. liquid discharged as waste, as from an industrial plant or sewage works 2. radioactive waste released from a nuclear power station 3. a stream that flows out of another body of water effluent [ə′flü·ənt] (chemical engineering) (civil engineering) The liquid waste of sewage and industrial processing. (hydrology) Flowing outward or away from. Liquid which flows away from a containing space or a main waterway. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But bungling by the city Department of Water and Power in its pet undertaking - to do something with recycled toilet and sewer water - may set back construction of the 14-mile route of the bus rapidway. And therein lies the problem: Under a federal order, the City of Los Angeles is trying to clean up sewer water and is levying some fairly hefty fines and fees in the process. It purifies sewer water to drinking quality water for injection underground along the coast, which prevents seawater from intruding into Orange County's groundwater basin. |
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