effluent

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Anglian Water points out that it is not obliged to supply water for non-domestic use and suggests recycled water from the final stage of effluent treatment as a coolant rather than drinking water.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

The San Antonio River, famed for its dreamy riverwalk lined with restaurants, bars, and live music, is almost entirely composed of effluent.

From Slate • May 26, 2025

But many questions remain: Where would the effluent from a PCH sewer be treated?

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2025

In 1994, she successfully advocated for “zero discharge” agreements from Formosa and the aluminum manufacturer Alcoa to stop liquid effluent pollution.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2024

The effluent glacier seems to run on a long curve westerly up to the Gobrin plateau.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin