Term:
Wastewater; waste water
Definition:
Water which is of no further immediate value to the purpose for which it was used or in the pursuit of which it was produced because of its quality, quantity or time of occurrence. However, wastewater from one user can be a potential supply to another user elsewhere.; The spent or used water from homes, communities, farms and businesses that contains enough harmful material to damage the water's quality.
Domain:
Water
Source:
AQUASTAT Glossary, FAO, 2019.; World Bank Sanitation, Hygiene and Wastewater Glossary, 2009 (http://go.worldbank.org/8CTNG6O7H0); DN, KCCM, FAO, 2009.