Where does waste water go?

Answer 1

That depends where you live: Some places require the waste to go to a public sewer and then on to a waste-treatment center for proper disposal; other places allow the waste to enter the groundwater or lakes or rivers or oceans. And there are other places where it is just buried in the ground, or captured in a large pit. Regarding the sewerage on ships, it is either taken back to a port for disposal, or dumped at sea. And in spacecrafts, the sewerage is brought back to earth, neatly packed in plastic non-leaking bags.

Answer 2

Most commonly into sewers where it is processed into clean water, often then used as drinking water or tap water. An alternative method is to use the water from the sink, bath, or shower, also called grey water, to flush your toilet, thus saving water.

Answer 3

The sewer main flows into progressively larger pipes until it reaches the wastewater treatment plant. This is usually located in a low-lying area because it is completely gravity-powered. Some sewer systems have grinder-pump or lift stations to move the wastewater up over a hill.

Answer 4

Wastewater typically goes through a system of underground pipes to a treatment plant. At the treatment plant, the water is processed to remove contaminants and pollutants before being released back into the environment.

Answer 5

US sewage waste typically goes to a local sewage sorting plant. From there, the waste is cleaned and sanitized and sent back to our homes as water.

Answer 6

the waste water goes to near byriver or stream of water after treatment