{"id":4832,"date":"2020-11-29T20:17:43","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T20:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=4832"},"modified":"2020-11-29T22:21:35","modified_gmt":"2020-11-29T22:21:35","slug":"wastewater-factsheet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wastewater-factsheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Wastewater factsheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4832\" class=\"elementor elementor-4832\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12de6c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12de6c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b019a1a\" 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jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-wastewater\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to  wastewater<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-4857 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-wastewater\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is wastewater?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-4856 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-and-sources-of-wastewater\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types and sources of wastewater<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-4855 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-wastewater\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of wastewater<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-4853 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/managing-wastewater\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Managing wastewater<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-4854 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wastewater-resource\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Wastewater resource<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-4852 jet-nav__item\"><a 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-99504a7\" data-id=\"99504a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b90eca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b90eca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facts and figures of wastewater<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f38f81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f38f81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Water-related diseases:<\/b><br>Globally, two million tons of sewage, industrial and agricultural waste is discharged into the world\u2019s waterways and at least 1.8 million children under five years old die every year from water related disease, or one every 20 seconds.<\/p>\n<p><b>Wastewater treatment in California USA:<\/b><br>In California, 100,000 miles of sanitary sewers and more than 900 wastewater treatment plants manage the approximately 4 billion gallons of wastewater generated every day by the state\u2019s citizens, businesses, and visitors, according to the 2012 California Infrastructure Report Card prepared by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). \u201cThis engineered wastewater infrastructure serves their ratepayers and customers and visitors very well in their mission to protect public health and the environment,\u201d the report card noted in an excerpt.<br><h6><i>ISBN-13: 978-1-61948-003-2 \u2013 Abridged Edition, California Wastewater<br><\/i><i>Prepared by the Water Education Foundation<\/i><\/h6><\/p>\n<p><b>USA daily wastewater processing:<\/b><br>Most homes and businesses send their wastewater to a treatment plant where many pollutants are removed from the water. Wastewater treatment facilities in the United States process approximately 34 billion gallons of wastewater every day.<br><h6><i>The Sources and Solutions: Wastewater. http:\/\/www2.epa.gov\/nutrientpollution\/sources-and-solutions-wastewater<\/i><\/h6><\/p>\n<p><b>Global wastewater treatment:<\/b><br>Globally, only 20% of the wastewater produced receives proper treatment. (UNESCO 2012). Treatment capacity typically depends on the income level of the country, thus treatment capacity is 70% of the generated wastewater in high-income countries, compared to only 8% in low-income countries.<br><h6><i>Wastewater Management A UN-Water Analytical Brief<br>http:\/\/www.unwater.org\/fileadmin\/user_upload\/unwater_new\/docs\/UN-Water_Analytical_Brief_Wastewater_Management.pdf<\/i><\/h6><\/p>\n<p><b>Car wash water use:<\/b><br>On average, a self-serve facility uses 20 gallons of water per vehicle with 3-5 gallons of water loss through evaporation and carryout. Tunnel car wash facilities can wash from 100 to 1,000 cars a day, using an average of 80 gallons of water per car.<br><h6><i>Page 5,7, Guide to Best Management Practices. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Pollution Prevention Program, and Industrial Wastewater Section.<\/i><\/h6><\/p>\n<p><b>The Great Lakes Sewage Dump:<\/b><br>A study by Sierra Legal found that more than 90 billion liters of untreated sewage were dumped into the Great Lakes each year. That\u2019s the same as dumping over 100 Olympic swimming pools of raw sewage into the Great Lakes, every day!<br><h6><i>Page 9, Wastewater treatment, SDWF<br><\/i><i>www.safewater.org\/PDFS\/resourcesknowthefacts\/WastewaterTreatment.pdf<\/i><\/h6><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-963cc40\" data-id=\"963cc40\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4c830 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3e4c830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bdbd3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bdbd3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4448340\" data-id=\"4448340\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1f3271 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b1f3271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wastewater-resource\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GO BACK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a35afb\" data-id=\"2a35afb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wastewater Introduction to wastewater What is wastewater? 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